Quote Originally Posted by baggieal View Post
That might be true but not the point.....
It's exactly the point. He was in a position way beyond his personal capabilities. I've never met the bloke and I have no idea whether he harbours racist views. But he's an insensitive prk who bumbled blindly into a shtstorm of his own making. Whether you or I find what he said to be offensive is of zero consequence. I am very far from being a member of the woke brigade but Clarke's a thoughtless cretin with no right to be in a position of influence in modern society. I have no sympathy for him. He's a total pillock.