This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament
Rejected petition Jeremy Clarkson should NOT be sacked for what he said regarding Public Sector strikes
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As the media will no doubt be unable to give Mr Clarkson any support for fear of the unions I have decided to set up this petition. It is a place to show our support for Mr Clarkson and our support for freedom of speech regardless of whether you are on television or not. Of course I dont agree that public sector workers should be shot for striking but I like the majority of the country was completly outraged with the sectors greed, selfishness, audacity and timing of the strike. When any employer is in a ridiculous ammount of debt you have to accept cuts, so the stupidity of the strikers is beyond amazing. I understand Mr Clarksons frustration and anger, this was not inciting hatred as the public sector did that themselves by striking. Besides it was only a joke.
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