Under failing Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the UK is sinking into an authoritarian bog of censorship in which a mother who posts something ‘bad’ about criminal migrants gets a longer prison sentence than pedophiles and rapists.
And being a celebrity does not shield you from the ‘politically correct brigade’, as former football star and BBC sports commenter Gary Lineker found out.
Lineker was cancelled, fired from the BBC and now could face a police investigation over what has been branded ‘an anti-Semitic Instagram post’.
The Telegraph reported:
“Officers from Scotland Yard visited at least one complainant who told them she suffered significant distress over the social media post last week.”
No police investigation has been launched so far, but one ‘offended’ family heard from policemen that a ‘crime reference number’ will be issued.
“A Metropolitan Police statement said: ‘We have received a number of reports from members of the public relating to a post published on social media on Monday, 12 May. The reports will be assessed to determine what further action might be required. There is currently no police investigation into this matter’.”
Lineker deleted the post and claimed to be unaware of the rat emoji and also of its historically offensive symbolism.
“Lineker’s BBC departure was confirmed on Monday after mounting pressure within the corporation over a pro-Palestine video he shared on his Instagram story. Police were contacted last Wednesday specifically about the rat emoji, an icon used by the Nazis as a slur against Jewish people.
Calls to remove him from the BBC grew louder on Thursday when Telegraph Sport published an explosive interview with Lineker in which he went further than ever in his comments about Israel and also criticized his boss at the BBC. It was confirmed at noon on Monday that this Sunday’s Match of the Day will be Lineker’s last BBC outing.”
Lineker apologized for the post twice. He said that he would ‘never consciously repost anything anti-Semitic’ – it goes against everything I stand for”.
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