A look at the parallels between Jeremy Clarkson and protection

Diddly Squat? Why protection has it's heart in the right place

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Kevin Carr draws parallels with Jeremy Clarkson's farming endeavours and the way the protection insurance industry works...

For anyone watching the television documentary series about Jeremy Clarkson and his array of animals in the Cotswolds, which started in 2021, if you're like me you might be thinking that he's not quite the dislikeable rogue he maybe portrays in other walks of life. Clarkson bought the farm, which is known as "Diddly Squat" 2008 and it was farmed by a local villager until he retired in 2019. Clarkson then decided to attempt farming the land himself. Of course, the role he plays in Clarkson's Farm may be just that, an actor of sorts playing a role. But he mostly comes across as a likeab...

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