[Jon]

You do to an extent have a point. But this never seems to have to happened Lord Sugar and when they were at the BBC, Andrew Neil (who was actually presenting news programming) and (I’d imagine) Jeremy Clarkson. They all managed to make comments that wouldn’t be pleasing to the political left, but they were never rebuked and there’s never been a great clamour to say they should be taken off air for ever.

I’m sure there are people even in this thread who don’t agree with Lineker, but absolutely defend his right to voice these kind of opinions.

To be honest, it’s the decision that should be discussed not whether people are being consistent in their in their arguments.