Dec.16th Belle Vue planning application is live online

Quote: vastman "[listI don’t like the honours system as it is and Walker is a perfect example as to why.

You won’t be surprised that I’m not against it all together. but I’d be much happier if it was just enough handed out for a balanced House of Lords, I mean it’s not like they do anything much. Also a handful of honorables actually picked by the Queen and close advisors for knighthoods and other gongs and not by politicians and civil servants. I’m pretty sure Liz would get most of them right and I doubt that would include Rodders.

I support a limited version of it because I think it makes us stand out a bit from the rest of the rather bland Eurozone. A bit of good old fashioned pomp. Shows we were able to keep our traditions because we didn’t keep losing wars (Germany) or surrendering (France) or just being plain load and vulgar (USA). I don’t really care so long as it keeps the rest of the world interested. Being noticed even for daft things is better than not being noticed at all (Australia or Canada).

It could be quite a nice institution if it wasn’t so clearly bent'"

You'd be surprised to see, vasty, that I don't totally disagree with the honours system. I find nothing wrong in officially recogniseng the hard work and endeavour of those that have actually done something outstanding, but I'm totally against the House of Lords and the usage of title viz Sir, Lord, Earl etc. After all it was only the fact that one bloke had a bigger club than the next bloke in the first place that the nobility came about. . t's absolutely feudal and should be.consigned to history.

As an aside, I have to say that I worked alongside "Sir" Rodders many, many years ago. Even in those days he had a very overpowering presence and was obviously going to be a "somebody", but I must admit that he was one of the funniest people that I have ever met and a natural comedian (but a bad loser at three card brag).