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Mind you, they give ac-tors knighthoods for a lifetime of 'let's pretend'  They do indeed, but not straight away - they work up from MBE / OBE, through CBE and then, if they're still treading the boards when they ought to have their feet up, a knighthood. Which was one of my points. |
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« Reply #21 on: January 25, 2007, 01:06:07 PM » |
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You can still vote for his a a "Good Egg Folkie", though ...... |
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« Reply #22 on: January 25, 2007, 01:08:20 PM » |
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Good folk egg or a knighthood? Hmmm....
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« Reply #23 on: January 25, 2007, 01:10:19 PM » |
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wow i,m one down from a certain judith de la bedoyere
not that i normally agree with this class of thing mind you
"hero of the republic" would be more up my street
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« Reply #24 on: January 25, 2007, 01:15:42 PM » |
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Isn't that awarded posthumously, Jim?   |
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« Reply #25 on: January 25, 2007, 01:18:46 PM » |
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not in the dishonourable republic of campbelldonia
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« Reply #26 on: January 25, 2007, 01:47:43 PM » |
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Who wants these honours anyway ? Lennon sent his back!
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« Reply #27 on: January 25, 2007, 01:49:35 PM » |
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Who wants these honours anyway ? Lennon sent his back!
Interesting piece here about people who have refused honours  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3338583.stm |
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« Reply #28 on: January 25, 2007, 01:51:08 PM » |
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If truth be told I think I'm with J.G. Ballard: "Thousands of medals are given out in the name of a non-existent empire - it makes us look a laughing stock and encourages deference to the crown " |
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« Reply #29 on: January 25, 2007, 03:24:35 PM » |
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These folks didn't want one!
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« Reply #30 on: January 25, 2007, 03:29:27 PM » |
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« Reply #31 on: January 25, 2007, 03:32:56 PM » |
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Tasha's already posted that link Chris.
Interestingly 1 in 5 of the refusniks accepted a gong later according to that report. Lenny Henry alledgedly didn't want one from John Major but accepted one from Tony Blair. Hmmm
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« Reply #32 on: January 25, 2007, 05:55:28 PM » |
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Chris Bates said "They do indeed, but not straight away - they work up from MBE / OBE, through CBE and then, if they're still treading the boards when they ought to have their feet up, a knighthood. Which was one of my points."
Sorry to disagree with you Chris, but as someone whose father is an MBE, the above is a complete load of tosh.
The orders are given in relation to the person and their achievements. They are not "sponsored", as you put it, by other people who have honours. They rely on nominations from anybody who wishes to do so.
The nominations are helped if they are supported by various associates of the nominee, be they personal, professional or otherwise.
As you will see, i have signed the petition. I do not believe that Ashley would be at all embarrassed by this. I think he would actually be quite touched by the sentiment.
If people do want to sponsor an award for Ashley then you do also need to make representations to the relevant government departments.
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« Reply #33 on: January 25, 2007, 06:06:19 PM » |
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Chris Bates said "They do indeed, but not straight away - they work up from MBE / OBE, through CBE and then, if they're still treading the boards when they ought to have their feet up, a knighthood. Which was one of my points."
Sorry to disagree with you Chris, but as someone whose father is an MBE, the above is a complete load of tosh.
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« Reply #34 on: January 25, 2007, 06:08:12 PM » |
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« Reply #35 on: January 25, 2007, 10:53:43 PM » |
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It does have the backing of an esteemed historical mariner Wonder what his address was ? c/o Aberdeen Harbour ? |
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« Reply #36 on: January 26, 2007, 12:24:03 AM » |
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Didn't Michael Winner make a remark something like "That's what they give to people who clean the toilets at Kings Cross" then said he was holding out for the knighthood.
Mind you, although he may never get another chance of an MBE, but he'll always be an AR*E.
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« Reply #37 on: January 26, 2007, 10:37:54 AM » |
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I see Patrick Spens has signed And Bill Gower And Lord Darnell, Lord Marlborough, the Knights of the Road, Sir B. MacKenzie, the Scots Lords etc etc. . . |
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« Reply #38 on: January 26, 2007, 12:20:01 PM » |
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Does anyone have an e.mail address for one Matthew Groves ?
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« Reply #39 on: January 26, 2007, 12:54:07 PM » |
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Does anyone have an e.mail address for one Matthew Groves ?
When was he knighted then? |
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