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Gongs (MBEs, OBEs, etc.): anachronism or a good thing?
TOPIC: Gongs (MBEs, OBEs, etc.): anachronism or a good thing?
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Re:Gongs (MBEs, OBEs, etc.): anachronism or a good thing? 4 Years, 2 Months ago
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Edward V started the gong business - Order of the British Empire etc. To reward those who helped win WWI.
Lloyd George, his PM, sold these awards for cash via his agent Maundy Gregory - who was a murderer, villain, traitor and all round vagabond.
Gregory was imprisoned and banished. George had to resign.
£10k for a knighthood; £40k for a barronecy etc. This culture went on, until relatively recently.
Our award system is suspect and flawed.
Just look at our Upper House - and wonder why the Duke of Devonshire has nothing to do with Devon.
It was the only Dukedome available to purchase, on a particular day...
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Re:Gongs (MBEs, OBEs, etc.): anachronism or a good thing? 4 Years, 2 Months ago
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The Word Champion, for titles, though is Charles.
Several hundred - from different countries, military organisations, universities, charities, sports, academies etc.
In dozens of Commonwealth places, and beyond. All carefully stored on his website/ciriclum vitae.
Honours should be earned, or relinquished; many of the honours were gifts, like my new carpet - not to be constantly published about.
In any 5 year period, our future King will visit less than 5% of those admirable entities - of which he is just a name on the letterhead.
Perhaps Harry was right to opt out of anachronistic ideology...
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