Jeremy Clarkson tells the Radio Times…
“I think the politicians should sometimes tell those communists at Sage to get back in their box. Let’s just all go through life with our fingers crossed and a smile on our face. I can see Boris doesn’t want to open it up and shut us back down again. But if it’s going to be four years … and who knows, it could be 40 years.”
Comments made by Jeremy Clarkson to the Radio Times have caused a usual bout of left-wing fury, after he called scientific advisors on SAGE “Communists” and complained about the over-cautiousness of some, saying “if you die, you die”. He’s speaking from experience, given he suffered badly from Covid in December…
“I think the politicians should sometimes tell those communists at Sage to get back in their box. Let’s just all go through life with our fingers crossed and a smile on our face. I can see Boris doesn’t want to open it up and shut us back down again. But if it’s going to be four years … and who knows, it could be 40 years.”
Naturally the Guardian and Independent are furious. One left-wing Twitter doctor asked why anyone would be interested in what Clarkson would have to say about Covid, though no doubt would be delighted had a major celebrity come down on their side of the hand-wringing, bed-wetting argument. Guido can’t see anything objectionable about his usual no-nonsense, factual, appraisal…
It is a good time to be a Times columnist. Smarting from having Quentin Letts lifted from their pages to be spread across News UK’s titles, Daily Mail editor Geordie Grieg is on the hunt for columnists to fill the inches previously filled by Quentin. He is looking to nab a Times columnist in revenge. Rumour is that Giles Coren has been an object of his attention, as has the well-remunerated Jeremy Clarkson. So far we understand he has been rebuffed…
.@maureenlipman, who has been highly critical of the @JeremyCorbyn, invites him out for dinner live on air. #Peston pic.twitter.com/d2cMCh1WpD
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The New European has big feature trailed on their front page today on how Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond “built the Brexit juggernaut” and are are “UKIP on Tour” . There’s only one problem. The ex-Top Gear team backed Remain:
The sacked ex-Mirror columnist Kevin O’Sullivan only mentions this in passing 86 lines after he confidently wrote: “For them, Brexit isn’t a political decision, it’s a way of life.” Fake news headlines…
Amazon have unveiled their latest plans for hybrid drones for rapid parcel delivery in a new advert narrated by Jeremy Clarkson. The drones are expected to be capable of flying 15 miles at speeds of over 55mph. Guido has no doubt they will be coming to an Amazon Original TV series near you soon…