#AlastairStewart

“He’s just quoting Shakespeare” ok but that doesn’t make it right with all respect due to great writer. You can quote Quentin Tarantino to call me the n word 10,000 times and that doesn’t make it ok. Quoting doesn’t absolve people. #AlastairStewart

So Martin Shapland is quite the racist I see! He has an issue with white people. Alastair Stewart shouldn't have lost his job in the first place as he did nothing wrong, but now reading these tweets it makes Alastair's sacking even more wrong. #AlastairStewart https://twitter.com/MarcusStead/status/1222771704176443392 …

I'm deeply saddened ALASTAIR STEWART, such a pillar of decency, fair-mindedness & humanity should be made to suffer in this manner. I doubt there's less of a racist person alive. Hope he is reinstated PDQ or finds gainful employment elsewhere - He deserves to! #AlastairStewart

And #AlastairStewart lost his job for quoting a passage from a book

Belittling people like this, is what ended up being #AlastairStewart’s downfall. You just end up tripping yourself. Try being Kind, even when you don’t agree with people’s opinions.

#AlastairStewart stepped down himself. Appears to acknowledge that HE messed up. Shakespeare or not, the racial connotations using ‘ape’ with Black people are well known. Should’ve learned from the Danny Baker situation.

Hoping to wake up to a petition calling for the reinstatement of #alastairstewart I'll definitely be signing it. And #martinshapland you should be ashamed of yourself!!

We are on a very slippery slope if a long-standing, highly respected presenter is to lose his job for quoting Shakespeare, & someone chooses to take offence. Anyone can take offence at anything said to them if they dig deep enough - this is getting ridiculous. #AlastairStewart

For all the Twitter tears being shed about #AlastairStewart there seems a sad reluctance among his fellow professionals to stick their necks out and actually defend him properly. If the tide is going to turn against the woke/PC brigade then how about some collective action?

He literally quoted Shakespeare,nothing more, which is apparently forbidden by our #woke thought police #alastairstewart

@AlStewartOBE at last, a legend is back! So pleased to have my broadcasting hero back on air #gbnews #alastairstewart #aboutime

Switching ITN off #alastairstewart

#AlastairStewart needs to be reinstated immediately! If not we should all turn off the telly when the adverts are on. Let’s boycott #ITV until he’s brought back with a pay rise & a written apology. He’s a legend & gentleman.

@itvnews @Ivt made an error of judgement sacking #Alastairstewart they shld reinstate him by next week

It is hard to think of a kinder, more decent, impartial or thoughtful journalist than #AlastairStewart. The contrast with the manner in which he has been treated could not be more stark.