Jeremy Clarkson, patron saint of the Great British bore
He who speaks for the bore speaks for Britain
Hurtling west along the M40 in a Porsche Taycan, an electric battery on wheels that seemingly teleports between zero and 60mph, Bagehot thought: this does feel like a horse that had just had a mustard-covered hot dog shoved up its backside. His destination was Diddly Squat, a farm on the edge of the Cotswolds owned by Jeremy Clarkson, television presenter, near-national treasure and coiner of that evocative equine analogy.
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This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “St Jeremy, patron of the Great British bore”
Britain May 4th 2024
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- The fight over one of Britain’s last steel plants
- A rare Brexit dividend for British farmers
- A growing number of Britons are on disability benefits
- Jeremy Clarkson, patron saint of the Great British bore
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