Sergeant Wilson Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38470732 Let's recognise the achievements of those listed and be grateful Her Majesty has recognised their efforts. However, it's strange you never see Sir Ken Dodd of Knotty Ash and Lord Davros of Skaro together though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Get this antiquated pile of shite to f**k. The whole thing is a national embarrassment. The proclaimers summed it up beautifully with 'in recognition' (if anyone can add a link I'd be very appreciative). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 2 minutes ago, pandarilla said: Get this antiquated pile of shite to f**k. The whole thing is a national embarrassment. The proclaimers summed it up beautifully with 'in recognition' (if anyone can add a link I'd be very appreciative). Are you saying Doddy doesn't deserve a Knighthood? Decades of entertainment, his tax is up to date and Yew Tree have nothing on him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Are you saying Doddy doesn't deserve a Knighthood? Decades of entertainment, his tax is up to date and Yew Tree have nothing on him! Ha. Yeah I can imagine a phone call went in to yewtree when this list was first created. That would be the ultimate embarrassment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 The publishing of Honours Lists used to be huge entertainment in our house as my old man raged over the awards to great Britons such as the Queen's carpet fitter and Princess Margaret's glass collector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 I see Professor Phil Scranton who lead the Hillsborough independent panels investigation turned down his New Years OBE. A right good c**t him and the right decision to turn it down considering he helped uncover a disgusting cover up from the British Establishment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTG Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Lynne Faulds-Wood summed it up pretty well in her interview with the bbc. There isn't anything wrong with having a means of recognising an extraordinary achievement or outstanding contribution but the current approach is pish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Naomie Harris is worthy of tribute.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 2 hours ago, pandarilla said: Ha. Yeah I can imagine a phone call went in to yewtree when this list was first created. That would be the ultimate embarrassment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaffenThinMint Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Mrs Elma Leiper McCauslan has received an OBE for her services to Country Dancing, without which civilisation as we know it would collapse and the zombie holocaust would occur all the time rather than just four times a year. Elsewhere Antony Beevor - who makes a living out of "military history" books (ie. history books littered with unreferenced hearsay masquerading as facts Daily Record "a source" style) has been given a knighthood, & most ironic of all Shirley Williams is made a Companion of Honour for backstabbing her comrades in two different parties and helping to wreck three. In recognition of a hundred million album sales In recognition of your popularity You take your gaudy prize From people you said you despise You wear your self-respect upon your bended knee In spite of all your claims It looks like you're just the same As every other clown who likes to put the crown Before or after their name In recognition of your service to the working class In recognition of your party loyalty You get an ermine robe And you declare when you are probed You only took it so the missus would be pleased In spite of all your claims It looks like you're just the same As every other clown who likes to put the crown Before or after their names Oh vanity It gets them one by one Cat, religion, monarchy But only in tale, fairly frail In recognition of your bravery up on the stage In recognition of your bankability You get to wait in lines With soldiers crippled by land mines And you think it's the Yanks that don't get irony In spite of all your claims It looks like you're just the same As every other clown who likes to put the crown Before or after their name In spite of all your claims It looks like you're just the same As every other clown who likes to put the crown Before or after their name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resk Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 I see Professor Phil Scranton who lead the Hillsborough independent panels investigation turned down his New Years OBE. A right good c**t him and the right decision to turn it down considering he helped uncover a disgusting cover up from the British Establishment. Scranton - sum boi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 2 hours ago, Mark Connolly said: The publishing of Honours Lists used to be huge entertainment in our house as my old man raged over the awards to great Britons such as the Queen's carpet fitter and Princess Margaret's glass collector. I thought her gynaecologist should have got a gong, her flange was always needing repair due to the pounding it received. Just think, her mum thought that the east end took a battering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermik Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 5 minutes ago, resk said: Scranton - sum boi. Has he got a granny from Granton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooky Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Glad Antony Beevor and Don McCullin both got knighthoods. I've quite a collection of Beevor's history books and McCullin's war photography is brilliant stuff, especially in Northern Ireland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 I think there's some kind of thing preventing this but all these folk who get their gongs for services to charity should immediately put them on e-bay and raise more money for their causes. Hypocrites! Be interesting when Brenda eventually does pop her clogs- imagine Charllie's first New Years Honours: "A Beardie O.B.E.: For services to talking to plants...". Oh the seethe amongst old Major types... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Snelders Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 8 hours ago, throbber said: I see Professor Phil Scranton who lead the Hillsborough independent panels investigation turned down his New Years OBE. A right good c**t him and the right decision to turn it down considering he helped uncover a disgusting cover up from the British Establishment. Unsuprising Prof. Scraton turned it down to be honest. He used to get anomymous phone calls detailing his/his family's movements, details of his children's schools etc and warned to watch his back when he was investigating the Hillsborough disaster/cover up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 I didn't know that but I have seen him in documentaries about it and is an absolute topper of a fellow for his efforts and shows all the wrong doing in a very nasty light indeed. Such unpleasant business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Snelders Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Yeah, if you get an up-to-date copy of his book 'Hillsborough- The Truth' he tells about it in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Good - if you or anyone hasn't seen the 30 for 30 documentary made on the event then get it watched asap, tells you all you need to know pretty much.There will be plenty others receiving an OBE who have done charity work or other sorts of work that are necessary due to the corruption and inequality of the UK though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 The number of people on here, a football forum, who blamed it all on Scousers getting bevvied up and pushing was disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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