Geoffrey Boycott knighted even after conviction(s) for domestic abuse

A strange choice for Theresa May to add to her Honours list, especially given her recent support for the Domestic Abuse Bill.
I'm a supporter of rehabilitation but as others have said, rehabilitation requires acknowledgement of past behaviour and at least a sign on regret. His response to the female interviewer this morning was boorish, rude and aggressive. I don't care what reprehensible things previous recipients of Honours have been capable of. We are discussing Boycott and this year's list. He shouldn't be on it.
Whether we should still have Honours is another thing but so far as Boycott is concerned, shocking offence and shocking response to questions this morning.

Bradford I’m sure there are some reprehensible Knights etc and some very fine ones. But anyway it’s not his domestic life he has to account for as in he didn’t do the washing up but that he was found guilty of physically assaulting another human being. The so-called minimising of this by calling it a ‘domestic’ just shows how far there is still to go in taking this category of violence seriously. His language and dismissive obnoxious responses today to his critics show exactly what a boorish thug he is. He was also a great supporter of apartheid South Africa. As for his conviction being ‘spent’ that’s meaningless in this context and anyway, even if a conviction is normally spent under the Act it doesn’t not mean it does not have to be disclosed in specific situations.

But the whole situation is just a particularly glaring example of the nonsense that is the honours system

Ditch the "honours" its just a way of keeping the class system alive and kicking....making some ,like Boycott, feel superior because he's got a title ,when in fact some of us wouldn't give him fresh air if he was drowning .As the mother of a woman who was battered by an ex ,NO time cancels out this crime .Time doesn't take away the fear or the distrust my daughter and millions like her feel after being subjected to bullies ,like Boycott.Honours....what a joke !

It’s high time we limited these Honours to people who had served their communities AND kept their fists to themselves.

There would be no Honours given at all if the person had to account for their domestic lives!!

Do you honestly not know about some of the despicable things Knights, Dames and other have done?

They are given the honour for services to their communities - in this case cricket.

I've never liked Geoffrey Boycott, he's a boor and a bully. It's a pity he represents Yorkshire - but he was a damned good cricketer in his day.

I always thought he was an ill mannered bore, he has just proved it. No contrition; no remorse; no knighthood.

he said that he voted to Leave because a French tribunal sentenced him for severely beating his then partner

I’ve just seen this on BBC news. I don’t agree with Knighthoods for anyone, let alone a convicted domestic abuser, however spent the conviction is.

Is it astonishing? I wonder....

Astonishingly he is being reported as saying that he voted Leave because he was convicted of the domestic abuse in a French Court. Another Leaver who knew just what they were voting for, then?

While I agree that a 25 year old conviction might be considered to be 'spent' he's done nothing particularly exceptional to deserve a knighthood. There are plenty of other talented sportspeople who may be equally deserving...

Theresa made a lot of bad decisions. She wasn't a great Prime Minister.

I was thinking of parallels with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, which doesn't require remorse for the slate to be wiped clean.

Because he’s been convicted of battering a woman - and that is what he should be remembered for. If you choose to do something as reprehensible you shouldn’t be rewarded with an honour and you certainly shouldn’t be spouting off about ‘not giving a toss’

Why should a life time of achievement be completely negated by one, undoubtable heinous action, over 20 years ago?

I do not defend him, He always comes across as boorish and boring, but as a cricketer he was superb and should be rewarded for that.

Geoffrey Boycott is a vile, nasty, egotistical bore. He was probably the most boring cricketer ever, who put his own performance above county or country needs. He obviously can't count either because his conviction was 21 years ago, not 25 as he states. Honours are rarely given to the deserving, but his absolutely takes the biscuit. Best moment ever? When Botham deliberately ran him out in NZ

His response today speaks absolute volumes about the man, vile.

Very disappointing. I listened to ‘Women’s Hour ‘ today and it was pointed out the timing was terrible too as the Domestic Abuse Bill has been put on the back burner because of Brexit and prorogation. Boycott’s response to the criticism about the knighthood ‘I don’t give a toss’, I think sums up the man and perhaps suggests he hasn’t really changes.

Having worked with offenders I'd say yes, grumppa - rehabilitation of offenders should certainly be the norm but even this morning on the radio he was still not taking any responsibility for his actions.

The fact that he was extremely rude and patronising to the interviewer was shocking too - and he wasn't challenged on it. Altogether a rather nasty sounding person.

I know he was a great cricketer in his day but you aren't ready for rehabilitation if you don't accept past mistakes I feel.

Well he hasn't played cricket for a good many years either has he? So if his domestic violence is to be forgotten, so should his cricket be forgotten.

Isn't remorse and an admission of guilt a good indication of whether someone has been rehabilitated?

Boring batsman, boring commentator, not worth a knighthood. BUT the offence, which he still denies, was 25 years ago: whatever happened to rehabilitation of offenders?

I honestly don't think that the man is very well, mentally.

Absolutely agree paddyann

One glance at Teresa's list will make you understand why "honours" are a joke.Time they were given the Order of the BOOT

If you ever saw the photos of the woman it would be hard to believe she fell...