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Their union Prospect accuses V&A boss Tristram Hunt of refusing to negotiate
TORY Education Secretary Michael Gove leapt to the defence of Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson yesterday, begging BBC bosses not to sack him over racist language.
Mr Clarkson became embroiled in a yet another racism row this week when he was caught using the n-word while reciting the nursery rhyme Eeny, Meeny, Miny Moe during the filming of an episode of the BBC2 programme.
He initially denied the claim but backtracked after the footage was passed to the Daily Mirror.
CLAUDIA WEBBE speaks out against the lethal mechanics of Britain’s culture-war press
On January 2 2014, PJ Harvey used her turn as guest editor of the Today programme to expose the realities of war, arms dealing and media complicity. The fury that followed showed how rare – and how threatening – such honesty is within Britain’s most Establishment broadcaster, says IAN SINCLAIR
