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Old 04-01-2017, 16:35
walterwhite
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The actors, sports stars and pop stars get the award for what, doing their job?

If they are good enough pop stars have their own industry honours, equally if they are good enough athletes will win titles and gold medals, why do they need OBEs, and so on.

The same is true of business men, people like Alen Sugar and Richard Brandson did not start charities they made themselves rich.
I'd imagine most people on the list got their awards for just doing their jobs.
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Old 04-01-2017, 16:37
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No one deserves an honour just for doing their job however good thy are at it, as they have already been rewarded with pay, medals and trophies or both. Honours should be for people who do something that helps others and for which they get no other reward (financial or otherwise). Theyt should also do away with the Sevices To ... bollocks and actually list what a person did to deserve their honour.
So no honours for the armed services then?
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Old 04-01-2017, 17:33
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I personally cannot fathom why someone who has accomplished something fantastic would then want to be thankful for bowing down and receiving a 'well done' in front of someone who was essentially born into their role.

Each to their own and all that but I just don't see any value in it.
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Old 04-01-2017, 20:43
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So no honours for the armed services then?
They get there own honours which are higher value than anything awarded in the Honours List (and I haven't noticed anyone getting one, to also get an Honours list one as well) as they're earned and for going above and beyond the call of duty, normally at risk to their own life, not just awarded for some spurious reason as a political reward or garner popularity - in fact a VC recipiant goes first when they're dished out, and the others have to wait and I have a lot more respect for some one who has earned a bravey medal than someone gifted a Knighthood or OBE.

Military honours also differ in that the citation actually states what they're getting the medal for, not some services to ... whitewash.
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