[Kim Wexler’s Ponytail]

LOL so there’s a loophole. All Garry needs to do is edit a magazine. Then he can say whatever he wants because it’s a ‘’commercial venture’?’. How was Andrew Neil allowed to be editor of Spectator magazine at all, and regularly whip up controversy around it on twitter, while he was working as a journalist for the impartial BBC? As many others have said either the rule applies to everyone or it’s pointless.

He was publisher, not editor of Spectator, which itself is a magazine regulated by IPSO. Therefore nothing like the Lineker situation

It's widely accepted that Journalists write and work for other news organisations of similar standing - so and independently regulated news magazine wouldn't raise any issues, same working for another Ofcom regulated broadcaster

It seems like we're holding a BBC sports presenter to a higher standard than actual BBC journalists here. The political journalist could express his non impartial opinions on twitter because he also wrote for another news organisation but the Match of the Day presenter absolutely can't express a non-impartial opinion on twitter because.....????