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But with Brexit we're getting the Empire back. Farage said so.
Victoria Beckham. When shopping for wedding outfits for Mrs B we where impressed with her line and trust me I was very cynical and regarded a footballer's wife's brand as a negative. She's done a good job.
If you ignore the media's self fulfilling celebrity fixation, there's several hundred people on the honours list who have got them for years of public service and community activities, for achieving things that have never been done before, for teaching and inspiring others.
It's dated, it's traditional, it may grate a bit with all the "right on" crowd, but there's far worse shit going on to worry about than this.
Did Ken Dodd get his for:a) Tax evasion?
Maybe he got it for never being convicted of tax evasion?
...or anything else.
Teflon Ken?
Is his dad's dog dead though?
God damn you, 2016
Maybe Ken's was for contributing to the death of classic Who and this year's honours were drawn up by Michael Grade.
p.s. Worst... episode... ever
It's dated, it's traditional, it may grate a bit with all the "right on" crowd, but there's far worse shit going on to worry about than this.
Or maybe in a world which is becoming less egalitarian, meritocratic and where truth is a poor substitute for spin - it's exactly one of the things to be concerned about.