Myleene Klass would be a wonderful addition to Top Gear. Clarkson would have to stay though, as he'd be able to fawn over her in the right way, while May and Hammond would just be scared of her and too shy to speak.

Think this all rests with the producer. If he's an idiot he'll stick to the possible truth that Clarkson gave him a little slap because he didn't get his food delivered within 3 seconds of him asking for it. If he's got any sense though his report will say that Clarkson was just understandably tired, emotional and hungry and just shouted at him. Big pay rise for the producer, Clarkson gets off again and that last 3 episodes of Top Gear get 25% higher ratings than they would have done without this fuss.

I expect if Clarkson does have to walk over this, he'll probably just retire with his millions and tell the world to do one.

I think you think that, and opinion aside, and whatever anyone thinks about Clarkson, that's a sad endemic of British journalism.

I may not agree with the gist of the Indy at times, but I've always thought of it as a quality publication, and enjoyed many of their articles.

However, a few months of following the Twitter and Facebook feed and I now view them alongside...well, the Beano, frankly. It's awful.

I hope they've mistakenly hired some social media 'guru' because if Indy journos are writing this stuff then things are worse than we think

Not that many others are much better, but the Indy is particularly laughable.

Clarkson is one of those who sometimes annoys me and sometimes I enjoy him. Most of the time I've enjoyed watching Top Gear, and the times I haven't have rarely been because of Clarkson (I'm not that interested in watching a supercar go round the track for instance). Most of the time he's annoyed me it's been either comments or his occasional newspaper articles he's done outside the Top Gear show.
On the show I've never really minded his laddish behaviour or the jokes. I think sometimes he does it a bit too often, when it's not needed.

I didn't like the nursery rhyme thing, I think that's him trying too hard and it just made him look like a childish idiot.

However, if he's assaulted someone, without serious provocation, then he has to be sacked. No ifs, no buts he's got to go.

If someone assaulted me at work merely over a workplace disagreement then I'd expect them to be sacked.
If that has happened I can't see how the BBC can do anything but sack him, or they're leaving themselves open to a constructive dismissal claim from the producer.

I aren't outraged by him.
If he came in my local and I didn't know of him I'd garner he was a bit of a tosspot within a fairly short period of time, I believe.
He's a type isn't he?

Always helps to like a bit of a jerk-off if you're a bit of a cock yourself.
I've found.

Spot on. However, rather than another spoiled, privileged, middle-aged white man abusing his advantage he will be tainted as the victim in this.

Can't ever see Clarkson adopting a 'victim' role! I enjoy Top Gear, and the humour. Though the "nursery rhyme" and the "slope on a bridge" were, like most of it, a script he was given to perform. Weirdly most people seem to think he comes up with this stuff, off the top of his head. The "slope" comment was just one more scripted "double entendre" he read out. What's weirder still is when he reads a script, then the Beeb have second thoughts and don't broadcast it, yet someone "leaks" it and dummies have a go at Clarkson, who was just doing his job.

I remember the brilliant "Mexican" script, it was bloody hilarious, and anyone who thinks it was to be taken seriously needs to get a life. Of course part of it was delivered by Richard Hammond, but then he's "nice" so nobody gets professionally outraged about that bit.

Anyone with a brain must surely realise that this is just a direct reference to a cartoon humour stereotype, and if you think it says or even is meant to suggest that yes, actually, all Mexicans are asleep staring at a cactus under a blanket etc., then you really need to give your head a wobble.

Clarkson chimed in. he said that here would be no complaints this time because

Clarkson was warned in August that ''No one is bigger than the BBC''. Well clearly he is and the BBC have kind of admitted it by pulling Top Gear on Sunday.

Hmmmm. I reckon you nicked that perl of wisdom off Noel Edmunds 2.40966796875:5