Cometh the hour, cometh the man
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Cometh the hour, cometh the man
And I cannot think of anyone who deserves it more....
He Maybe 100, but he deserves a knighthood.
https://www.change.org/p/war-hero-to...aptaintommoore
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He Maybe 100, but he deserves a knighthood.
https://www.change.org/p/war-hero-to...aptaintommoore
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Absolutely! If a tw@t like Ian Duncan-Smith can be knighted (what for?) then we can certainly afford to honour this wonderful old gentleman. The sooner, the better, we could all do with cheering up at the moment!
Would be nice but I think Captain Tom ought to be sounded out first. At his age he might well not want to be arsed with all the attendant palaver. If he is up for it I think it would be a great idea. Btw why single out IDS? At his level in politics a K pretty well comes with the job. Also does anyone else think it is funny that a Tory PM is plain old Mr Johnson (or more usually just "Boris") but the Labour leader of the opposition is Sir Keir Starmer? 
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There should be quite a few others in the line with him.
I give you Dr John Campbell. A reassuring YouTube voice in this time of worry and misinformation.
Any others?
Btw why single out IDS? At his level in politics a K pretty well comes with the job.
Also does anyone else think it is funny that a Tory aPM is plain old Mr Johnson (or more usually just "Boris") but the Labour leader of the opposition is Sir Keir Starmer?
As for Keir, he had probably given up on the idea of very high office, so took the K. His current role may be a bit of a surprise to him; rather like his namesake.
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Passed the £21 million mark this morning..
Total raised £18,090,672.88 + £3,388,862.73 Gift Aid
Now this is what the Honours System is for - and they shouldn't take a year kicking it about in a Committee either..........
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Great respect for what Capt Tom was doing, with his modest aspirations.
However, I try to curb my enthusiasm for an Honour. What he did was a 'good thing', but in normal times barely deserving of much more that a paragraph or two in the local papers.
The fantastic sum raised is, surely, just a manifestation of people jumping on the band-wagon, seeing an easy way to support the NHS etc. and assisted by massive Media coverage. In that context, the honour lies with all those who have donated, in some cases VERY generously.
I anticipate incoming.
However, I try to curb my enthusiasm for an Honour. What he did was a 'good thing', but in normal times barely deserving of much more that a paragraph or two in the local papers.
The fantastic sum raised is, surely, just a manifestation of people jumping on the band-wagon, seeing an easy way to support the NHS etc. and assisted by massive Media coverage. In that context, the honour lies with all those who have donated, in some cases VERY generously.
I anticipate incoming.
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He even got a cynical bstd like me to contribute, so he must be doing something right. I would like to say to him, give it a rest and take a day off. He's been on the telly almost every day now, and his daughter seems to be switched on, but give the guy a break. I'm sure we'd all like to see him reach his hundredth, and maybe Liz will slip a fiver in with his card.
Ye Gods, there are some weird folk on this site. How in Hell did anyone manage to bring IDS into the subject, and politics in general !!! Save it for Jetblast. And yeah, lets not honour this amazing gentleman, after all, what has he done ? Unbelievable !!
I'm with MPN on this one. Captain Tom has really captured public imagination, and has proved himself to be a thoroughly good bloke. However, one event should not attract a knighthood......and I am also agin many who receive it under 'dodgy' cover (realising that my view is subjective). He has rightly been lauded by all and sundry, but let's leave it at that.
I'm with MPN on this one. Captain Tom has really captured public imagination, and has proved himself to be a thoroughly good bloke. However, one event should not attract a knighthood......and I am also agin many who receive it under 'dodgy' cover (realising that my view is subjective). He has rightly been lauded by all and sundry, but let's leave it at that.
I think Bunta is suffering from what they used to call "Knight Starvation" in the Civil Service..............
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In other obscured news, there’s a 90+ woman trying to ‘reach’ the summit of some Scottish peak by climbing her stairs (assisted by her walking stick) to reach the equivalent height. I doubt she’ll raise millions, bless her.