Memorandum by Professor William D Rubinstein
(HON 16)
I strongly dissent from the proposed abolition
of knighthoods as described in today's "Daily Telegraph"
as one of the proposals of your Committee. Your Committee is almost
certainly dominated by otherwise unemployed left-wing Labourites,
and reflects an extreme left-wing view of society. There has been
no popular call to do away with knighthoods. Your Committee has
simply decided to make mischief on this issue; it is reasonable
to say in order to satisfy the left-wing ideological preconceptions
of its majority. Knighthoods have been a part of British society
for centuries. They should be left alone. Your Committee is wasting
the taxpayers' money.
February 2004
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