tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post4209223292247662894..comments2024-03-26T09:38:39.888+00:00Comments on Borthlas: The unknightedJohn Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-32274874619429575532012-02-03T07:28:21.836+00:002012-02-03T07:28:21.836+00:00What about hittin peopele where it hurts and takin...What about hittin peopele where it hurts and taking his 300k ension off him, that he might notice not being Sir Fred will hardly dent his day. Then again is anyone deserving of a 300 K pension, well maybe a few street cleaners dinner ladies and nurses who have slogged all their lives not a banker whose usual lunch stop is the RitzYou mean there's more???https://www.blogger.com/profile/12736627336832800972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-32152415958080321242012-02-02T20:02:24.945+00:002012-02-02T20:02:24.945+00:00There was a list published recently of all those p...There was a list published recently of all those people who have turned down honours over the years.<br /><br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16736495<br /><br />Full list<br />http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/sites/default/files/resources/document2012-01-24-075439.pdf<br /><br />Back on topic I wonder if this doesn't set a precedent. Fred Goodwin was given an honour for being good at what he does. Then he had it taken off him for being rubbish at what he did.<br /><br />What happens to a sports person, say Zara Phillips for example. She was good at what she did and was given an MBE. Then she broke her horse and had to pull out of the Olympics but still kept her MBE. <br /><br />What about Martin Johnson. Won a world cup as a player, given a CBE. Turns his country in an absolute disgrace on and off the field and gets to keep it.<br /><br />Yes these are tongue in cheek but where is the continuity?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11475962539522399975noreply@blogger.com