Should Gregg Wallace be sacked by the BBC?

[Kev45]

Former 'barrow boy' Gregg Wallace is blaming middle-class women of a "certain age" for his current woes following historical allegations of inappropriate 'sexual banter' that the BBC brushed under the carpet.

 

[kiltladdie]

Former 'barrow boy' Gregg Wallace is blaming middle-class women of a "certain age" for his current woes following historical allegations of inappropriate 'sexual banter' that the BBC brushed under the carpet.

I think we need to know a bit more, including context

 

[LadyOnArooftop]

At the very least he's coming across as a bit of a creep. But I've no idea why Sir Keir's got involved, it's a bit undignified for a PM to be adding his two pence worth. Reminds me of when Tony Blair, is it Sir Tony now? joined in with the 'Free Deidre' Coronation Street story line.

 

[Kev45]

My personal opinion is that the BBC workplace culture is probably pretty toxic, in general. Why on earth would you ask celebrity contestants on a reality cooking show to sign non-disclosure agreements?

I assume that women with a career in the industry would be less likely to report this kind of behaviour because of that threat of legal action and also because of future work opportunities. The guy making jokes about your tits and arse might well be the guy interviewing you for your next job. This is a familiar theme at the BBC now, and I don't think Wallace's barrow boy bawdy humour among friends, and in the right setting, would probably be all that offensive.

But in the wrong setting, at work, it was clearly inappropriate, and the man is 60 years old, and not 18 and should have known better. If he was warned about his behaviour, then why wasn't he disciplined or sacked when it continued? Apparently though they were all at it (men), runners, cameramen, producers etc and one former female contestant said Wallace's sh.it jokes were tame by comparison.

When is the BBC workplace culture going to be properly investigated, senior management, rather than token sacrifices of the likes of Wallace used as a smokescreen instead.

 

[kiltladdie]

At the very least he's coming across as a bit of a creep. But I've no idea why Sir Keir's got involved, it's a bit undignified for a PM to be adding his two pence worth. Reminds me of when Tony Blair, is it Sir Tony now? joined in with the 'Free Deidre' Coronation Street story line.

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