I must admit to having been amused in the past by some of Clarkson's  tongue-in-cheek jibes, aimed at the politically correct brigade, who always made the mistake of taking him seriously.

Sadly, he has now shown himself to be too much of a dinosaur, taking 'laddishness' to a level which is not acceptable in the modern workplace. Clearly the BBC had no option but to sack him for resorting to physical violence, since in any organisation I know of, this would be construed of as Gross Misconduct, resulting in summary dismissal.

As for a replacement, it would be interesting to see Nigel Farage hosting the show, perhaps from his local. 

The mind boggles Edward...

Can only wonder what he might say or do with a cigarette in one hand, pint in the other, an apparently 'normal' bloke. Hey, how does he steer the vehicle?

Nevermind, I would be happy to take him seriously and believe he also would be watched by millions!!