[On striking public sector workers.] I would have them all shot. (laughter) I would take them outside and execute them in front of their families. I mean how dare they go on strike when they have these gilt-edged pensions that are going to be guaranteed, while the rest of us have to work for a living.

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "[On striking public sector workers.] I would have them all shot. (laughter) I would take them outside and execute them in front of their families. I mean how dare they go on strike when they have these gilt-edged pensions that are going to be guaranteed, while the rest of us have to work for a living." in the context of "On The One Show (BBC One), cited in "Jeremy Clarkson's One Show strike outburst - full text" The Guardian (1 December 2011)
• Among others, then prime minister David Cameron criticised the comments as "obviously a silly thing to say and I’m sure he didn’t mean that" on This Morning. See "'I’m sorry': Jeremy Clarkson apologises after 'shoot them’ rant sparks 4,700 complaints" The Independent (Ireland, 1 December 2011)." to mean that wisdom is timeless.