Jeremy Clarkson has hit out at the Oxfordshire County Council’s plans to ban meat and dairy from its events, branding the move ‘utter, utter madness’.
Clarkson, who has a farm in Chadlington, Oxfordshire showed his solidarity to farmers protesting against the proposal in front of Oxfordshire County Council’s offices saying he wished he had taken part in the demonstrations.
He tweeted: “Farmers of Oxfordshire. I wish I’d know [sic] about your protest today.
“I’d have been there like a shot.”
The farmers replied that there had been a miscommunication and that they hope Clarkson can come along the next time.
The former Top Gear host also linked a news item about the demonstration staged by local farmers at County Hall in Oxford on Tuesday, adding: “Madness. Utter, utter madness.”
David Pill, who runs a farm near Wantage, joined the Oxfordshire Food and Farmers Rally in order “to give the freedom of choice for the councillors to choose what they eat”.
He said: “I think veganism is a choice. We are not telling you to eat meat – of course, that would be wrong – but in the same breath they can’t tell their councillors and everyone that they’ve got to eat a vegan diet.
“People look up to Oxfordshire County Council, and with this motion in place, it could have a rippling effect later down the line.
“All of us farmers are worried about the effect this will have on us and that is why we are here today.”
Oxfordshire County Council intends to provide only vegan food at meetings and events, and to put more plant-based meals on school lunch menus at least two days per week.
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