Jeremy Clarkson suspended from BBC

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Castiel said:
It's the end of Top Gear on the BBC...if the BBC controllers think different then they are delusional. Top Gear is about Clarkson and his two buddies, who I suspect will follow him out of the show....all their contracts are up at the end of this month anyway....and they could command serious terms elsewhere, without the restrictions and politics inherent in the BBC.
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Don't you just hate organisations that don't tolerate staff physically assaulting each other :rolleyes:

Given the DG is set to defend Clarkson for his un-PC'ness and claim there is a space on the Beeb for his presenting style, one can only assume you take issue with his employer sacking him for punching a colleague.
 
Mynight said:
To be fair I would have expected other papers to pick up on it. It only seems to be the telegraph and a couple others quoting telegraph. Click bait?
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djshauny1 said:
Thats what I was thinking.
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I don't care if clarkson goes top gear will continue elsewhere.

I just commented on only one news outlet picking it up. Thought it would be on all of them by now.
 
There are very few potential replacements for Clarkson that would instantly turn me off Top Gear. Adrian Chiles is one.
 
Combat squirrel said:
This is the BBC biggest programming mistake ever, total idiots, I hope Clarkson rings every last penny out of them, they have also ended the career of the guy who didn't get hit but had an argument with Clarkson, this is simply a case of the BBC don't personally like Clarkson and want to screw him.

I am cancelling the TV license next week, will then see what happens with them then.
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He's hit a co-worker, you just can't do that. He knew it and he reported himself for it hoping to get suspended but from that moment on he knew he was getting his marching orders. I hate the fact the BBC is so political, but there is no way they can retain someone after they've struck another member of staff like this.

I'm guessing you have no experience of sitting on disciplinary panels, it's incredibly rare for this sort of thing to happen in the work place, but when it does there's only really one solution - the door or the door and the police. It's bullying.

I'll be sad to see him go, but I've no doubt him and Hammond/May will pop up elsewhere as they're ALL good presenters.
 
Why would you shout at someone for 20 minutes, and THEN punch them? The producer was probably being a bit of a knob.

Oh well, should've just ordered a pizza.
 
Judgeneo said:
Why would you shout at someone for 20 minutes, and THEN punch them? The producer was probably being a bit of a knob.

Oh well, should've just ordered a pizza.
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There are two sides to every story. The producer must have provoked him into punching him. I am not saying that makes it alright, i just cant see Clarkson busting someone up for no reason other than there being no hot food provided.
 
Jono8 said:
There are two sides to every story. The producer must have provoked him into punching him. I am not saying that makes it alright, i just cant see Clarkson busting someone up for no reason other than there being no hot food provided.
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To be fair the producers face is highly punchable
 
estebanrey said:
Don't you just hate organisations that don't tolerate staff physically assaulting each other :rolleyes:
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No I don't, but then it happens and people don't always get sacked because of it...especially in critical positions or instances of provocation or mitigation. None of which we know and has nothing to do with what I said anyway. So rolleyes are a bit ironic.

estebanrey said:
Given the DG is set to defend Clarkson for his un-PC'ness and claim there is a space on the Beeb for his presenting style, one can only assume you take issue with his employer sacking him for punching a colleague.
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You can assume whatever you like...you will anyway regardless of what I say. In fact you'll probably make it up anyway.
 
Combat squirrel said:
I am cancelling the TV license next week, will then see what happens with them then.
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Ironically most people seem to hate paying the TV licence because it pays for tripe like Top Gear.

Top Gear was good but now it's just a toffs version of Last of the Summer Wine. Better car stuff on youtube.

Only decent bit on TG was 'the star in the car' rest of it was skipped.
 
I hope he gets the sack he's everything that's wrong with the UK today.

Thank god I no longer live there.
 
Perfect outcome. Clarkson et al can run off and recreate Top Gear in another name elsewhere whilst the BBC attempt to reboot Top Gear. Two for the price of one.
 
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