Jeremy Clarkson acknowledges glaring problem in hit show
The IndependentSign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Last week, the former Top Gear presenter, 64, joined the estimated 10,000 to 40,000 people protesting against the Labour government’s proposed inheritance tax hikes, which he has said could be “the end” for farmers. They are f***ed.” open image in gallery Jeremy Clarkson joins the farmers’ protest in central London over the changes to inheritance tax rules in the recent Budget He continued: “There was a girl that came to work on our farm earlier this year when Kaleb was away, she’s in her twenties. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free open image in gallery Clarkson’s Diddy Squat farm Clarkson said the young woman in question has been learning “everything there is to know” about farming in the hope that she will one day inherit her father’s farm, but now faces an inheritance tax bill of £600,000. She’s on the scrap heap, the farm is on the scrap heap.” open image in gallery Clarkson in a scene from his show ‘Clarkson’s Farm’ Clarkson was also asked about documentaries in the Eighties that challenged politicians to live in cities on state benefits, and whether he would invite environment secretary Steve Reed to survive on his farm.