Stoke's teams of "Bunters", private badger hunters employed by the city council to keep Stoke's badger population under control, have joined in today's strike by civil service unions to show their support for the protesting angry workers, and to annoy Jeremy Clarkson.
It is estimated that up to 400,000 public sector employees are protesting nationwide against the government's austerity programme, with thousands of people expected to attend events in Stoke. Surveys suggest 80% of strikers are protesting solely to rile Mr Clarkson.
About 2,000 bunters are due to march in Stoke today and plan to wear black caps to mark job losses. Speaking on Signal Gold's breakfast show, one bunter said he was striking just to annoy Jeremy Clarkson. "I couldn't care less about the unions, but I really hate that smug tory bastard Jezza Clarkson. I'm striking 'cus I know how angry he'll get. And have you ever noticed how he looks like a cross between Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles? How weird is that?"
Government ministers have criticised the strikes. Michael Gove said: "This strike is completely unnecessary and we believe Jeremy Clarkson will find it unacceptable. The happiness of right-wing celebrities is of the utmost importance to this government and we will use contingency plans to ensure we can distract Clarkson with sports cars."
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