Jeremy Clarkson has issued a scathing verdict on the UK, branding the country an “unsalvageable basket case” and weighing in on whether he would consider leaving for Dubai
Jeremy Clarkson has delivered a blistering verdict on Britain’s prospects, branding the nation an “unsalvageable basket case” while pondering whether he might depart the UK for warmer climes.
The ex-Top Gear presenter argued that countless individuals are contemplating fleeing Britain due to the “flatlining” economy, the “stagnant” property market, and law enforcement that has become “pretty much useless.”
The 65-year-old suggested that numerous towns now “feel like pot-holed no-go areas,” with “everyone is always furious.”
Penning his thoughts in The Times, Clarkson declared: “It’s easy to convince yourself that Britain is now an unsalvageable basket case, a country that’s slipped into a pair of Fairy Liquid butter trousers and is currently hurtling down the slide of doom into a broken future full of nothing but taxation, crime and disease. The only consolation we have is that France might get there first.”
Clarkson, who has emerged as an unexpected champion for British farmers via his popular Amazon programme Clarkson’s Farm, has repeatedly slammed escalating expenses and administrative obstacles in farming, reports The Express.
Most recently, he has targeted what he describes as “crippling” levies on agricultural workers, cautioning that heightened charges and stricter rules are rendering the sector unsustainable. The former Top Gear presenter has also expressed doubt about Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer’s blueprint for Britain, arguing his policies won’t lighten the load for rural communities.
Clarkson previously stated that Starmer provided “nothing concrete” for farmers and branded politicians “clueless” about the practicalities of farm management.
In this context, Clarkson highlighted Dubai’s increasing attraction for disenchanted Britons. “The emirate of Dubai seems to have realised this because subliminally and liminally there are adverts for the place everywhere I turn. No income tax. Petrol 50p a litre. The police do what they’re supposed to do, and it’s sunny most of the time. What’s not to like?”
Nevertheless, he conceded that Dubai living might not match the fantasy many envision, despite statistics revealing a boom in British interest. “Figures out last week show that since 2020, the number of people thinking of moving from Britain to Dubai has risen by 420 per cent. There was a 50 per cent jump in the past 12 months alone. And many aren’t just ‘thinking of moving’—Brits are now the second-largest purchasers of property in the emirate, after Indians.”
Clarkson disclosed that he has cherished recollections of Dubai from decades past, but maintains its contemporary version falls short of expectations.
“I used to enjoy Dubai back in the early Nineties when there were no people in it and only one hotel. But today, it feels like the bastard love child of Las Vegas and Mickey Mouse. If Katie Price’s face were an emirate, this is what it would look like.”
Rather than trading the UK for Dubai, Clarkson encouraged Britons to remain “surrounded by friends and family” for three-and-a-half years, by which point the “horror of Starmer will have gone.”
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
