Honours System

[Brenda Shackleton]

The Monarch is advised by Downing Street. I feel that the late Queen held off as long as she could before she took a sword to Mr Blair.

I give him credit for the Good Friday Agreement although history shows that was not completed or implemented properly. No protection given to our Military.

Otherwise......
* 2 Wars.
* Uk broken up with separate Parliaments
* Selling of gold reserves. Yes, it was Gordon Browne, but he could not have done it alone
* Made Polytechnics into Universities when they were functioning well enough without being meddled with
* 50% should go to University." As a teacher of Special Needs that was completely bonkers.

For what it's worth I think that the serving Prime Minister should acknowledge the service of their Cabinet Colleagues, Civil Servants, etc (some of whom only stay a short time) A Medal of Service for the recipients' time in Office . Name, date, anything else . Something to hang on a wall. This to be at the PERSONAL EXP[ENSE of the serving Prime Minister. That should focus the mind !

Brenda

[j.sabourn]

All selections come through Downing Street or have to be recommended Tony , don’t let anyone tell you any different , Fortuanetly some of the older orders have tighter restrictions on them . As regards Bliar he is a good advertisement for birds who flock together. You have to think and act like he does or should I say prance. JS

[j.sabourn]

#59 when the vote was taken vic one paper reported that a reporter had been told by an mp that Bliar was acting like a school boy and boasting we are going to war. Newspaper reports as such I decry but in his case there may of been some truth in it. JS

[James Curry]

So why would a Conservative downing street nominate Tony Blair for a Knighthood and tell the Queen to do so!!!! I still maintain the Queen made that decision herself. He saved the monachy by getting the Queen to return to the Capital to mourn the death of the Princess of Wales. People were angry at her staying put in Balmoral.

Why would Blair rejoice that we were going to war, utter bollock!!! perhaps that was in the Sun Newspaper.

[vic mcclymont]

There was TV programme a few years ago showed that Blair and Bush had met a Bush resident where Blair they both agreed the road map to war. Blair committed UK troop to the action.
Vic