Jeremy Clarkson shares support after becoming unlikely idol for protesting French farmers

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jeremy Clarkson has emerged an unlikely hero for protesting French farmers as one tractor driver praised the controversial TV presenter and his show Clarkson’s Farm. Je parie que personne n’a jamais dit cela auparavant, mais bonne chance, venant d’Angleterre.” Clarkson, the controversial former host of Top Gear, has used his platform to higlight the plight of farmers in the UK and even renamed his 1,000-hectare farm “Diddly Squat” as a reference to its lack of profitability. During an appearance on The News Agents podcast in 2022, Clarkson said food prices should be “double what they are” because of the “soul-destroying” work that goes into food farming. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free Farmers in France, the EU’s biggest agricultural producer, say they are not being paid enough, are choked by excessive regulation on environmental protection and face unfair competition from cheap imports.