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Offline Highlander

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Re: The New Years Honours List
« Reply #10 on: December 31, 2014, 10:22:43 AM »
Well, well well

Turns out it's all a mix up.

Off topic but well deserved award for poppy ceramic artist Paul Cummins in my opinion.

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Re: The New Years Honours List
« Reply #11 on: December 31, 2014, 10:50:51 AM »
I have known, and worked with, two knights of the realm. One I considered very competent, straightforward and "a good bloke". The other I considered a crook. The second was in the most senior position in our organization which he left for an even more high profile position in another organization - taking his booty with him (allegedly).

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Re: The New Years Honours List
« Reply #12 on: December 31, 2014, 14:26:06 PM »
 
   Dr Simon Campbell, the creator of Viagra is Up for a gong for all his Hard work. A master Stroke I would say.      ;)  ;)

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Re: The New Years Honours List
« Reply #13 on: December 31, 2014, 14:46:13 PM »
I think that award would stand up to scrutiny. There were other nominations; but they weren't stiff competition.

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Re: The New Years Honours List
« Reply #14 on: December 31, 2014, 15:12:45 PM »
I may be wrong but I think he is being awarded the  O.S.P. with a ribbon.      :)

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Re: The New Years Honours List
« Reply #15 on: December 31, 2014, 20:44:48 PM »
slightly off topic how do you relate with donating money to charities who employ people on mega salaries

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Re: The New Years Honours List
« Reply #16 on: January 01, 2015, 02:11:04 AM »
I once worked with a local councillor whilst serving on several school governing bodies.  This particular councillor always advertised in the local papers how he would not send Christmas cards but would donate to local charities instead and listed the charities and the amounts he would donate! One year, several of the schools received letters from his wife asking for nominations for an award and giving details of how to nominate. If they didn't respond, another letter, from his wife, was sent. I personally saw several of these, reminding how a nomination could be made. He got his OBE. A few months later he was being held in police custody for taking bribes for building permissions to be passed. He was chairman of that committee.  I rest my case. Incidentally, his safe apparently had several envelopes containing bank notes from folks who had recently requested and been allocated Building  permissions.

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Re: The New Years Honours List
« Reply #17 on: January 01, 2015, 03:28:18 AM »
The Manager of our local Cancer Research Shop got the M.B.E. last year and it was not meaningless for her. She has worked for this organisation for 22 years despite suffering from crohns disease and other illnesses herself.  She is only around 6 stone in weight and has both her arms strapped up to strengthen them. 
I don't think I have ever seen anyone work so hard behind the scenes of the shop.  This is the sort of person that should be honoured and not pop stars and actors. 
Jacqui, for what it may be worth, could you please pass on my gratitude to this lady for her devotion to Cancer Research ? Thank you.

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Re: The New Years Honours List
« Reply #18 on: January 01, 2015, 08:40:51 AM »
 
[/quote]Jacqui, for what it may be worth, could you please pass on my gratitude to this lady for her devotion to Cancer Research ? Thank you.
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Now thats what I call a great big THANK YOU. It as a nice personal feel. Far better than any piece of paper or merit badge handed out by a totally disconnected and distant system. You can had my gratitude also Jacqui.

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Re: The New Years Honours List
« Reply #19 on: January 01, 2015, 12:27:26 PM »
Wilkinson won the world cup.. Daglish didn't..simples.  And I know nothing of, nor do I favour, egg chasing.

Having said that the awards system is a lot of establishment nonsense, wrapped in medieval patronage, underpinned by a flawed empirical past and worst of all celebrity.  Drop the lot, especially Knighthood and worst of all the anti democratic peerages .... scrap it all.  Introduce a modern system that reflects a country looking forward, not back. >:( >:(

Order of Lenin all round...  ;)




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