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Shami Chakrabarti criticised for award but Tory donor give £2.5 million for a peerage.

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/aug/05/new-peer-on-camerons-resignation-honours-list-gave-tories-25m New peer on Cameron's resignation honours list gave Tories £2.5m Keith Vaz Wes Streeting Tom Watson Yesterday, Tom Watson, Keith Vaz, Wes Streeting and others, were grabbing television interview time and inches of column space in the media, to proclaim hypocritical indignation at Shami Chakrabarti and her peerage nomination, when their real agenda was to have yet another swipe at Jeremy Corbyn. Shami Chakrabarti who has done much for human rights and civil liberties over the years, is criticised not because she has been nominated for a life peerage, but because the nomination was made by Jeremy Corbyn. Shami Chakrabarti Today, after examining David Cameron's Resignation Honours list, which takes cronyism to a new level even for Cameron, the news is revealed that at least one of ...

Rewarding failure with a Knighthood.

  http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/28/hector-sants-knighthood_n_2375455.html?utm_hp_ref=uk Hector Sants, Who Presided Over Collapse Of Northern Rock, Awarded Knighthood Hector Sants  A clear demonstration of how corrupt and debased the "Honours system" has become. Not only do we reward failure with huge cash bonuses, but we also bestow Knighthoods and other awards for incompetence. The sooner this patronising and discredited lunacy is dismembered the better.