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    Benjamin Butterworth‏Verified account @benjaminbutter 29 Oct 2020

    Exclusive: BBC staff have been banned from attending LGBT pride events and told they could be suspended if they breach the new rules. David Jordan, the head of editorial policy and standards, took the decision on Wednesday.https://inews.co.uk/news/media/bbc-staff-suspended-attend-lgbt-pride-events-ban-new-impartiality-rules-742247 …

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      2. Benjamin Butterworth‏Verified account @benjaminbutter 29 Oct 2020

        It is understood senior management is concerned about the BBC being seen to take a side in the debate around trans issues, and has bracketed LGBT prides as political, alongside the likes of Black Lives Matter protests.

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      3. Benjamin Butterworth‏Verified account @benjaminbutter 29 Oct 2020

        It only applies to people in the BBC who are expected to be politically neutral, such as in current affairs. One staffer at BBC Manchester was told they shouldnt be involved in Manchester Pride on a call today. Others in BBC told very different. Its clear this has created a mess.

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      4. Benjamin Butterworth‏Verified account @benjaminbutter 29 Oct 2020

        Some BBC staff in mentions saying this isn't what they were told. I asked the BBC press office today if staff could be suspended or given a warning for attending pride under the new rules - they repeatedly did not deny it.

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      5. Benjamin Butterworth‏Verified account @benjaminbutter 29 Oct 2020

        Asked for clarity on confusion, BBC said pride is fine if it is seen as a “a celebration”, but if the “trans issue" (as it was described) is involved then it passes as a protest and news and current affairs staff should not attend.

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      1. Lorna Greenwood‏ @lorna_greenw00d 29 Oct 2020
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        is this even legal?

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      1.  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Bob Sinclair 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿‏ @celtic_spring 29 Oct 2020
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        Regardless of your opinion on Pride & other events this is an outrageous abuse of their staff by @bbc. I hope their staff have the balls to challenge this. It's a f*cking disgrace.

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      2. Joe Levenson‏ @joelondon76 29 Oct 2020
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        The BBC will become conservative in every way if these policies are implemented.

        10 replies 4 retweets 191 likes
      3. Paul‏ @Bandageboyz 29 Oct 2020
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        You only need to look at the people who have been infiltrated in at all different levels to realise this has been going on for a while now.

        1 reply 2 retweets 148 likes
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      1. Rupert‏ @rupertgood 29 Oct 2020
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        So not just banned from marching but from attending? That rules out half the social events of the summer. And other LGBT community events are presumably political too? 🤬🤬🤬

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      2. P.G. Chodehouse‏ @mynnoj 29 Oct 2020
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        Fuck it, go anyway. How's that going to look at a tribunal.

        3 replies 13 retweets 943 likes
      3. AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH‏ @begrationAH 29 Oct 2020
        Replying to @mynnoj @benjaminbutter

        “You see, your honour, he DARED to attend a trans rights protest, that was socially distanced with everyone wearing face masks, in order to achieve equal rights.” “I think you mean she, solicitor”

        3 replies 2 retweets 303 likes
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