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Automatic knighthoods for travel agents

It used to be the case, but apparently no more:

"British ambassadors and high commissioners who help arrange the Queen's state visits will no longer automatically receive knighthoods. The decision follows a streamlining in the number of knighthoods being awarded". (Telegraph, print only)

And some people wonder why I want the entire non-military honours system scrapped, bag, baggage, Bath and Garter.

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Anonymous Anonymous said... 9:48 am

Top of my list of things that would never happen

" Arise Sir Croydonian"
" No sorry Madge my convictions and idealism prevent me from accepting this,admittedly rather flattering ,gong "

Ha , no chance and if you really don`t want yours , I`ll have it.
...my precious
Medals have been a bit of a theme recently C  



Anonymous Anonymous said... 10:04 am

So its no longer automatic.......can they buy one? Do I ask Emily or Lord Levy?  



Blogger Croydonian said... 10:17 am

N - I do not believe they are tranferable. Lord Newmania of Islington has a pleasant ring to it though.

V - Probably worth trying.  



Anonymous Anonymous said... 10:17 am

C would never get a K
not jewish enough  



Anonymous Anonymous said... 12:23 pm

I can sell you all whatever titles you life. BONAFIDE too.

Just let me know what you want to be and your bank details.

Currently I style myself Count. Always helps with the upgrades to First.  



Blogger Croydonian said... 12:33 pm

A friend of mine who shall remain nameless has a surname very similar to that of a noted banking dynasty, and when mumbled it is very helpful for booking tables at high end restaurants.  



Anonymous Anonymous said... 12:48 pm

Now we know how he landed the job at GS
All part of the zionist conspiracy (+;  



Anonymous Anonymous said... 7:29 pm

The honours rot set in under Major _ as it did in so many things: remember his abolition of the British Empire Medal (BEM)? Now everyone who would have got a BEM gets an MBE and so on up the chain.... Yet another form of grade inflation... I'd be inclined to say that you get a peerage for much less these days if cash didn't figure so large in so many peerage awards. Consider the risible mediocrity Baroness Uddin _ whose sole claim to fame before getting togged up in ermine was to have been a sub-standard 'chair' of the social services cttee in Tower Hamlets/ Newham or somewhere equally ghastly..  



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