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Especially as her company is about to be fined for not posting her accounts to companies house.
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Wow, hardly crime of the century. I've been fined a couple of times for accounts being filed a day or so late. She should have a word with her accountant maybe. <shrugs>
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Ridiculous. Mo Farah seems a nice enough chap but a knighthood for running quickly? Yes he has to train but a lot of it is down to genetics. But that's neither here nor there. A knighthood. For running quickly. Anyone would think the honours are just handed out to whomever the government thinks is currently in vogue with the masses.
By promoting Quorn. |
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"By promoting Quorn"
That a very good reason for not getting an honour |
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Jess' award makes up for the absolute outrage that she never won 'rear of the year'. 😀
There is no better arse in the known world. 😍 |
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Mark Rylance is knighted. Who is he? Never heard of him. You have to be be moderately famous to be knighted and I doubt anyone knows who he is. Quote:
I think he's that camp bloke with the massive teeth. Was on X-factor a few years ago.
Mark Rylance may not be as well known but he is significantly more talented:- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Rylance |
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The camp bloke who was on the X-Factor a few years ago is Rylan Clark.
Mark Rylance may not be as well known but he is significantly more talented:- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Rylance Excellent in Bridge of Spies |
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Amidst all the Beckhams. Murrays, Dodds etc it's grossly unfair that the real people get very little publicity
all those businessmen cronies of Cameron and May who assiduously donate wads of cash to the party.............all those pen-pushers who toil away in the back office of Number 10 for 20 years just to get a gong Nobody knows their names................no features in the press, no spots on Sky News They make this country safe and run it for the elite and rich yet nobody gives a damn..........
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Amidst all the Beckhams. Murrays, Dodds etc it's grossly unfair that the real people get very little publicity
all those businessmen cronies of Cameron and May who assiduously donate wads of cash to the party.............all those pen-pushers who toil away in the back office of Number 10 for 20 years just to get a gong Nobody knows their names................no features in the press, no spots on Sky News They make this country safe and run it for the elite and rich yet nobody gives a damn.......... ![]() https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...r-honours-list It's tempting to blame the media for focusing on the stars from sport and the arts, but the reality is that the above article will get a lot less attention from the public than ones about celebrities. If you aren't happy, promote the stories about the people who "no-one" cares about.
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Bollox.
Why? ??? Anyway I've changed my mind. I've just seen that hockey player Sam Quek. I'd give her one.
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It's tempting to blame the media for focusing on the stars from sport and the arts, but the reality is that the above article will get a lot less attention from the public than ones about celebrities. If you aren't happy, promote the stories about the people who "no-one" cares about.
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She announced her retirement earlier this year.
Sorry - messed up the quote when snipping. ![]() Why did they bother with the CBE in 2013 if there was the potential for her to be made a Dame 3 years later? It's just evidence of how they are handing these awards out frivolously and unnecessarily. Why not award people for the sum total of their achievements rather than award them a new honour every couple of years just for the sake of it? As I said in my original comment, it feels like they are handing out these honours effectively as a PR exercise, because they think they must be seen to reward all these public figures because the public are clamouring for it. I don't believe that's the case, and that they are in fact undermining the whole system by being too generous and impatient. |
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This is true.
But I out rank him. I'm called Earl. |
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Jess' award makes up for the absolute outrage that she never won 'rear of the year'. 😀
There is no better arse in the known world. 😍 |
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Perhaps that is the real reason she got her award bearing in mind she only has one gold medal. Lovely Laura already has four. Going back in time I don't recall Daley Thomson getting an equivalent honour either.
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I don't think Daley's bum was even nominated
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Mark Rylance is knighted. Who is he? Never heard of him. You have to be be moderately famous to be knighted and I doubt anyone knows who he is.
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Exactly. She retired less than 6 years after first being awarded an MBE. So why couldn't they just wait, see how much she achieved in her career and then give her the appropriate accolade?
Why did they bother with the CBE in 2013 if there was the potential for her to be made a Dame 3 years later? It's just evidence of how they are handing these awards out frivolously and unnecessarily. Why not award people for the sum total of their achievements rather than award them a new honour every couple of years just for the sake of it? I couldn't tell you when Jess got her MBE or OBE, but she got her CBE after the 2012 Olympics, so it's four years between the CBE and becoming a Dame. She has now retired, so they know her sporting achievements, unless she's in line for any more upgraded medals following the doping investigations. Don't forget, she's won at the World Championships as well as the Olympics. I do, however, think they could have waited another year to Dame her, and she could enjoy it more. Even better, let her get on with her post-retirement career, although I suspect she'll be keen to have some peace and quiet with her family, and maybe have another child. However, I'd expect her to stay involved in sport and it's nice for that to be factored in. IMO, as soon as they decided to Dame Kelly Homes on her retirement, it set a precedent. They really should have waited a few years, and to be fair, she has done a lot of work to encourage kids into sport anyway, but it's hard to delay giving the award to others after that. Quote:
Perhaps that is the real reason she got her award bearing in mind she only has one gold medal. Lovely Laura already has four. Going back in time I don't recall Daley Thomson getting an equivalent honour either.
I do, however, think it's a farce that Daley Thompson hasn't had the recognition he deserves, but presumably there is still time. He's currently a CBE, which he got in 2000, so he's almost there. I expect all that needs to happen is for someone to nominate him. He keeps a low profile, and maybe he likes it that way, but I think it would be well received by the public if he got one? |
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Honours have always been handed out as simple recognition of high achievement in whatever it is a person does, and that includes sport, the arts, entertainment etc. They aren't reserved solely for the "worthy" cases.
It's like saying "Pfft an Oscar just for acting in a movie?" but that is exactly what the award is for, a simple recognition. |
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Exactly. She retired less than 6 years after first being awarded an MBE. So why couldn't they just wait, see how much she achieved in her career and then give her the appropriate accolade?
Why did they bother with the CBE in 2013 if there was the potential for her to be made a Dame 3 years later? It's just evidence of how they are handing these awards out frivolously and unnecessarily. Why not award people for the sum total of their achievements rather than award them a new honour every couple of years just for the sake of it? As I said in my original comment, it feels like they are handing out these honours effectively as a PR exercise, because they think they must be seen to reward all these public figures because the public are clamouring for it. I don't believe that's the case, and that they are in fact undermining the whole system by being too generous and impatient. At least Jess Ennis-Hill deserves her honours - unlike some others. |
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Andy Murray knighted? Oh boy.
He's a great tennis player but too miserable. He is the patron saint of depression. ![]() So he can appear dour, but what would you like him to do..? Go on court wearing a red nose..? Personally, I tend towards the opinion that, if looking focused and determined on court gives him an apparently intense demeanour I'll say "Crack on, Andy". Quote:
Mark Rylance is knighted. Who is he? Never heard of him. You have to be be moderately famous to be knighted and I doubt anyone knows who he is.
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Ken Dodd was knighted for services to tax invasion. Well done, Ken!
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You can imagine the honours people going through the list struggling to find anyone famous and still alive. They pick the names out of a hat.
They Google each name just to check they're still alive! |
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I am a little surprised that Alistair Brownlee is not on the list. He successfully defended his Olympic Gold medal in the Triathlon. Why have other Olympians been honoured and not him (Unless he was offered and refused)
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Why do women only get a "Damehood" why can't they be Knights too?
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these 'rewards' are meaningless when every mildly well known celeb/sports person ends up getting one eventually.
also for most ridiculous award this year someone got recognized simply because of sheer luck being born with a good brain and managing to get a masters at the at age of 17 |
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Why do you care? It really doesn't matter.
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