Jeremy Clarkson

Jen the welfare cuts thread posed the question 'how can the Government make £12 billion welfare cuts?'
The short answer is that none of us can possibly be expected to have a clue.
The OP then speculated that State Pension age might rise again.
As someone said on the thread, the increases to State pension age have been set for some time now and it's unlikely they will be changed again in the foreseable future.

That's whyIMHO the thread isn't very long. I didn't even read it until you mentioned it, because with all due respect to the OP it was an unanswerable question and therefore didn't interest me.

The other thing is that the Jeremy Clarkson fracas is something everybody feels entitled to have an opinion about.
In the past posters have said they don't post on threads about political issues partly because they don't know enough about the issues and partly because those threads often descend into acrimony.

This thread is a similar Marmite thread. Nobody still knows what exactly happened, but everybody gives an opinion.

We do have a vote on who governs us in seven weeks time; we do not have a vote on whether Clarkson stays or goes, more's the pity.

The government is going to make £12 billion welfare cuts if it gets in again. I do not think the intention was to ask us how, but to suggest it's impossible.

Many people wanted Jeremy Clarkson for Prime Minister.
Is that helpful as an answer?

(Just trying to work out some connection between the two threads but failing and )

This morning I went to buy Twiglets but they are now calling themselves 'Stiglets' and featured a picture of JC's sidekick on the packet. I do love Twiglets but just couldn't bring myself to endorse the 'brand'. I bought crisps instead. Was that cutting off my nose to spite my face?

As a TV license payer, I think I will start a petition to get rid of him. If anyone else behaved like this they would probably have ended up in court.

I think there are already a couple of petitions to get rid of JC magpie.

Not everybody, jen. I'm still sitting on the fence with regard to the JC "fracas" because the facts of the case are not yet known unless, that is, thinking that he might have hit someone or he might not is having an opinion.

About the cuts in the national welfare bill, I'm with janea—haven"t a clue.

Lots of handbag clutching and pursed lips round here...

I hope that wasn't intended as a sexist observation Feetlebaum

Looks like he could be back filming Top Gear but with a 'minder' to ensure he doesn't go too far. Think he's thinking it over. Interesting compromise.

Do you mean round at your house feetle?

please post a photo!

Where did you find that piece of info Jane? - I can't find it on the net.

I havent seen what you are talking about Jane10, but a "minder" gives me a mental image of him being about 6.
I have an image of him being on reins next.

Another DM excusive!

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3001674/Clarkson-BBC-minder-Executive-sit-producer-Andy-Wilman-bosses-fear-lifelong-friend-Gear-host-check.html

I saw that too, online somewhere (sorry, I read it and it flitted through my mind). He will have a different producer who will take charge of him.
Will they ever find anyone?

exclusive

I accept that the BBC makes a lot of money through Top Gear being shown in countries all over the world but I have read estimates of how much that vary between £30 and £55 million. Does anyone know the actual figure?

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3004608/Revealed-cost-sacking-Clarkson-BBC-lose-67MILLION-year-Gear-presenter-gets-boot.html

According to DM

Your google is as good as mine, absent!

Oh, thanks merlot!

Money talks it would seem!

I would not want to be his "minder" - I would demand a crash helmet and suit of armour!

I think "Feeble* has said that before....

Yes, but wasn't it clutching pearls, not handbags?