Kate and Gerry McCann's Christmas Message 2018

aquila wrote:There's a wound on that man's hand. Was he bitten by a corgi?

PeterMac wrote:Aquila
"As someone who doesn't understand the honours list and its acronyms it would be good to note which particular honours Kate and the life-saving Gerry have failed to achieve."


The rules seem to be
1 . If you are a disgusting pervert, you get a Knighthood.  Sir Cyril Smith, Sir Clement Freud, Sir Jimmy Savile fall into this category.  There are many others
2.  If you are a financial crook, but operate in multi-millions, you get a Knighthood.   Sir Fred Godwin, Sir James Crosby and Sir Philip Green fall into this category. There are many others.
3.  If you are a top level sports person with questions about whether you took drugs, you get a Knighthood.  Sir Bradley Wiggins and Sir Mo Farah fall into this category. 
4.  If you win Gold at 5 successive Olympics, do 20 years of Charity work, and act as a role model for young people, you get a Knighthood.  Sir Steven Redgrave falls into this category
5.  If you win Gold at only 4 consecutive Olympics, with Sir Steven Redgrave, but also went to Eton and Oxford, and can trace your ancestry to William the Conqueror through the 2nd Duke of Norfolk, you get a Knighthood. Sir Matthew Pinsent falls into this category
6.  If you win TWO Gold medals at just one Olympics, you are immediately made a Dame (if you are a woman and black)

7.  If you risk your own life and save the lives of more than a dozen children trapped in a cave system on the far side of the world, you get an MBE. (The second lowest possible honour)

I hope that makes it clear.

sharonl wrote:

PeterMac wrote:Aquila
"As someone who doesn't understand the honours list and its acronyms it would be good to note which particular honours Kate and the life-saving Gerry have failed to achieve."


The rules seem to be
1 . If you are a disgusting pervert, you get a Knighthood.  Sir Cyril Smith, Sir Clement Freud, Sir Jimmy Savile fall into this category.  There are many others
2.  If you are a financial crook, but operate in multi-millions, you get a Knighthood.   Sir Fred Godwin, Sir James Crosby and Sir Philip Green fall into this category. There are many others.
3.  If you are a top level sports person with questions about whether you took drugs, you get a Knighthood.  Sir Bradley Wiggins and Sir Mo Farah fall into this category. 
4.  If you win Gold at 5 successive Olympics, do 20 years of Charity work, and act as a role model for young people, you get a Knighthood.  Sir Steven Redgrave falls into this category
5.  If you win Gold at only 4 consecutive Olympics, with Sir Steven Redgrave, but also went to Eton and Oxford, and can trace your ancestry to William the Conqueror through the 2nd Duke of Norfolk, you get a Knighthood. Sir Matthew Pinsent falls into this category
6.  If you win TWO Gold medals at just one Olympics, you are immediately made a Dame (if you are a woman and black)

7.  If you risk your own life and save the lives of more than a dozen children trapped in a cave system on the far side of the world, you get an MBE. (The second lowest possible honour)

I hope that makes it clear.

What about those millionaires who made donations and illegal loans to political parties and to fund political campaigns such as Tony Blairs?  I.e. The cash for honours scandal that appears to have been covered up.