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Originally Posted by Mal
...but some people think that the excuse "because Labour did it..." is an okay excuse for the Tories to carry on doing it, if pulled up on it  |
Which is why I also wrote:
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but over the years I can think of a whole lot of politically motivated honours being given by all parties to people far less deserving of them.
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Originally Posted by Hugh
It's wrong whoever does it, but equally wrong to ignore that your own party (whoever they may be) does it.
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It's not OK whichever party is resposnible but selectively accusing a new govt. whilst overlooking the previous 13 years of Labour nepotism sticks in the throat somewhat.
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Originally Posted by Caff
I'm so pleased for Dickie Bird, the ex cricket umpire.
He shed tears by the bucket for his MBE and goodness knows how red his eyes will be for his OBE - but heck - at least it'll mean a heck of a lot to him  |
So true.
