Really? What for?

Wasn’t he in the military before entering politics? That, then entering politics, is usually enough for one. Stuff like overseeing the utter shambles and misery that is Universal Credit isn’t factored in.

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Excellent, that means that political colosses Mark Francois will be knighted sometime in the future.

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Excellent, that means that political colosses Mark Francois will be knighted sometime in the future.

Deserved though. Didn’t he win D Day or something?

Nadiya Hussain getting an MBE so the Daily Mail is totally going to lose it’s s***! Lol

Well it’s not Farage which makes me happy.

^^ Hopefully Farage will always be a bridge too far…. with him likely to be judged by history as playing a part in the break up of the Union and all.

i hope he ****ing chokes on it. despicable man 😠

Didn’t Jimmy Saville get a K as well?

Surely nothing tells us more comprehensively where we are as a country than the elevation of such a casually callous dim-witted dullard, utterly devoid of a single shred of empathy, compassion or humanity, who has forced so much unnecessary misery on so many of the most disadvantaged people in society?

Before lambasting IDS, if you want some facts, take a look at George Osborne’s influence on his watch 🙂

Binners +1

Binners +2

Well, that’s the ‘establishment’ well and truly defeated.

As a former leader of the opposition he was bound to get one sooner or later. Corbyn will be offered one at some point, whether he accepts it is another matter.

When Conservative Members are polled, he is always the most popular living ex-leader. Scary.

Anyway, my aunt and uncle are receiving MBEs, for pretty much opposite reasons to the odious IDS.

They’re just trolling us.

There is not one shred of decency in that man.

When he can stand back up, from kneeling, unaided can we withdraw it?

Surely nothing tells us more comprehensively where we are as a country than the elevation of such a casually callous dim-witted dullard, utterly devoid of a single shred of empathy, compassion or humanity, who has forced so much unnecessary misery on so many of the most disadvantaged people in society

Oh come on.

You can’t be so naive. When has being draped in the establishment been about compassion and humanity?

Why’s everyone so upset?

This is the world we live in. If it was about political compassion – Corbyn would’ve have several letters added to his name and have been PM two years ago.

The establishment is all powerful and we appear to be too useless as a public to do anything about it – certainly, as a large chunk of us just voted to keep the bankrupt political machine ticking nicely over.

If only the establishment gave a **** about the important things as much as we all think it should.

Faux rage. The establishment is functioning as usual.

Better faux rage than absolute abject, subservient, apathy perhaps?

Just a thought.

For his services to benefits poverty and Brexit, what a hero! :/

take a look at George Osborne’s influence

This is well said. IDS did eventually resign because of it, and TBH who actually gives a toss about politicians giving themselves an honorific. If it bothers you, buy a piece of Scotch-land, and you get to call yourself Lord as well. It amounts to pretty much the same thing

https://www.highlandtitles.com

We can hope that we get a younger royal investing him, slight mishap with the blade and solemn obituaries the following day.

Didnt he lie about his education too? Or was that another Tory rat?.

take a look at George Osborne’s influence

I think this doubly damns IDS really. In the Tory party’s wilderness years he took the time and trouble to investigate and understand and experience the needs and circumstances of people living in poverty. Osborne and Cameron used IDS’s kind words as part of a detoxification of the tory party in their election campaigns – then once they had power –  used him as part of their strategy to turn the people who don’t have much against the people who have nothing and to make the benefits system punitive.

He resigned over it….. but only after spending quite a long time doing it for them and it was clear to everyone what he was doing and why from the outset.

Well, some of you voted for him, you in some way deserve it and him.

Anyway, my aunt and uncle are receiving MBEs, for pretty much opposite reasons to the odious IDS.

If that’s your Aunt and Uncle in the BBC article about forstering all those Children then well deserved. It’s more than many, including myself, would ever feel able to do.

Its no worse than most of the England Cricket team and staff receiving honours for achieving far less that a lot of other UK sporting people this year.

(Better faux rage than absolute abject, subservient, apathy)what’s the difference?

Surely nothing tells us more comprehensively where we are as a country than the elevation of such a casually callous dim-witted dullard, utterly devoid of a single shred of empathy, compassion or humanity, who has forced so much unnecessary misery on so many of the most disadvantaged people in society?

oh come now binners, we haven’t suddenly stooped to new lows. Other notable knighthoods:

Robert Mugabe
Benito Mussolini
Jimmy Saville
Nicolae Ceausescu

etc etc and so on and so forth

Same as after 2014, the cretins will get their rewards.

What is the point of being Knighted?

More to the point do they get money or higher pension for being Knighted?

Elton John apparently received CH which is the highest honour …

Not sure what is all the fuss about really.

More to the point do they get money or higher pension for being Knighted?

Nope, a title.

You may get a slightly better prison cell if you are naughty, other than that it’s a simple title to reflect the gratitude the Queen applies when appointing the Honour.

Nigel Slater got mentioned too..

You may get a slightly better prison cell if you are naughty, other than that it’s a simple title to reflect the gratitude the Queen applies when appointing the Honour.

Oh I see … thinking of it now in one of the sitcom episode of Porridge, Poetic Justice, a judge was sent to jail and was given a better cell but I think he turned it down so ended up with Fletcher & Godber. The judge was later acquitted of his wrong doing upon appeal.

Doh!

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/dec/28/government-exposes-addresses-of-new-year-honours-recipients

Its no worse than most of the England Cricket team and staff receiving honours for achieving far less that a lot of other UK sporting people this year.

Only winning the world cup?

i think kryton is just upset at the conspiracy that means Lewis Hamilton will never get an MBE 🙁

😉

I think he should have been elevated to the House of Lords.

Lord Death rolls off the tongue better than Sir Death….