Why does Jeremy Clarkson seem to think he can do and say exactly what he likes, making racist remarks, causing diplomatic incidents, stating how he would have striking workers shot, and now allegedly assulting someone at work. The majority of ordinary people would have been dismissed for gross misconduct if they had done any of these. It's about time the BBC a public funded broadcaster dismissed him, they should have done it years ago. If a private television company then employed him, shame on them, but it's up to them, and the general public to turn off any programme featuring him!!

However, David Cameron's defence of his mate Clarkson shows once again the questionable judgement Cameron has, after his close friendships with so many dodgy wealthy people, none of us have forgotten that you employed Andy Coulson. I can't imagine that David Cameron supports workplace violence but his comments about Clarkson certainly condone it. However, when you look at the way this unelected Tory government have undermined employment law you do wonder though!
Working people used to have some protection against unfair dismissal after being employed for a year, but Cameron extended this so working people now need to be employed for two years before being protected. He argued this was done so businesses would employ more people - what utter rubbish!! They have also priced most ordinary people out of being able to enforce any of this anyway by introducing a fee of approximately £1,200 to take an employer to an employment tribunal. This means it's even more important today to be a member of a recognised trade union.

Then we have that neo-fascist Nigel Farage wanting to remove 'much of race discrimination law', and I'm sure he would go further if he could. This shows why he shouldn't be elected as an MP, or any Ukip nutter for that matter. Nigel Farage is nothing more than a failed Tory want to be politician, an Oswald Moseley of 2015. Then locally we have Victoria Ayling standing for Ukip, who every time she opens her mouth, demonstrates a breathtaking level of ignorance and stupidity!

I see David Cameron has now agreed to appear on the TV election debates, as long as he doesn't have to go up against anyone else on his own - what a chicken! Best place for him is in a Ken Fatty Fried Chicken bucket of failed posh politicians.

Anyway, good to see the Mariners won again today - onwards to Dover on Tuesday and looney tunes Farage country.

UTM - time for some cheap strong Polish lager!!
Captain Haddock