Peerages for Brexiters, Knighthoods for Tax dodgers

[studio150]

How do people think Labour donor Alan Sugar got his peerage

As part of his business enterprise roll, and so he could be part of the Brown Government.

 

[Randy McNob]

im wondering what the knighthood has to do with the company or their tax affairs. they've followed tax rules or is there insinuation they havent, had some preferential treatment, the article doesnt make such suggestion. all it shows is people dont understand companies pay tax on profit, not turnover.

It's more of a moral question really, I didn't think lining your own pockets, and climbing the greasy pole was the attributes required to become a Knight of the realm but I suppose the fact Philip Green gets to keep his means nobility and honour doesn't seem to count.

 

[NooBHA]

It's time to " scrap this crap "

All these "Awards " and I use that term loosely are outdated and have no merits in Modern Day Society.

You might as well give an award for peeing over high walls.

 

[vegster]

Corrupt and tinpot country

Au contraire, " World Beating", corrupt and tinpot country.

 

[Motogull]

It's time to " scrap this crap "

All these "Awards " and I use that term loosely are outdated and have no merits in Modern Day Society.

You might as well give an award for peeing over high walls.

I know someone, who I trust on this, that knew a fella that could pee over a van. And by van I mean bigger than a transit. This is the sort of thing we need to celebrate.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

It's time to " scrap this crap "

All these "Awards " and I use that term loosely are outdated and have no merits in Modern Day Society.

You might as well give an award for peeing over high walls.

Or at least reduce it, which was the plan until recently. I read our bloated HoL is the biggest second chamber in the world. That’s just nonsense and hypocritical of Boris who routinely spread lies about the EU and huge numbers of alleged unelected members.

 

[beorhthelm]

It's more of a moral question really, I didn't think lining your own pockets, and climbing the greasy pole was the attributes required to become a Knight of the realm but I suppose the fact Philip Green gets to keep his means nobility and honour doesn't seem to count.

very uninformed of you, thats exactly what is required for a knighthood. they've always been given to those who curry favour with the establishment, or promoted to some civil service positions.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Whatever party is in power does the same.


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[vegster]

very uninformed of you, thats exactly what is required for a knighthood. they've always been given to those who curry favour with the establishment, or promoted to some civil service positions.

Au contraire, I give you Sir Bobby Robson, Sir Kenny Dalglish and Sir Chris Hoy.

 

[beorhthelm]

Au contraire, I give you Sir Bobby Robson, Sir Kenny Dalglish and Sir Chris Hoy.

good point, the sporting gongs require sporting excellence. service to arts too. political ones, not so much.

 

[Deleted member 2719]

The media normalises what I think is downright corruption

Boris hands out peerages to MPs who backed Brexit, including some Labour MPs and even Brexit party MEPS. Presumably he got his brexit deal through parliament (or bought) on a promise of later reward?

and get this, Theresa May's husband Philip May, who worked for a firm who avoided paying corporation tax whilst paying directors $43m during an 8 year period is given a Knighthood !

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/theresa-mays-husbands-firm-avoided-11593549

Hey Randy, let it go.
I will call your SIR if it helps.

Arise Sir randy mcnob.

 

[vegster]

good point, the sporting gongs require sporting excellence. service to arts too. political ones, not so much.

This is the difference, all too many political awards dilute the honour bestowed simply because many are awarded for just doing the job. So many of the people Knighted deserve their awards and so few politicians should get anywhere near one.

 

[NooBHA]

I know someone, who I trust on this, that knew a fella that could pee over a van. And by van I mean bigger than a transit. This is the sort of thing we need to celebrate.

I shall expect to see him in the House of Lords next week. That's impressive

 

[Pavilionaire]

The world moves on, but not in Britain it seems.

Archaic monarch, archaic Parliamentary system and buildings, archaic voting system, old school tie network, corrupt honours system. A country run by c*nts for c*nts.

 

[JC Footy Genius]

Best guess as to which 2nd/3rd account the OP represents?

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[lawros left foot]

Not only does the son of former KGB officer Alexander Lebedev gain a peerage, but so too does James Wharton, a paid advisor to former Russian state arms firm boss, Alexander Temerko, at the same time as he was running Boris Johnson's leadership campaign.


Obviously not corrupt, at all.

 

[Randy McNob]

The world moves on, but not in Britain it seems.

Archaic monarch, archaic Parliamentary system and buildings, archaic voting system, old school tie network, corrupt honours system. A country run by c*nts for c*nts.

what gets me is why ordinary people vote to keep this status quo. Gaslit.

 

[zefarelly]

That reminds me I must renew my subscription to the Sepp Blatter/Michel Platini school of ethics.


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The Daily Mail probably have them down as euro commies.

 

[BUTTERBALL]

Time to scrap this nonsense along with the House of Lords.

 

[zefarelly]

Not only does the son of former KGB officer Alexander Lebedev gain a peerage, but so too does James Wharton, a paid advisor to former Russian state arms firm boss, Alexander Temerko, at the same time as he was running Boris Johnson's leadership campaign.


Obviously not corrupt, at all.

Nothing to see here . . . .move along.

I sat and watched about half of the original 1984 film after the brexit referendum . . . .I couldn't watch much more. . . Satirical comedy is dead, reality has taken over. . . . Until people are literally dead, in their thousands I don't think anyone will bother to look up . . . . Oh. . . . Hang on . . . . Maybe when their children starve, or their homes are repossessed . . .AND they're all out of credit/food . . . . Who knows. The best is yet to come. Apparently.


I'm alright Jack deserves nothing less.