All pundits are equal, but some...

GARY LINEKER posted a picture alongside the BBC’S George orwell statue bearing the words of the writer: ‘ If liberty means anything at all it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.’ after bringing BBC bosses to their knees, some might have chosen another orwell quote: ‘all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.’

■ THE REAL star of the lineker show was his dog Filbert, a handsome husky he rescued from the mean streets of california and flew to london, proving he really is kind at heart. the thousands of abandoned dogs in the UK that he overlooked may disagree.