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oh dear: Knighthood of Sir Philip Green under review following BHS failure

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    #11
    Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
    I am still unclear as to EXACTLY what he has done wrong?

    Did he mention Hitler or something?
    Nothing that a good dose of retrospective legislation won't cure.

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      #12
      Originally posted by centurian View Post
      But he got his knighthood for "services to the retail industry" - on the basis that he made an extraordinary contribution in his field, for which recent evidence casts doubt upon that.
      It's his behavior that puts KBE into disrepute - he should have never obtained it in the first place.

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        #13
        Originally posted by AtW View Post
        It's his behavior that puts KBE into disrepute - he should have never obtained it in the first place.
        Tony Blair....
        "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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          #14
          Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
          Tony Blair....
          He doesn't have a KBE, and probably never will.
          http://www.cih.org/news-article/disp...housing_market

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            #15
            Originally posted by PurpleGorilla View Post
            He doesn't have a KBE, and probably never will.
            He was knighted in 2006 - who was PM then?
            "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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              Sir Philip Green: Support grows among MPs to strip knighthood - BBC News

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                #17
                Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
                Sir Philip Green: Support grows among MPs to strip knighthood - BBC News
                How will the poor fella cope?
                The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't exist

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                  Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
                  Sir Philip Green: Support grows among MPs to strip knighthood - BBC News
                  If they are Labour MPs then it's anti-Semitic...
                  "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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