>> >> The fact that Gordon Brown rewarded his co-conspirators against the then Prime Minister with
>> peerages and other honours rather taints the whole thing
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>> Couldn't agree more. It's an appalling idea to give people knighthoods and peerages for doing
>> stuff. They should carry on being sold for money by the party in power.
>>
You might be on to something there AC.
After all, charitable work isn't charitable if you do it to earn recognition.
Perhaps one should rule oneself out to show that one's efforts in that direction really were selfless, and leave the gongs to the civil servants, political manipulators (donors) and cronies.
I know lots of people who do community stuff with no thought or likelihood of an honour. Some under this roof (and I am not so immodest as to refer to myself).
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