| Tony Blair knighted on 22:39 - Dec 31 with 3685 views | jeera |
What for exactly? |  |
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| Tony Blair knighted on 22:42 - Dec 31 with 3657 views | SuperKieranMcKenna |
| Tony Blair knighted on 22:39 - Dec 31 by jeera |
What for exactly? |
No idea. Bit early for April fools |  | | |
| Tony Blair knighted on 22:43 - Dec 31 with 3653 views | noggin |
| Tony Blair knighted on 22:39 - Dec 31 by jeera |
What for exactly? |
Why not? Johnson is prime minister and Britain has left the EU. Nothing should shock us anymore. |  |
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| Tony Blair knighted on 22:45 - Dec 31 with 3636 views | J2BLUE |
Completely misread the room on that one.
Not sure it matters though, it's all complete BS. |  |
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| Tony Blair knighted on 22:46 - Dec 31 with 3623 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
Excuse my ignorance but how does this work? Is it the Government that decides them, is there a more independent group that does or do the opposition get to decide some as well as the Government?
How many former PMs have been knighted? What does it say about whoever has decided this? |  |
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| Tony Blair knighted on 22:46 - Dec 31 with 3617 views | jeera |
| Tony Blair knighted on 22:42 - Dec 31 by SuperKieranMcKenna |
No idea. Bit early for April fools |
I hate knighthoods/damehoods.
They're often for people who can run really fast or jump really high or something.
Or are stupidly wealthy off the back of a long-running acting career.
Or in these cases who knows what?
I want to see knighthoods awarded to someone who has jumped in front of a stranger about to be stabbed.
That chap who jumped into the Thames and died trying to rescue someone he'd never even met. So posthumously if necessary.
A recognition of something worthy. | |
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| Tony Blair knighted on 22:46 - Dec 31 with 3614 views | gtsb1966 |
| Tony Blair knighted on 22:42 - Dec 31 by SuperKieranMcKenna |
No idea. Bit early for April fools |
Ask the Queen. It was her decision. |  | | |
| Tony Blair knighted on 22:47 - Dec 31 with 3603 views | ChateauWines |
Wow!
If he hadn't been our PM we would have wanted him charged for war crimes | |
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| Tony Blair knighted on 22:47 - Dec 31 with 3600 views | noggin |
| Tony Blair knighted on 22:46 - Dec 31 by gtsb1966 |
Ask the Queen. It was her decision. |
You reckon? | |
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| Tony Blair knighted on 22:47 - Dec 31 with 3601 views | gtsb1966 |
| Tony Blair knighted on 22:46 - Dec 31 by Nthsuffolkblue |
Excuse my ignorance but how does this work? Is it the Government that decides them, is there a more independent group that does or do the opposition get to decide some as well as the Government?
How many former PMs have been knighted? What does it say about whoever has decided this? |
The Queen decided. | | | |
| Tony Blair knighted on 22:48 - Dec 31 with 3594 views | J2BLUE |
| Tony Blair knighted on 22:46 - Dec 31 by gtsb1966 |
Ask the Queen. It was her decision. |
Isn't it decided by the cabinet office? | |
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| Tony Blair knighted on 22:48 - Dec 31 with 3588 views | SuperKieranMcKenna |
| Tony Blair knighted on 22:45 - Dec 31 by J2BLUE |
Completely misread the room on that one.
Not sure it matters though, it's all complete BS. |
Totally!
The only person that thinks Tony Blair deserves a knighthood is Tony Blair. | | | |
| Tony Blair knighted on 22:48 - Dec 31 with 3576 views | gtsb1966 |
| Tony Blair knighted on 22:48 - Dec 31 by J2BLUE |
Isn't it decided by the cabinet office? |
Not this one | | | |
| Tony Blair knighted on 22:49 - Dec 31 with 3545 views | footers |
For services to Halliburton by way of the Catholic Church, for some reason. |  |
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| Tony Blair knighted on 23:03 - Dec 31 with 3433 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
Fair enough. So there are some chosen by the Queen and some by the Government then. | |
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| Tony Blair knighted on 23:09 - Dec 31 with 3400 views | Illinoisblue |
The whole system just seems more and more irrelevant and silly. Ken Barlow gets a gong, as does a Spice girl, and some kids doing charity work. |  |
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| Tony Blair knighted on 23:45 - Dec 31 with 3286 views | WD19 |
For services to TWTD by triggering Darth. |  | | |
| Tony Blair knighted on 23:57 - Dec 31 with 3212 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Tony Blair knighted on 23:55 - Dec 31 by blueconscience |
A War Criminal and Scaremongers Knighted 
This country is becoming a joke
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The fact this is the choice of the Queen only makes it even more odd. I can only assume there is something we are overlooking as to why she has chosen this.
EDIT: At point of making this comment I was unaware who you meant by scaremongers. A disgraceful comment that has rightly earnt you criticism and downvotes. Without the scientific advisors who have been recognised in this list, the Government's mismanagement of this pandemic would have been even more catastrophic than at times it has been anyway. [Post edited 1 Jan 2022 21:02]
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| Tony Blair knighted on 23:58 - Dec 31 with 3206 views | Churchman |
| Tony Blair knighted on 22:46 - Dec 31 by jeera |
I hate knighthoods/damehoods.
They're often for people who can run really fast or jump really high or something.
Or are stupidly wealthy off the back of a long-running acting career.
Or in these cases who knows what?
I want to see knighthoods awarded to someone who has jumped in front of a stranger about to be stabbed.
That chap who jumped into the Thames and died trying to rescue someone he'd never even met. So posthumously if necessary.
A recognition of something worthy. |
Agree entirely. Politicians, sportsmen like Hamilton who earn millions, actors, people who suck up to the government and earn millions doing it, people politically useful etc etc.
Honours should be for people who do extraordinary things like the examples you give. |  | | |
| Tony Blair knighted on 00:03 - Jan 1 with 3187 views | Guthrum |
| Tony Blair knighted on 22:46 - Dec 31 by Nthsuffolkblue |
Excuse my ignorance but how does this work? Is it the Government that decides them, is there a more independent group that does or do the opposition get to decide some as well as the Government?
How many former PMs have been knighted? What does it say about whoever has decided this? |
Many former PMs received peerages. Churchill turned one down for a knighthood. |  |
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