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   clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Sunday, 12-Mar-2023 22:40:06 JST clacke

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   • mpjgregoire
   @mpjgregoire Yeah, his job is not political commentary, it's football commentary, so it seems silly to go after him for having political opinions, however public, outside work.
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     mpjgregoire@mamot.fr's status on Sunday, 12-Mar-2023 22:40:08 JST mpjgregoire

     Not that anyone asked me, but I do have an opinion about the recent affair of Mr. Lineker at the #BBC .

     As a general rule, an employer shouldn't punish an employee for expressing political opinions outside of work. I do understand that the BBC ought to be impartial, and that implies to me that those whose work directly concerns politics should be careful about what they say even outside of work hours; but Mr. Lineker broadcasts about sports.

     I do not think he should have been punished.