According to David Cameron's honours list, you don't even have to succeed in your job to get a knighthood
8 years, 7 months ago

According to David Cameron's honours list, you don't even have to succeed in your job to get a knighthood

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The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy David Cameron may no longer be Prime Minister but his resignation honours list is a reminder of how strong the old boys’ club really is. Cameron Gives Parting Speech Outside 10 Downing Street It’s not as if these colleagues are being given knighthoods for doing a particularly good job either, and being Cameron’s closest allies came after the fact. The Prime Minister’s honours list is nothing more than recognition of proximity to the Prime Minister, rather than acknowledgment of merit in achievement and service. Harold Wilson’s famous ‘Lavender list’, included multiple controversial businessmen and, much like Cameron’s, was seen as a departing Prime Minister returning favours and saying thank you to close confidants.

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Over 30 Indian-origin 'unsung heroes' on King Charles's New Year honours list
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Over 30 Indian-origin 'unsung heroes' on King Charles's New Year honours list

India Today  

Community leaders, campaigners, academics, and medics are among over 30 Indian-origin professionals to be recognised in King Charles’ 2025 New Year Honours List released in London on Friday night. Among the 2025 Indian-origin Officers of the Order of the British Empire include cardiologist Professor Sanjay Arya for services to black and minority ethnic doctors and healthcare in north-west England; Nandini …

Indian-origin 'unsung heroes' on King Charles’ 2025 New Year Honours List
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian-origin 'unsung heroes' on King Charles’ 2025 New Year Honours List

The Hindu  

Community leaders, campaigners, academics, and medics are among over 30 Indian-origin professionals to be recognised in King Charles’ 2025 New Year Honours List released in London on Friday night. Among the 2025 Indian-origin Officers of the Order of the British Empire include cardiologist Professor Sanjay Arya for services to black and minority ethnic doctors and healthcare in north-west England; Nandini …

How honours became a weapon in political warfare
2 months, 3 weeks ago

How honours became a weapon in political warfare

The Independent  

Even before Sadiq Khan’s knighthood was announced in today’s honours list, there was anger at the prospect of such an award; a petition circulating among right-wing opponents of the London mayor accrued 200,000 signatures even before Christmas. It has not helped that this year’s regular new year honours have come so quickly after the resignation honours of several recent prime …

Sadiq Khan ‘set for knighthood’ in New Year Honours list
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Sadiq Khan ‘set for knighthood’ in New Year Honours list

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I would not submit resignation honours if PM, says Starmer
1 year, 9 months ago

I would not submit resignation honours if PM, says Starmer

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Sitting Labour and Tory MPs recognised with awards in King’s Birthday Honours
1 year, 9 months ago

Sitting Labour and Tory MPs recognised with awards in King’s Birthday Honours

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Boris’s resignation honours are the latest in more than 100 years of corruption and cronyism
1 year, 9 months ago

Boris’s resignation honours are the latest in more than 100 years of corruption and cronyism

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Somewhat charmingly, the Cabinet Office has a website in which it invites people to “nominate someone amazing for a national honour”. Take, for example, the honours list of Boris Johnson, who resigned on Friday in a manner that can described as considerably less than “honourable”, let alone “amazing”. Most historians agree that the rot started 101 years ago, with the …

What is the ex-prime minister’s honours list and why is it controversial?
2 years ago

What is the ex-prime minister’s honours list and why is it controversial?

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Tory MPs Iain Duncan Smith and Robert Buckland receive knighthoods from King
2 years, 4 months ago

Tory MPs Iain Duncan Smith and Robert Buckland receive knighthoods from King

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Put David Beckham out of his misery – give the man a knighthood
2 years, 6 months ago

Put David Beckham out of his misery – give the man a knighthood

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Tony Blair: One million sign petition to ‘rescind’ knighthood
3 years, 2 months ago

Tony Blair: One million sign petition to ‘rescind’ knighthood

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Public overwhelmingly against Tony Blair knighthood, poll finds
3 years, 2 months ago

Public overwhelmingly against Tony Blair knighthood, poll finds

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Tony Blair’s knighthood is an insult to people like me who grew up in the shadow of the Iraq war
3 years, 2 months ago

Tony Blair’s knighthood is an insult to people like me who grew up in the shadow of the Iraq war

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Could gong for Tony Blair ‘unblock’ honours for successors as prime minister?
3 years, 2 months ago

Could gong for Tony Blair ‘unblock’ honours for successors as prime minister?

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Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tony Blair’s appointment to the Order of the Garter will spark …

New year honours list 2022: Tony Blair and Chris Whitty to be knighted as awards announced
3 years, 2 months ago

New year honours list 2022: Tony Blair and Chris Whitty to be knighted as awards announced

The Independent  

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Iain Duncan Smith knighted in New Year’s Honours despite fury at Tory welfare policies
5 years, 2 months ago

Iain Duncan Smith knighted in New Year’s Honours despite fury at Tory welfare policies

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The honours system is a joke. Theresa May just proved it – Boris Johnson will break it
5 years, 6 months ago

The honours system is a joke. Theresa May just proved it – Boris Johnson will break it

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Owen Smith would introduce five-year ban on honours if elected Labour leader
8 years, 7 months ago

Owen Smith would introduce five-year ban on honours if elected Labour leader

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David Cameron Honours list would 'embarrass a medieval court'
8 years, 7 months ago

David Cameron Honours list would 'embarrass a medieval court'

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David Cameron honours list: Tory donor rejects knighthood as 'cronyism' row continues
8 years, 7 months ago

David Cameron honours list: Tory donor rejects knighthood as 'cronyism' row continues

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David Cameron honours list: Peerage for former Tory treasurer caught up in City scandal 'blocked' by honours committee
8 years, 7 months ago

David Cameron honours list: Peerage for former Tory treasurer caught up in City scandal 'blocked' by honours committee

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Rewards for Cameron’s cronies are the exact opposite of what the honours system should be about
8 years, 7 months ago

Rewards for Cameron’s cronies are the exact opposite of what the honours system should be about

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Theresa May refuses to intervene against David Cameron’s honours list for his friends
8 years, 7 months ago

Theresa May refuses to intervene against David Cameron’s honours list for his friends

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Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Theresa May will not intervene in David Cameron's resignation honours list …

David Cameron offers knighthoods to Remain campaigners and decorates George Osborne in leaked honours list
8 years, 7 months ago

David Cameron offers knighthoods to Remain campaigners and decorates George Osborne in leaked honours list

The Independent  

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David Cameron's honours list provokes 'cronyism' backlash and calls for overhaul
8 years, 7 months ago

David Cameron's honours list provokes 'cronyism' backlash and calls for overhaul

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David Cameron's farewell honours list blocked by Whitehall over 'ethical' suitability of some appointments
8 years, 8 months ago

David Cameron's farewell honours list blocked by Whitehall over 'ethical' suitability of some appointments

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New Year Honours: What are they, how do you get one - and how do you get 'promoted'
9 years, 2 months ago

New Year Honours: What are they, how do you get one - and how do you get 'promoted'

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Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The major Queen’s Honours include a knighthood or damehood, Officer of the Order of …

New Year's Honours: A knighthood for Lynton Crosby marks new low for the honours system
9 years, 2 months ago

New Year's Honours: A knighthood for Lynton Crosby marks new low for the honours system

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The honours system is entrenching elitism in British society by rewarding political work
9 years, 2 months ago

The honours system is entrenching elitism in British society by rewarding political work

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New Year Honours: Praise for the 'normal people' who get Britain ticking
12 years, 2 months ago

New Year Honours: Praise for the 'normal people' who get Britain ticking

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Alongside the celebrities who dominate the honours are scores of "normal people" whose endeavours …

UK lawmakers feel more ordinary citizens should get titles
12 years, 6 months ago

UK lawmakers feel more ordinary citizens should get titles

Firstpost  

Not all recipients are British, and foreign nationals can receive honorary awards. Lawmakers on parliament’s civil service watchdog said that while British people valued the honours system, few understood how or why titles were bestowed and believed they were awarded to the “usual suspects they already know”. “Far too few are being awarded to ordinary citizens for the extraordinary contributions …

Whitehall keeps grip on 'classless' honours
31 years, 2 months ago

Whitehall keeps grip on 'classless' honours

The Independent  

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