Originally posted by SueEllen
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And it looks like whomever puts the honours lists together thinks more of Jimmy Saville and Rolf Harris than Nigel Farage which is a downright shame seeing as he's done so much for the country (especially fund raising for the RNLI ... https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...at-institution) -
Distraction technique from whoever controls Boris. Get all the faithful to rail against Bliar, convince them that is the reason never to vote for anyone that isn’t Tory.Leave a comment:
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That'll trigger a few people here. But I suggest you look at Liberia. There's was nothing in it for Britain really - it was a purely humanitarian action. And it stopped babies getting their hands chopped off.
Shame about Gulf War 2.Leave a comment:
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Well I suppose it was too much to hope he would be sent to the Tower for his lies & treasonLeave a comment:
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Blimey, HMQ must have taken some persuading to appoint Blair to the Order of the Garter, because didn't he cancel the royal yacht!
(A quick Google revealed that was John Major's idea originally, due to its cost of upkeep; but the Tories were committed to replacing it, whereas Labour spitefully declined.)
Could it be Boris's idea, to forestall Blair returning to active politics and even leading Labour again?!
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Arise Sir Tony...
Bliar.
The Queen prefers Tony to Alexander.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-59809682
Prof Chris Whitty and Prof Jonathan Van-Tam, who became household names during the Covid-19 pandemic, have been knighted in the New Year Honours list.
Both men - who will now have "Sir" before their name - have regularly briefed the nation from Downing Street.
Dr Jenny Harries, chief executive of the UK Health Security Agency, and Dr June Raine, head of the vaccines regulator MHRA, are both made dames.
And Tony Blair is knighted, being appointed to the Order of the Garter.
Unlike the main New Year Honours list, which is advised on by the prime minister's office, the Order of the Garter is a royal appointment.
The former prime minister said it was "an immense honour" and he was "deeply grateful to Her Majesty the Queen".
On the main list, actresses Joanna Lumley and Vanessa Redgrave are made dames.
In sport, husband and wife Jason and Laura Kenny are made a knight and a dame for services to cycling, while Jody Cundy - who has won multiple Paralympic golds in swimming and cycling - is appointed CBE.
Tom Daley, who won Olympic gold in Tokyo in the summer, is appointed OBE for services to "diving, LGBTQ+ rights and charity". His diving partner and fellow gold medallist, Matty Lee, gets an MBE.
Swimmer Adam Peaty and gymnast Max Whitlock also become OBEs, while shock US Open winner Emma Raducanu is appointed MBE.
Last edited by SueEllen; 31 December 2021, 23:56.
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