Clarkson's latest 'joke'

[sedith]

A former colleague of TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson has claimed he went on strike as a trainee reporter with a local weekly in the 1970s.

Now a former colleague on the Rotherham Advertiser has claimed that Mr Clarkson joined the picket line outside the paper’s offices in 1979 when journalists took nationwide industrial action over pay and working conditions.

Former journalist Richard Thompstone told the Daily Telegraph: “He’s obviously forgotten about the time he went out on strike.

“When a junior reporter on his home town weekly the Rotherham Advertiser he joined the NUJ picket line.

“I was on the Sheffield Morning Telegraph at the time and remember him on the picket line in Rotherham.

“How things could have turned out differently if there’d been someone with a shotgun.”

Les Payne a sports journalist who worked with Mr Clarkson at the newspaper told the Telegraph all staff had joined the walkout.

He said: “Everyone in the building went on strike. The pay was very bad at that time and there was a lot of very strong feeling on the subject throughout the newsroom.”

..... over to you Jeremy?

... Mr Clarkson has not responded to the claims.

[quisquose]

A former colleague of TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson has claimed he went on strike as a trainee reporter with a local weekly in the 1970s.

Now a former colleague on the Rotherham Advertiser has claimed that Mr Clarkson joined the picket line outside the paper’s offices in 1979 when journalists took nationwide industrial action over pay and working conditions.

Former journalist Richard Thompstone told the Daily Telegraph: “He’s obviously forgotten about the time he went out on strike.

“When a junior reporter on his home town weekly the Rotherham Advertiser he joined the NUJ picket line.

“I was on the Sheffield Morning Telegraph at the time and remember him on the picket line in Rotherham.

“How things could have turned out differently if there’d been someone with a shotgun.”

Les Payne a sports journalist who worked with Mr Clarkson at the newspaper told the Telegraph all staff had joined the walkout.

He said: “Everyone in the building went on strike. The pay was very bad at that time and there was a lot of very strong feeling on the subject throughout the newsroom.”

..... over to you Jeremy?

... Mr Clarkson has not responded to the claims.

 

Matt Baker: Well, on that note of balancing an opinion, of course those are Jeremy's views.

Alex Jones: Only Jeremy's views.

Jeremy Clarkson: They're not. I've just given two views for you.

 

Well, it seems that despite the fact that the views stated were clearly not those of Jeremy Clarkson, because of their obvious ridiculousness and because he said so, people are still reporting this as if they are.

 

[Conrod]

They tend to post under their own usernames.

I think the ones who use alternative usernames have little choice if they're otherwise banned.

[sccsux]

Well, it seems that despite the fact that the views stated were clearly not those of Jeremy Clarkson, because of their obvious ridiculousness and because he said so, people are still reporting this as if they are.

 

Only the truly cretinous:).

[sccsux]

I think the ones who use alternative usernames have little choice if they're otherwise banned.

 

Yes they do. They are the same as all other users. If they are banned, then there will be a very good reason for the ban. Obtaining another username on here after a permaban will result in that ID being banned too. Maybe if people were able to keep things civil, bans would not need to be issued?

[Sir Enoch]

Are the comedy caricatures of foaming left wing clowns any different?

They tend to post under their own usernames.

 

And is Phanerothyme your first or second name?

[Conrod]

Yes they do. They are the same as all other users. If they are banned, then there will be a very good reason for the ban. Obtaining another username on here after a permaban will result in that ID being banned too. Maybe if people were able to keep things civil, bans would not need to be issued?

What you say makes no sense. If somebody is banned, how do they have a choice to carry on using that username?

[Digsy]

yawn, clarkson and the whole top gear project is so yesteryear, not to mention yawn boring.

[sccsux]

What you say makes no sense. If somebody is banned, how do they have a choice to carry on using that username?

 

They re-register under another username, did you not read my post fully:

 

"Obtaining another username on here after a permaban will result in that ID being banned too"?

[quisquose]

Comedian Paul Sinha gave a very good, funny and rational opinion on this on The Now Show yesterday/today.

 

Starting at 9 mins here:

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b017x76w/The_Now_Show_Series_35_Episode_5/