He was a TV Car Show presenter, became a journalist, and bought a farm and a pub; I'm not sure if it's in that order.
During his career he has also been voted the man most people wanted to see as the UK's Prime Minister.
He is one of those rare people who speaks the truth, and has the power of common sense to find solutions. Not surprising then, that people wanted to see him at No 10.
We only buy one newspaper a week; The Sunday Times. Clarkson has a weekly article, where he dishes the dirt on all manner of silliness both in the UK and abroad. He deciphers, analyses, and solves; all in a 'laugh-out-loud' style of writing reminiscent of Wilde or Woodhouse. His last Sunday's offering concerned SCAMMERS, one example of which was buying a £60 bottle of wine in a Paris bistro, then finding that it was a 40p blend of Ribena and vinegar (and seeing the waiter trying to keep a straight face). Below was his closing paragraph!
Clarkson attended Repton School, where he described his life there as follows.
He then spent most of his time smoking, drinking, and making a nuisance of himself. He left with no discernable qualifications, which doesn't seem to have held him back.
I like Clarkson, and if he stood for parliament in Brighton, I'd definitely vote for him.
I never liked him on the car programme but we saw a series on his farm and I must say I was impressed.
ReplyDeleteHe's usually very funny; without intending to be so!
DeleteI like him on " Millionaire" . Never liked the silly " boys" doing silly things on Top Gear! Not seen the farm programme.
ReplyDeleteI've not seen 'Millionaire'. The 'Clarkson's Farm' programme is very good
DeleteI must have gone to the same school as my teachers acted just like his.
ReplyDeleteNothing changes, from Grange Hill to Eton; they're all the same.
DeleteI really disliked him on Topgear, but I'm not interested in cars, we recently started watching Clarkson Farm, and have caught up on all 3 series, he has not changed much, but I have now changed my opinion of him, through the programme, which I know a lot of it is staged, you can see the struggles our farmers have surviving the year, only for any low profits to be needed for the following years seeds. His fights with authorities and locals, who will not see him as the farmer, he always states he is lucky to have good other incomes. His love of animals shines through, and wanting to do best for the whole of the farm, it's brought rural struggles to a mass audience. In part he is a naughty school boy, who loves a bit of fun.
ReplyDeleteYes, he's very much a grown-up naughty schoolboy, I think that's his appeal. I haven't seen much of his TV farm programme, but I did read the book which was very funny.
DeleteI haven't seen his farming programme, but have read some articles about his struggles. He certainly speaks his mind, which is a rareity these days. I wonder what sort of PM he would make?
ReplyDeleteHe'd probably make an awful PM, but he'd be more fun than our usual lot.
DeleteNot only did Clarkson come in at 127,348th on the list of Greatest Yorkshiremen Born in the 1960s, he is also the only Yorkshireman ever to have been christened Jeremy. I quite like him as the host of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire". As a politician, I am sorry to say that he would be about as much use as Boris Johnson.
ReplyDeleteDon't worry, that's probably the greatest compliment you could afford him. I see many similarities between Boris and Clarkson, but not in the intellectual stakes.
DeleteI agree, Jeremy is much cleverer than Johnson.
DeleteYou're too sharp for me!
DeleteI'll look for the JC farm program. Is it available in the US? JC sounds entertaining and his life experiences likely made him the man he is today.
ReplyDeleteI expect it's on YouTube. The people who work for him are as entertaining as JC himself.
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