Claims extracted
23
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
4%
1 of 23 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
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But writing in his column in The Sunday Times, Clarkson shared that four years after he clashed with the local council over a restaurant he planned to build in the area, it looks like "it’s going to kick off all over again".
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it → write → area
Clarkson explained that he'd been offered a large amount of a material called hardcore that he could use to create a hard-surfaced area for his pub car park.
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he → explain → park
"I was keen to get cracking for two reasons: firstly, it was a limited-time offer and, secondly, I wanted it in place before the winter rains turned the field into a mud bath," he wrote.
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he → get → bath
"Urgency, however, is not a word that’s fully understood by local authorities.
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that → understand → authorities
So I’m sitting here today, with the rain falling, and we can’t get permission.
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we → sit → permission
We’ve rung.
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We → ring → ?
We’ve begged.
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We → beg → ?
We’ve pleaded.
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We → plead → ?
We’ve explained that if we don’t do the work now we will lose the hardcore and, all winter, our customers will be dragging tons of mud onto the roads.
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customers → explain → roads
And all we get back is silence.
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we → get → ?
Clarkson said that he was having "similar problems" with his farm shop, adding: "Nearly 300 people are employed by my various enterprises these days.
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people → say → enterprises
And all of them want to know if their jobs are secure.
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jobs → want → them
So too do the owners of all the cafés, antique shops and guesthouses in the area who rely on Diddly Squat’s popularity for much of their business.
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who → do → business
And all we can ever tell them is: 'We don’t know.'
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We → tell → them
Reflecting on the situation, Clarkson wrote: "It’s strange that nearly all of the buildings that are listed as important and worthy of preservation in this country were built before planning permission came along in 1948.
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permission → reflect → 1948
And almost all of the ones that came afterwards aren’t.
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that → come → ones
"If it got the nod from the local council, it’s rubbish and you can do what you like with it.
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you → get → it
If it didn’t, you aren’t even allowed to change a lightbulb."
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you → do → lightbulb
It was back in late 2021 that Clarkson first clashed with the council over his plans to convert one of his barns into a restaurant.
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Clarkson → clash → restaurant
At the time, Clarkson called a meeting with local people at the Memorial Hall in Chadlington, where he announced plans to turn the building into a kitchen and restaurant serving meals for £60 for two.
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he → call → two
The former Grand Tour presenter admitted that visitors had “swamped” the village since Clarkson's Farm had grown in popularity, but said it led to increased trade for local businesses.
Reflecting on this moment in his new column, Clarkson wrote: "When my restaurant plan was being discussed, one of [the councillors] said he objected because of light pollution.
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he → admit → pollution
Even though it would shut at 4pm.
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it → shut → pm
He didn’t care about the jobs that would be created, because in his mind, Saturn is more important."
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Saturn → care → mind
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