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Top Gear in army trouble
Jeremy Clarkson and his team have wasted more than four months of army personnel's time filming stunts for Top Gear, it was claimed yesterday.
Whether you think it's a waste is down to how much you appreciate the stunts produced, but the BBC have been accused of squandering resources whilst British forces are fighting a war in Afghanistan.
Equipment worth billions was put at the disposal of the Top Gear team. They first used the armed forces five years ago when a helicopter tried to lock a missile on to Clarkson's Lotus. A year later he took on a tank with a Range Rover and tried to avoid sniper fire in a Porsche.
Then in 2006 Richard Hammond raced a Porsche against a parachutist while in the following year HMS Ark Royal was used as a backdrop and a Bugatti was raced against an RAF Typhoon.
In 2008 Clarkson took part in a beach assault with the Marines who gave the equivalent of 63 working days. This May a game of British bulldog with some of the Army's latest armour took 60 days of soldiers' time.
Lib Dem defence spokesman Willie Rennie said: "The stunts are no doubt great fun. But are they a good use of manpower?
"Have we really spent billions buying the best equipment for troops just to see it used to keep Jeremy Clarkson entertained?"
The MoD have said the stunts were a chance to raise awareness and resources were not diverted from war operations. It seems the show's penchant for blowing things up with army assistance may have backfired this time.
From AOL
Top Gear in army trouble
Jeremy Clarkson and his team have wasted more than four months of army personnel's time filming stunts for Top Gear, it was claimed yesterday.
Whether you think it's a waste is down to how much you appreciate the stunts produced, but the BBC have been accused of squandering resources whilst British forces are fighting a war in Afghanistan.
Equipment worth billions was put at the disposal of the Top Gear team. They first used the armed forces five years ago when a helicopter tried to lock a missile on to Clarkson's Lotus. A year later he took on a tank with a Range Rover and tried to avoid sniper fire in a Porsche.
Then in 2006 Richard Hammond raced a Porsche against a parachutist while in the following year HMS Ark Royal was used as a backdrop and a Bugatti was raced against an RAF Typhoon.
In 2008 Clarkson took part in a beach assault with the Marines who gave the equivalent of 63 working days. This May a game of British bulldog with some of the Army's latest armour took 60 days of soldiers' time.
Lib Dem defence spokesman Willie Rennie said: "The stunts are no doubt great fun. But are they a good use of manpower?
"Have we really spent billions buying the best equipment for troops just to see it used to keep Jeremy Clarkson entertained?"
The MoD have said the stunts were a chance to raise awareness and resources were not diverted from war operations. It seems the show's penchant for blowing things up with army assistance may have backfired this time.
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