Downing Street: execution is not government policy

Full marks to David Cameron for making light of Jeremy Clarkson's comments about striking public sector workers.

Interviewed on The One Show last night, Clarkson joked that they should be shot. Inevitably there has been a manufactured storm of protest from the illiberal left.

According to Ed Miliband, who admitted he had not heard the comments, they were "absolutely disgraceful and disgusting".

Number Ten however took a rather different line:

"Execution is not government policy and we have no plans to make it government policy."

Thank God someone in power has a sense of humour. The prime minister just went up in my estimation. Miliband? He couldn't get any lower.

Full story: Jeremy Clarkson apologises as 'execution' rant sparks complaints (Daily Telegraph)

See also: Clarkson's critics should be taken out and shot (James Delingpole)

PS. I wonder if Ed Miliband finds these comments - Snipers could soon snuff out smoking - equally "disgusting". Perhaps he'd like to comment.

See also: More thoughts on sniping and smoking.