Clarkson sacked by the BBC

[MicrosoftBob]

Ah, so they forced the man to launch an unprovoked, sustained , foul-mouthed physical and verbal attack on a colleague, audible in the hotel bedrooms, including a blow that split his lip and sent him seeking hospital attention, and triggering a police investigation. All so they could get rid cos of his politics. Thanks for clearing that up.

Those sly foxes. Mind you I've seen photos of that Oisin guy. I reckon Dimbleby could take him, no sweat.

Just look at the staff going, anyone more right wing than Chairman Mao is getting rather thin on the ground

The knives were out for a long term, this was a convenient excuse

[d000hg]

Ah, so they forced the man to launch an unprovoked, sustained , foul-mouthed physical and verbal attack on a colleague, audible in the hotel bedrooms, including a blow that split his lip and sent him seeking hospital attention, and triggering a police investigation. All so they could get rid cos of his politics. Thanks for clearing that up.

Those sly foxes. Mind you I've seen photos of that Oisin guy. I reckon Dimbleby could take him, no sweat.

Being punched in the face doesn't actually require hospital attention unless you fall over and crack your head, or lose a tooth.

[pjclarke]

Just look at the staff going, anyone more right wing than Chairman Mao is getting rather thin on the ground

Yes, political bias is an issue at the Beeb. Neil is on roughly 4 hours a week, and has Michael Portillo as a regular on This Week. Neil's editor is a former chief of staff to Francis Maude. In news coverage Tory politicians appear more frequently and for longer than Labour (even allowing for them being the incumbent party) and pro-business and City representatives get substantially more airtime than organised labour.

The BBC''s political editor is a founder of his local Young Conservatives and rose to become YC National Chairman and president of the Conservative Association at Uni. Until recently the Chairman of the BBC Trust was a former Conservative Cabinet minister, his replacement was Chair of the Pearson Group - who publish the FT. The business editor is a Telegraph journalist.

It’s a scary picture, all right.

[pjclarke]

Being punched in the face doesn't actually require hospital attention unless you fall over and crack your head, or lose a tooth.

True. But we weren't there, and Tyson made the decision to go to A&E himself. Could have been a Health and Safety/Insurance requirement, I guess. The assault, the prolonged, profane and racist verbal abuse and the threats of sacking are all undisputed.

[hyperD]

True. But we weren't there, and Tyson made the decision to go to A&E himself. Could have been a Health and Safety/Insurance requirement, I guess. The assault, the prolonged, profane and racist verbal abuse and the threats of sacking are all undisputed.

Tymon. You're getting a bit too excited with all this pugnaciousness, eh clarky?

[pjclarke]

Tymon. You're getting a bit too excited with all this pugnaciousness, eh clarky?

[EternalOptimist]

stop laughing, I find that incredibly triggering

[VectraMan]

Heard a bit of Jeremy Vine earlier discussing Clarkson, and one woman rang in to see having the odd fight at work is what makes men men, and this is all indicative of modern society turning men into women.

[pjclarke]

Heard a bit of Jeremy Vine earlier discussing Clarkson, and one woman rang in to see having the odd fight at work is what makes men men, and this is all indicative of modern society turning men into women.

For similar, and rather more erm, robust views, check out the #oisintymon hashtag

https://twitter.com/hashtag/OisinTymon?src=hash

[pjclarke]

stop laughing, I find that incredibly triggering

I was jazz-laughing, obviously.