I have never been a supporter of the Honours system in this country. The whole set up seems to belong to another age. We have knighthoods, lordships and such for the great and the good and MBE's Etc. for the hoi polloi who have been judged worthy of a bauble and who are made to feel part of the system for a day at the palace.
To try and give the system credibility, more recently, some of the hoi polloi have been given senior honours. The whole thing has however lost all credibility. Failed civil servants and politicians are given honours to help them disappear quietly. 'Celebrities' are given honours to try and show the Government are human and in touch with the people. Worst of all, all political parties are simply selling honours to anyone prepared to donate £100 k or more. The system is a farce.
I am pleased that people like Bradley Wiggins and other athletes have been honoured. Inevitably, Bernard Hyphon Howe has been given a knighthood. It seems that you cannot have a Met Commissioner without a title. The decision regarding this would have been made before the
'Plebgate' incident, of course.
I am disappointed that PC Kate Brookman from Sussex has been given a QPM. She has been a police officer for 26 years. For 17 of those years she has been a Neighbourhood Schools Officer. She has also been a communications officer and a crime scene support officer. She has been rewarded for her dedicated work with young people. We all know people like PC Brookman; lovely person, dedicated to their role but at the end of the day her career has been nine to five in an office with Christmas off and little chance of getting her hands dirty. When will we see an officer given a QPM for a consistently high arrest rate?
Happy New Year!
To try and give the system credibility, more recently, some of the hoi polloi have been given senior honours. The whole thing has however lost all credibility. Failed civil servants and politicians are given honours to help them disappear quietly. 'Celebrities' are given honours to try and show the Government are human and in touch with the people. Worst of all, all political parties are simply selling honours to anyone prepared to donate £100 k or more. The system is a farce.
I am pleased that people like Bradley Wiggins and other athletes have been honoured. Inevitably, Bernard Hyphon Howe has been given a knighthood. It seems that you cannot have a Met Commissioner without a title. The decision regarding this would have been made before the
'Plebgate' incident, of course.
Sir Bernard Hyphen Howe
I am disappointed that PC Kate Brookman from Sussex has been given a QPM. She has been a police officer for 26 years. For 17 of those years she has been a Neighbourhood Schools Officer. She has also been a communications officer and a crime scene support officer. She has been rewarded for her dedicated work with young people. We all know people like PC Brookman; lovely person, dedicated to their role but at the end of the day her career has been nine to five in an office with Christmas off and little chance of getting her hands dirty. When will we see an officer given a QPM for a consistently high arrest rate?
PC Kate Brookman QPM
Most disgraceful, of course, are the awards for failure, which devalue the whole system. Hector Sants was CEO of the Financial Services Authority from 2007 until he stepped down quietly in June 2012. (Fear not for his career. He will take up a new post with Barclay's Bank in 2013.) He was in charge of overseeing the banks when they nearly bankrupted the country. He has been rewarded for leading the reform of the FSA and for learning the lessons of the disaster he partly had responsibility for.Happy New Year!
'Ogan-'Owe got his for belong to Manor Of St James lodge surely? Brookman? Stop calling her an "officer" unless she is a Lieutenant. Honours? Why didn't Dale Cregan get a medal? ACAB.
ReplyDeleteTotally agree with you Lex.
ReplyDelete"The system is a farce."
ReplyDeleteYou are inordinately generous, lex. A farce is often amusing and not necessarily corrupt.
I have my fingers crossed that now BHH has his knighthood he might actually stand up to the government and support his troops.Also there are fairies living at the end of my garden!!!
ReplyDeletePS Can't you block that moron above who revels in the deaths of police officers?
You are not troops Jade, just because you have started to dress like them.
ReplyDeleteIf I revel in anyone's death it is due to having been arrested more than once for no reason, just like Moaty.
Although real farce recognises no boundaries or good taste, I draw a line at bestowing the dual honours of Damehood and Knighthood on Jaded, for services to cross-dressers.
ReplyDeleteJaded - I still think other readers should get a taste of some of the people the police have to deal with.
ReplyDeleteIncidentally, I missed the PCC elections. How did Ciaran do?
Really f***ing badly. Lex, isn't it a coincidence that as soon as I began researching police corruption I was arrested? Are you "Sine Favore" 9856 Lodge, O Worshipful Brother 33 degrees??
ReplyDeleteFull moon tonight? He's everywhere.Except in the asylum taking his medication.
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Escort girl today, WC Jaded?
ReplyDeleteThe Mail furnishes statistics on the police part-timer scandal. "Not being retarded" is the best response if the article questions whether there is anything better than a job as a plod.
Once again Melvin you show your true colours by quoting and believing without question a Daily Mail anti-police story.
ReplyDeleteI haven't got a second job but full power to the elbows of the chums that have.
It's absolutely none of your business what a police officer does on his day off.
What's your second job Melvin? Actually what's your first job?Obviously something to do with policing as you are such an expert.
Jaded
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ReplyDeleteCiaran, I have told you before, I won't allow what may be libelous comments regards Derek Haslam. If you want to repost without those feel free.
ReplyDeleteA CBE for 'Artist' Tracey Emin is a far better example of true farce, lex. One hopes she will attend the palace in a reasonably sober condition and leave no impromptu Art on carpets and seating.
ReplyDeleteI don't disagree with you melv. I mentioned 'celebrities' in my post. Giving awards to luvvies and talentless artists is all part of the farce.
ReplyDeleteSomehow the Government thinks these awards bring them closer to the people. I don't think many people really care. The Mail led a campaign to have Bruce Forsyth knighted as if we gave a damn.
It is true actually which is what is costing you a lot of support.
ReplyDeleteShow me the Court judgement Ciaran and I will let you post it. Or is this another case of not allowing evidence to get in the way of a malicious or daft story?
ReplyDeleteWell Lex, I will put the facts here, prominent free mason, ex police, who killed a pedestrian when drink driving not arrested. Boasts of having kiddy porn and not being arrested. Nigeria or Norfolk?
ReplyDeleteSo there is no evidence then....
ReplyDeleteLex plod fit the innocent up daily so what is "evidence"? The public believe me, nobody believes you. Not even the judiciary any longer - a bad sign in a police state.
ReplyDeleteI am delighted at Murray doing so well recently.
ReplyDeletebut even he MUST be embarrassed at getting honours so young...
Even more disappointing is Debbie Simpson Chief Constable of Dorset Police getting a QPM for being in charge of a proven homophobic Dorset Police Force that allows this https://dorsetpoliceignoredomesticviolenceorderbreaches.wordpress.com/wp-admin/edit.php
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