MacNaBracha, 26 days ago to history

Air a dheagh ràdh, Annaig.

Well said by Annie Mac.

#BritishEmpire #colonialism #Ireland #AnnieMac #honours #MastoDaoine #Gàidhlig

https://www.thejournal.ie/annie-mac-mbe-british-empire-6365820-Apr2024/

raghnallborders, 28 days ago to KateMiddleton

The #royalfamily gathers just before getting dressed up for the official photo to celebrate #KingCharles handing out #honours to his former mistress #camilla , his son #PrinceWilliam and his daughter in law #katemiddleton

#RepublicNow #AbolishTheMonarchy

julesbl, 1 month ago to random

Replace the UK Honours System with an Independent Honours Commission - Sign the Petition! https://chng.it/WK6dDzZJ via @UKChange
#petition #ukhonours #honours

'Oppenheimer' director Christopher Nolan to be given knighthood (www.reuters.com)

British-American filmmaker Christopher Nolan, fresh from his Oscar victory for historical drama "Oppenheimer", will receive a knighthood from Britain for services to film. His wife and film producer Emma Thomas will receive a damehood, the female equivalent of a knighthood, the British government said on Thursday in a list of...

Peternimmo, 9 months ago to politics

Evidence that there are some people who have no #shame. Two people turned down gongs in Liz #Truss's resignation #honours list. But 14 others have accepted! Imagine spending the rest of your life as Sir or Lord Something and everyone knowing you got it from Liz Truss. These people are on a different #ethical planet than most of us
#morality #politics
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/13/the-guardian-view-on-liz-truss-resignation-honours-this-list-of-shame

openDemocracy, 9 months ago to uk

BREAKING: Boris Johnson's new Lords appointees have donated £17m to the Tory Party.

Johnson put Tory donors in the Lords at twice the rate of any other PM since 2013, openDemocracy analysis shows.

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/boris-johnson-tory-donors-house-of-lords-starmer-corbyn/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=newsie_social

#Tories #Labour #Libdems #UK #UKpolitics #Transparency #HouseofLords #Honours #Politics #UKpol #PoliticalFunding #Lords

bullivant, 11 months ago to random

And he has nominate Shaun Bailey who has been accused of has been accused of Islamophobia and Hinduphobia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaun_Bailey_(London_politician)#Islamophobia_and_Hinduphobia_accusations#Islamophobia_and_Hinduphobia_accusations)

#UKPolitics #BorishJohnson #ShaunBailey #Honours #Islamophobia #Hinduphobia

bullivant, 11 months ago to random

Finally a scintilla of sanity around Bozo's p**s take of an honours list. The whole system is utterly corrupt and should be removed or replaced with a system that is apolitical. If you have to have them have honours awarded by an independent body of non-politicians.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-dorries-honours-list-sunak-b2354440.html

#UKPolitics #BorishJohnson #Honours