I have nothing to say on this ludicrous Jeremy Clarkson controversy, save to observe that this constant hoopla over whether BBC presenters have offended anyone is beyond wearisome. That said, Iain Gray, the aptly named leader of the Labour group in the Scottish parliament, responded to Clarkson in especially presumptious style:
As they say, count me out. If anything the reverse may be true. Quite why we should be supposed to think better of El Gordo simply because he’s a Fifer is beyond me. Unsurprisingly, the Daily Mash has the best coverage of this nonsense.“Such a comment is really a reflection on Jeremy Clarkson and speaks for itself,” he said. “Most people here are proud that the prime minister is a Scot and believe him to be the right person to get the UK through this global economic crisis.”
UPDATE: Tom Harris thinks
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