Oh no, he's part of the Chipping Norton Set, which is a bunch of Tory tossers in and around Chipping Norton, including our useless, soon to be sacked PM, his insipid wife, gutter journalism's Rebecca Brooks, her porn loving husband and Alex James, the one from Blur who makes cheese. 

spot on

Davy is backing him now, his kids are going to be devastated...bugger the starving 

How can 500,000 people sign a petition to get someone reinstated when they don't know all of the facts behind his suspension?

Coz it Jezza, says it like it is, innit  I think I'm the only one that will  be pleased to see the back of him 

Exactly... 

As an old workmate of mine posted on FB earlier:  Imagine if - of all the atrocities in the world - the one thing that prompted you to sign a petition was your support for Jeremy Clarkson

thanks for clearing that up. .altho I was still wondering why personal politics have to do with whether you like someone or not...  I'm a bit right of centre and can't stand the bloke because of his personality not his politics tho  

I can also add that Chipping Norton has an excellent, if York priced,  set of charity shops. You can buy a few bottles of beer and sandwiches and have a picnic at a nearby stone circle and of course it's not too far to Burford and Mitford land.

I've never watched the show, not interesting to me, but I'm aware of his controversial personality which doesn't appeal to me at all. His main traits seem to be arrogance and ignorance, the latter which has called him to apologise afterwards, hard to believe that he's sincere, just words to appease. I'm amazed 700 people so far have signed a petition for him to stay, surely there are others who could replace him and avoid the controversy

the figures I've seen are somewhere between 350,00 and 500,000 YR!   

I don't get it either - I don't mind him, and I think he's quite funny... but the day I sign a petition about a celeb sacking (or report a tv show to Ofcom) is the day I know I need to get myself a life...

Wow, those figures are staggering! that will feed into his ego even more if possible. As he was already on a final warning I wonder if the Beeb will kowtow to petitions or make a stand.

Whatever his politics. He allegedly punched a 'workmate' that is a sackable offence in anyone's books and given his past misdemeanours...........

Not if you are a professional boxer, in that case you are always punching your work colleagues. 

I did a u turn in Chipping Norton  once.

My directions read - 'if you get to Chipping Norton then you've gone to far'

How right they were.

Disagree.  It needs proper management, why not ask the people on the 'shop floor' The people who deal with cases on a day to day basis. It's the same everywhere, no one ever asks the people who do the job 

Still disagree 

But there you go, we're all entitled to our opinion 

Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson initiated the BBC investigation which prompted his suspension, after he informed BBC bosses of the alleged 'fracas'.

BBC News understands that the star phoned BBC head of television, Danny Cohen, to report the incident.

Producer Oisin Tymon, with whom the altercation took place, is not believed to have filed his own complaint.

Interviews are expected to be held with the star and other parties next week. Top Gear remains off air this weekend.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-31869967

Some very uncaring callous NHS staff out there I agree Velvet. Lots of good people too, but many have left  They can't take the whole farce any more. 

So I work in a care home

We have a handy man who repaired a load of things yesterday

During which he said,

"Well - its the staff they don't care - its not their stuff and they couldn't care if they break it."

I hope you punched his lights out 

Honestly Moonie I was dumbstruck

I am one of the staff !!!

I bet you where too 

Shame on him 

Every business has it's 'rotten apples', but it would only be logical to assume that the vast majority of employees/staff are good at their job or care enough about it to carry out their duties appropriately or the whole system would surely break down.

I think saying nobody cares is a bit strong..   I've family who are the staff (and trust me, I've seen the state she gets home sometimes, she cares ok.. )  I have family who use the service and have had about half a dozen times the normal person's NHS care/operations etc.. and can't speak highly enough of most of the staff.   My bezzie mate's one of those nasty pen pushing managers.   Yes, she cares too.. and  it's a thankless job when so much of it is nothing more or less than politics and having to report pointless stats whilst managing egos and power struggles of those in 'power'  

Can't agree with that,I know politicians would dearly love not to have find the funds for it,but as a health care system it is one of the best funded and managed in the world.

http://www.theguardian.com/soc...14/jun/17/nhs-health

If you are suggesting that it's not worth saving, then I'd have to take issue with that too.The thought of returning to the dark ages where only those with money could get health care, or go the American route of ambulance chasing,is awful

I think yet another shake  up is the last thing it needs.

One of the reasons  staff leave is because of all the political interference and politicians trying to micromanage it from Westminster.

Who knows who the good managers are? they spend all their time reading endless directives from ministers and form filling and doing tick box exercises.

I understood that the Liverpool pathway was being phased out  starting a few years ago?

It's another example of meddling politicians setting targets and incentive and league tables that caused it to exist in the first place.

That's a bit like saying Tony Blair wasn't responsible for the thousands of people that died during the Gulf war, because it was the  soldiers and pilots that did the killing.

That's a big jump Jacksonb...

Thanks.

I appreciate that some people may have had a bad experience with the NHS, but there has been no suggestion on how to improve things, except for tarring all doctors and nurses with the 'uncaring brush'.I think that that is unreasonable and lazy.I'm pretty sure that the majority of people would be prepared to pay more in taxes if extra funding for the NHS was required and the taxes ring fenced, so may be it would be more positive if solutions could be made as to how to improve things.

There's an awful lot of money and potential profit tied up within the NHS. its a fine line between offering constructive criticism of the service, and being a useful idiot for the people who wish to make a few spends. If I may say so.

See also BBC.

My Health Board in Wales has been compared to Mid Staffs by none other than Julie Bailey. It has more nurses currently charged with falsification of records and wilful neglect than any other HB as far as I know. Its hard to take when you've been the victim of poor care and callous nurses and managers yourself. Not suggesting they're all like that of course not - its a rotten few. However, interestingly in the NHS - its far more common for the whistleblower staff who speak up about poor care than those who perpetrate it, to get the sack.

He does tend to voice his personal politics and his attitudes towards women.  His personal politics aren't personal when they're broadcast on TV or in a newspaper column. It winds some up. 

Jeremy Clarkson Dropped From BBC's Top

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The broadcaster's director-general says the decision not to renew his contract was taken with "great regret".

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Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson's contract will not be renewed after he was involved in a fight with a producer, the BBC has announced.

Director-general Tony Hall said the decision had been taken with "great regret".

He said: "It is not a decision I have taken lightly."

 

Clarkson was suspended from the motor show after his involvement in what the BBC called a "fracas" with producer Oisin Tymon.

 

Mr Hall said he had met and spoken to both men and was publishing the findings of the BBC's internal investigation, though he added that he took "no pleasure" in doing so.

 

He said: "The BBC is a broad church. Our strength in many ways lies in that diversity. We need distinctive and different voices but they cannot come at any price. Common to all at the BBC have to be standards of decency and respect.

 

"I cannot condone what has happened on this occasion. A member of staff - who is a completely innocent party - took himself to Accident and Emergency after a physical altercation accompanied by sustained and prolonged verbal abuse of an extreme nature.

 

"For me a line has been crossed. There cannot be one rule for one and one rule for another dictated by either rank, or public relations and commercial considerations."

 

The BBC investigation found that Mr Tymon was "subject to an unprovoked physical and verbal attack by Jeremy Clarkson".

It said the attack lasted around 30 seconds and only stopped when a witness intervened.

 

Mr Tymon has not spoken publicly about the confrontation.

 

http://news.sky.com/story/1452...d-from-bbcs-top-gear

 

Jeremy Clarkson's Top Gear co-presenter James May says he, Clarkson and Hammond come "as a package" so the future of the show and a replacement "will require thought".