[joglynne]

I stayed out of the 'Clarkson' thread as I realised my views would bring down a raft of testosterone fueled wrath but I think this whole mess has been about an ageing presenter wanting to leave the show that made him famous without being criticised by all his loyal groupies.

Had he just not signed a new Top Gear contract and walked away along with his side kicks he would have had to face the anger of the shows followers but it served his purpose to leave Top Gear and keep his 'naughty boy' image intact.

The furore following Clarkson's sacking has been pathetic and I feel sorry for people, such as Sue Perkins, who are now in the firing line of a brainless mob just because the BBC did the right thing and didn't treat Clarkson as a sacred cow.

I left Twitter some time ago on a matter of principal and this has reinforced my decision.