Less than 10 days later, Santelli-inspired protests against "big government" occurred in 40 cities across America. His sentiments didn't just strike a chord, they became a call to action. Standing on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Mr Santelli railed against government bail-outs for those he believed had made poor investments, saying such aid was "promoting bad behaviour".ĭon't help these "losers" with their mortgages, he shouted, as traders cheered him on in the background. Most Tea Partiers agree that a rant by CNBC Business News editor Rick Santelli, broadcast live on television, was a catalysing moment. It was founded amid a groundswell of populist anger over government bail-outs of failing banks, insurers and auto companies following the economic meltdown of 2008. Media requires JavaScript to play.Īn Arizona Tea Party member tells the BBC why she joined the movement The broadcaster’s neutrality came under recent scrutiny over revelations that its chairman, Richard Sharp, a Conservative Party donor, helped arrange a loan for then Prime Minister Boris Johnson in 2021, weeks before he was appointed to the BBC post on the government’s recommendation.Please turn on JavaScript. It was the latest controversy over the role of the 100-year-old BBC, which is funded by a licence fee paid by all households with a television. The Conservative government called Lineker’s Nazi comparison offensive and unacceptable, and some lawmakers said he should be fired. The controversy began with a tweet on Tuesday from Lineker’s account describing the government’s plan to detain and deport migrants arriving by boat as “an immeasurably cruel policy directed at the most vulnerable people in language that is not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 30s”. One of England’s greatest strikers with 48 goals in 80 international appearances, he was a household name in Britain even before he became chief Match of the Day presenter in 1999. Lineker, 62, is one of Britain’s most influential media figures and was paid 1.35 million pounds ($1.6 million) by the BBC last year. “We are working very hard to resolve the situation and make sure that we get output back on air.” “It’s been a difficult day and I’m sorry that audiences have been affected and they haven’t got the programming,” Davie said on Saturday. Tim Davie, the BBC’s director-general, apologised for the disruption. Usually lasting around an hour and a half, Saturday’s Match of the Day only aired for 20 minutes. Lineker’s suspension has triggered a huge backlash, and many of the BBC’s sports presenters and reporters walked out of their jobs Saturday in support of the presenter.Īs a result, several daytime soccer shows were pulled at the last minute and ‘Match of the Day’, a popular late-night programme showing highlights of Premier League games that day and regarded as something of a British institution since the 1960s, aired with no commentary and only featured shortened footage. But his plans have drawn swift condemnation from the UN’s refugee agency and many rights groups, which call the policies unethical and unworkable. Immigration and “taking back control” of Britain’s borders has been a hot-button issue in the UK since the 2016 Brexit referendum, and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has made stopping the English Channel migrant crossings one of his top priorities. He was referring to the Conservative government’s plans to stop migrants from arriving in small boats on UK shores by introducing tough new laws that would detain asylum-seekers, deport them and ban them from ever re-entering the UK. Sign up for The Gleaner’s morning and evening newsletters.
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