[Stockland Hillman]

It’s hard to imagine how Davie (and co.) can survive this now. This is just snowballing and snowballing - there’s now a massive mistrust in the BBC and it’s not just going to go away if they cover their eyes and ears.

There's not 'massive mistrust' anymore than usual.  The BBC isn't trusted by a significant number of people in the UK at any one time, the only difference is its a different side this time; the one that's usually sneering at people who protest the BBC

Tim Davie just needs to put Lineker on IR35, to clear up his tax status and obligation issue.  Everyone who's breached an agreement to perform a service should be dropped if they're freelance or put into disciplinary if staff.

Its utterly insane to defend someone who costs 10,000 peoples TV licences -the highest paid- yet doesn't have tax arrangements to pay his pair share in the same way as other BBC workers have been forced to.