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Arise Sir Tim?

Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 169,577

If the rumours are correct, this man is about to be knighted in the New Years Honours list...




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  • tai-gartai-gar Member Posts: 2,688
    Really?

    For voting for Brexit I guess?

    Well deserved then (NOT).
  • HAYSIEHAYSIE Member Posts: 35,831
    Cant stand him.
  • rabdenirorabdeniro Member Posts: 4,430
    He looks like a Harry Enfield character.
  • PaintedOnePaintedOne Member Posts: 236
    rabdeniro said:

    He looks like a Harry Enfield character.

    eat lard
  • EssexphilEssexphil Member Posts: 8,771
    Lots of these sorts of appointments are based on what good they have done for the Govt of the day, rather than the country as a whole. And he did campaign for something that the recent Govts have wanted to implement. The mere fact that, on a personal level, I disagree with that campaign is neither here nor there. That's what he gets an Award for.

    I'm a cynic when it comes to big business and its "support" for campaigns. Simply because big business tends to support whatever is best for that particular business, rather than anything more noble. And it is a bit unfair to single out someone who was voting for self-interest on the side I don't like. As opposed to those that were just as biased in their opposition to Brexit.

    Spoons is a UK Company. Almost entirely reliant on UK sales, as opposed to Europe. Whose major competitors were almost all European-based. No more self-interest than Nissan wanting to be able to flog cars in Europe.

    It would be nice to think that all honours are awarded on objective "do good" criteria. But a whole load are not. That's the way it is.

  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 169,577
    tai-gar said:

    Really?

    For voting for Brexit I guess?

    Well deserved then (NOT).


    @tai-gar

    Well I don't know for sure, but there are very strong rumours to that effect. Anyway, we'll know by the weekend, as I assume the New Year Honours List will be published on Sunday or Monday latest.

  • HAYSIEHAYSIE Member Posts: 35,831

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  • HENDRIK62HENDRIK62 Member Posts: 3,202
    just goes to show what absolute dog **** these awards are
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  • Bean81Bean81 Member Posts: 590
    No surprises that the Mail and Express choose to ignore the honours that go to Tory donors and mates of the PM.
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    Rishi Sunak under fire for handing out knighthood to Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin



    But Tory donor Martin became infamous for being less than hospitable to his 40,000 staff in the early days of Covid – refusing to pay staff at his 875 pubs shut in lockdown until a government rescue package covering 80% of worker wages came through.

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  • RogueCellRogueCell Member Posts: 533
    All I can say is FFS **** **** **** ****
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