> He isn't BBC staff. That's not a fait accompli, and is why this situation arose: > Do the policies apply to Lineker? The answer is yes. The policies apply t

> He isn't BBC staff. That's not a fait accompli, and is why this situation arose: > Do the policies apply to Lineker? The answer is yes. The policies apply to everyone who works for the BBC. https://www.russells.co.uk/own-goal-for-bbc-with-gary-lineker/ https://www.russells.co.uk/own-goal-for-bbc-with-gary-lineke... > “I think there’s quite a lot of confusion about the extent to which the impartiality guidelines extend outside of news and extend to freelancers rather than staff, and until that’s cleared up we’re going to go on having these kinds of (problems).” https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/gary-lineker-bbc-confusion-sky-news-richard-osman-b2298475.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/gary-lineker-bbc-confu... The public face of the BBC is not affected by whether or not the person is a permanent employee, but rather how prominent that person is in the organisation. It's disingenuous to suggest otherwise.