Jan 07 2008
Jeremy Clarkson outwitted by self
It couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy:
The Top Gear host [Jeremy Clarkson] revealed his account numbers [in his newspaper column] after rubbishing the furore over the loss of 25 million people’s personal details on two computer discs.
He wanted to prove the story was a fuss about nothing.
But Clarkson admitted he was “wrong” after he discovered a reader had used the details to create a £500 direct debit to the charity Diabetes UK.
I’m pretty disappointed that they choice Diabetes UK and not, say, Friends of the Earth or some anti-motoring charity. That would have been the icing on the cake.