New Years Honours

Also, Bernard Hogan-Howe, the new commissioner of police for London .... why do you get a knighthood at the beginning of your tenure? Sounds like the politicians want him to toe the line - knighthood now, followed by a guaranteed seat in the House of Lords. It stinks.

And the recent head of the Financial Services Authority gets a knighthood, which should look good on the letterheads in his new 3 million a year job with Barclays! That also stinks.

As a staunch republican I am against all honours - long live Danny Boyle. But of all the iniquities of the system and today's list, Hector Sans has to be the biggest joke ( if only it were funny) and I deplore the jobs related honours such as the Met Commissioner and the top civil servants. I better shut up now before I am shot down again!!