Gongery

An awful lot of people are signing a petition to have Tony Blair’s knighthood revoked. I won’t be joining them. To sign such a petition would imply that I think it was an undeserved honour, when actually I consider all such honours unworthy. Anyone familiar with the British honours system can hardly be unaware of its corrupt use and general bankruptcy. The Order of the British Empire?? Lloyd George Knew My Father? Maundy Gregory? Boris Johnson? As this latest list shows we still have cash for peerages. I would sign a petition to abolish the lot. But in the meantime I will just have to do my best to watch Tony Blair wearing his stockings, garters and velvet cushion hat (with ostrich feathers) and his fellow lucky duckies on their annual parade at Windsor Castle.

​Happy New Year!