mjr1983
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Ha ha, me too
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Jeremy Clarkson
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Jensen
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But, calling a spade a 'long handled, flat bladed, horticultural utensil', sounds exactly like something he WOULD say.. lolI quite like him, I like the fact he is politically challenged lets say, and that he calls a spade a spade, not a long handled, flat bladed, horticultural utensil FFS
I've been a fan of him since he was writing for Performance Car Magazine back in the 90s. He did bring a new approach to motoring journalism that was more opinion based and more entertaining. Some of the Top Gear stuff was a bit silly, but also some great stuff. Clarkson's Farm is I think his best work to date.
crissdee
Super member
There is far more to the story than that.
I know someone who has met him, and he said he is a decent enough bloke away from the cameras.
Jack Doyle
Super member
The wife and mother in law can be heard laughing out loud when they are watching Clarksons Farm in the other room so for this alone I have good time for the guy and wish him all the best. I think they are more impressed with the long haired Welsh lad that has never ventured outside his village but Clarkson gets the credit for making that chap a star so fair play to both of them.
I did used to enjoy his car show myself many moons ago.
I did used to enjoy his car show myself many moons ago.
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Mrcollector
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I wholeheartedly agree
He has an almost cult like following but each to their own, variety is the spice etc etc.
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TD_boy
Member Extraordinaire
Over the incident with the producer...
I understand Clarkson was the first person to report himself to BBC bosses and subsequently accepted full responsibility for his actions and reached an independent settlement with the producer.
Once it happened (and I'm not aware he had a history of similar behaviour?) - it's difficult to see what more he could have done to redress the situation TBH.
Many of us have lost the plot at some point in our lives.
I understand Clarkson was the first person to report himself to BBC bosses and subsequently accepted full responsibility for his actions and reached an independent settlement with the producer.
Once it happened (and I'm not aware he had a history of similar behaviour?) - it's difficult to see what more he could have done to redress the situation TBH.
Many of us have lost the plot at some point in our lives.
Jack Doyle
Super member
I remember being shocked at the revelation he had not only punched the assistant but also verbally abused him for being Irish.
I was very disappointed a fellow Irishman couldn't take a bit of workplace slagging and banter without running to the media and courts.
Least he could have done was given him a swift kick in the balls even if he was going to get another punch or 25.
Mrcollector
Super member
Bully lesson 1:
Kick in balls or punch in face.
Both effective.
Kick in balls or punch in face.
Both effective.
GreenGrowler
Member Extraordinaire
I like him a lot, always makes me laugh, definitely my favourite bald orangutan.
You have to like him for his timely use of the word
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Yup, and I would suspect there may be a little more to the story than it just being about dinner, more likely dinner was simply the last straw that broke the camels back.
And while few of us actually follow up on it, most people must surely have worked with or for someone at some point in their lives who they have wanted to knock their lights out ! Lets face it, some people just need a slap, lol.
You have to like him for his timely use of the word
. Yup, and I would suspect there may be a little more to the story than it just being about dinner, more likely dinner was simply the last straw that broke the camels back.
And while few of us actually follow up on it, most people must surely have worked with or for someone at some point in their lives who they have wanted to knock their lights out ! Lets face it, some people just need a slap, lol.
Flashheart
Super member
He’s got common sense about him, he speak his mind, he’s entertained me for decades and his farming show is first rate entertainment yet informative. Yes I like him.
With all his money I doubt he’ll be fully experiencing the downfalls of farming in the U.K. but at least he’s highlighted the BS our farmers have to persistently deal with.
Lefties hate him and that alone makes him ok in my book.
With all his money I doubt he’ll be fully experiencing the downfalls of farming in the U.K. but at least he’s highlighted the BS our farmers have to persistently deal with.
Lefties hate him and that alone makes him ok in my book.
Mrcollector
Super member
Not convinced you have to be a leftie to not like the bloke
Svendogg
Busy member
Used to think he was a bit of a Muppet but quite like him now, and he's done a lot to raise awareness of the issues farmers in this country face
crissdee
Super member
And in the meantime, there are farmers with Bentley Bentaygas on which they don't pay VAT because they are "farm vehicles". I live in the same town as one of the biggest agricultural shows in the country (The Royal Welsh). When the farming families come to stay for show week, it is quite common for them to give their sons £1,000 drinking money for the four day show. Farmers are not as hard done by as many would like to believe....
If you are VAT registered you claim VAT back from products you buy against the products you sell, so yes if those bentleys are part of the business the VAT will be reclaimed. Just like their printer in, vet bills, fertiliser or anything else they buy for the business.
This isn't against any rules so I'm not sure how it's proof of anything?
And £1000 for a 4 day drinking session, I've done worse. If that's what they get as a reward for working all year good on them, don't be jealous.
Our government is £2 trillion in debt. That means they have spent £2 trillion more than they have collected in tax over the last 800 years since Parliament was created in 1236.
What problems have they actually solved with that money? We have worse roads than Ukraine, a NHS that's backlogged for months, homeless people, hungry kids, OAP's in care homes that treat them like animals. What do they spend money on, there seems to be an unlimited budget for 4 star hotels for invaders, PPE, net zero, war in Israel (which we are funding both sides of somehow) and diversity training.
I trust farmers to spend their own money better than the government.
crissdee
Super member
That's the point I was making. A Bentley Bentayga is not a farm vehicle any more than a Ferrari 612 Scaglietti is. Being owned by a farmer does not make it a farm vehicle. Having £1,000 lying around for your assh*le of a teenage son to p*ss away in four days means you are not hard up.
Quite informative about the mentality of people who think you do though isn’t it.Not convinced you have to be a leftie to not like the bloke
I would like that twice if I could.
This latest tax change will mean a massive reduction in family farms being passed on as a going concern to the next generation. That should worry you in my opinion no matter what you think of farmers because it will mean that more of your food production falls into fewer hands and also means those fewer hands are more likely not to be in this country. Neither of which are good for the consumer.
It will inevitably change the face of the British countryside in a very big way and not in a good way is my expectation.
As for Clarkson, he says his reason for buying the farm was because he wanted to own a shoot, any tax benefits were not even realised at the time and didn't affect his decision. His farming programs actually paint a very realistic picture of what UK ag is up against at the moment. If I was setting off into a career path right now I definitely wouldn't be deciding on farming, it makes no financial sense to me.
You also have to ask who is going to buy the land these farms inevitably sell off, it's a transfer of wealth from farming families to banks and big business so they can destroy that land for solar farms or housing estates for immigrants.
