[News] New Year honours 2024

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Anthony Grant Bloom. Chairman, Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club. For services to Association Football and to the community in Brighton. (London, London)

George David Dowell. Owner, Worthing Football Club. For services to Association Football and to Disability Awareness. (Worthing, West Sussex)

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

(OK it’s actually the 2024 NY honours, whoops)

 

[birthofanorange]

Tim f***ing Martin

 

[Wozza]

Sir Tim Wetherspoon Martin.

 

[Bob!]

and Truss has announced her honours list at the same time

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

Sir Tim Wetherspoon Martin.

Fried breakfasts for under a tenner; pints for under £4; historic buildings preserved for public use; takings of £1.9 billion pounds though.

 

[Stat Brother]

and Truss has announced her honours list at the same time

Her nominations - which largely consist of political supporters and former aides - have been announced at the same time as the New Year Honours list, but Downing Street sources denied this was an attempt to limit coverage of Ms Truss's list.

Basically all bought - classy to the end.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Sir Tim Wetherspoon Martin.

Services to out-of-date beer and microwaved food…..great.

 

[timbha]

Services to out-of-date beer and microwaved food…..great.

Not everyone can (or wants to) afford swanky food and drink on a night out.

 

[Wozza]

Fried breakfasts for under a tenner; pints for under £4; historic buildings preserved for public use; takings of £1.9 billion pounds though.

And?

Amazon sell stuff really, really cheap, employ shedloads (warehouse loads) of UK staff in some deprived areas (including Croydon), and have ridiculous 'takings'.

I wouldn't get excited if their UK execs got gongs.

 

[Reinelt 62]

Also Howard Wilkinson, ex-Albion winger (1966 -1971), now League Managers Association chair, OBE for services to football and charity.

 

[A1X]

Mary Earps has got an honour, Joey Barton must be FUMING

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Sir Michael Eavis!

https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2023-12-29/glastonbury-festival-co-founder-michael-eavis-given-knighthood

 

[Colonel Mustard]

Services to out-of-date beer and microwaved food…..great.

They never sell out of date beer (which would be illegal). They originally made their fortune by buying up short-dated beer and selling it cheaply and quickly, though according to CAMRA that’s no longer their business model, they just use their buying clout to drive very good deals.

 

[Bodian]

Stuart Broad, CBE.

Excellent.

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

Mary Earps has got an honour, Joey Barton must be FUMING

It is a triple England goalkeeper honours list.

Peter Shilton becomes a CBE for services to football and the prevention of gambling harm. And Maddie Hinch is made MBE for services to hockey.

 

[The Grockle]

Services to out-of-date beer and microwaved food…..great.

Don't disagree with regards to the food although they cater to a market that might otherwise not be able to enjoy a meal out in difficult times.

With regards to beer, they are far from perfect but when many pubs are moving away from cask their pubs provide a good selection of well kept beers. I've had much worse real ales from large pub companies that should do better considering their prices.

A wetherspoon wouldn't be my choice for a night out but I do feel they are an asset to our ever declining town centres.

 

[jakarta]

Kevin Sinfield should have been knighted...

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Her nominations - which largely consist of political supporters and former aides - have been announced at the same time as the New Year Honours list, but Downing Street sources denied this was an attempt to limit coverage of Ms Truss's list.

Basically all bought - classy to the end.

Ms Truss was hedging her bets.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Services to out-of-date beer and microwaved food…..great.

And fuelling fights on West Street.