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Podcast: Jonny Gould's Jewish State
Episode: 108: Gary Lineker rushed back to air by the BBC, turning a blind eye to his toxic tweets
Description: The unedifying scurry by BBC management to get Gary Lineker back on air after suspending him diffuses both a row with its staff and kicks the can of impartiality into the long grass.A couple of tweets by the BBCâs lead football presenter brought down the entire coverage of the Corporationâs TV and radio sport for a weekend.Lineker compared the governmentâs language on immigration as "not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 1930sâ. He was suspended by the BBCâs Director General, Tim Davie on the grounds of breaking their soci...