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Title: New Year's Honours Post by: Tal on December 31, 2015, 08:02:03 AM This year's recipients include:
Retired jockey, AP "Tony" McCoy, gets a knighthood (http://bjp.ie/file/2015/03/Tony-McCoy.jpg) As does the man who oversaw the Conservative party's surprisingly successful election campaign this year: (http://www.trendingcentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/EEA3BBB062155C5607F6D7E9826ABECB.png) Actress, Barbara Windsor receives the female equivalent and becomes Dame Barbara: (http://i4.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article102146.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/image-3-for-yourlife-money-telly-05-01-2011-gallery-644743385.jpg) Made a Commander of the British Empire is Manchester United and Scotland footballer, Denis Law (http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01615/Denis_Law_1615514c.jpg) And Falklands veteran turned campaigner, Simon Weston: (http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02183/Simon-Weston-falkl_2183215b.jpg) Double Tour de France winner, Chris Froome, becomes an Officer of the Order of the British Empire: (http://e2.365dm.com/15/07/768x432/chris-froome-tour-de-france-stage-21-paris-champs-elysees-podium_3329913.jpg?20150726200932) ...as do snooker great, Ronnie O'Sullivan OBE (http://i3.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article823097.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/Ronnie%20O'Sullivan%20celebrates%20his%20victory%20with%20his%20son%20Ronnie%20after%20the%20final%20during%20the%20Final%20of%20the%20Betfred.com%20World%20Snooker%20Championships) ...and tennis player turned TV presenter, Sue Barker (http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00686/sue-barker-404_686157c.jpg) And actor and campaigner, James Nesbitt: (http://cdn26.us1.fansshare.com/photo/jamesnesbitt/james-nesbitt-shared-picture-1648646561.jpg) 1,196 people in total received a brown envelope with On Her Majesty's Service on it. 52% are men. Here is the full list: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/489049/NY2016HonoursFullList.pdf Title: Re: New Year's Honours Post by: tikay on December 31, 2015, 08:14:03 AM Good work Tal. You omitted to mention this man..... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Bourne He's a choreographer, which is like, sort of arranging dancing stuff. Title: Re: New Year's Honours Post by: TightEnd on December 31, 2015, 11:11:06 AM (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CXip2wCWAAA0IAm.jpg)
Title: Re: New Year's Honours Post by: Longines on December 31, 2015, 11:18:13 AM (http://i63.tinypic.com/2ryinsw.jpg)
Title: Re: New Year's Honours Post by: TightEnd on December 31, 2015, 11:28:18 AM The Camel will be disappointed about this though
Martin Lewis @MartinSLewis Thanks for all the kind congrats on my knighthood, but actually its former newsreader Martyn Lewis, for his charitable work. Congrats to him Title: Re: New Year's Honours Post by: booder on December 31, 2015, 02:11:51 PM Stringer Bell OBE
(http://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/articles/technology/technology/2013/07/130719_TECH_StringerBell.jpg.CROP.original-original.jpg) Title: Re: New Year's Honours Post by: Poacky3s on January 01, 2016, 12:35:34 PM How do the Tories manage to get away with giving their electoral campaign manager a knighthood? An MBE at a push maybe, but a knighthood!
Title: Re: New Year's Honours Post by: TightEnd on January 01, 2016, 12:40:29 PM How do the Tories manage to get away with giving their electoral campaign manager a knighthood? An MBE at a push maybe, but a knighthood! crony honours do nothing for me, but its not an isolated example and was to be entirely expected spend 10+ years in politics, on whatever side, and you've got a good shot at a gong/peerage. run an election campaign and win, you are a shoe in whole system is an anachronism Title: Re: New Year's Honours Post by: Poacky3s on January 05, 2016, 02:08:56 PM How do the Tories manage to get away with giving their electoral campaign manager a knighthood? An MBE at a push maybe, but a knighthood! crony honours do nothing for me, but its not an isolated example and was to be entirely expected spend 10+ years in politics, on whatever side, and you've got a good shot at a gong/peerage. run an election campaign and win, you are a shoe in whole system is an anachronism Yeah I agree, they are so completely out of touch with reality it's unbelievable. Title: Re: New Year's Honours Post by: Nakor on January 05, 2016, 02:19:14 PM Just seen Goldie was on the list this year with an MBE.
http://www.factmag.com/2015/12/31/goldie-mbe-new-years-honours/ (http://www.factmag.com/2015/12/31/goldie-mbe-new-years-honours/) If any one was to get one to services to DnB he is a good choice, but is it really necessary? |