Memorandum by Mr R Neil Marshman (HON
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As an ordinary "pleb" in the street,
I think that we should keep the honours system and the suggestion
that knighthoods should be scrapped, should itself be scrapped.
Such honours are an important feature of life in this country,
which we should maintain—I would hate to see the government
remove another historic part of our way of life. I think fewer
gongs for politicians though would be a good idea—with more
importance being played to other members of society.
If hereditary peers have now been removed from
the House of Lords (another bad idea in my book) then the government
should start allowing new such titles to be created—as clearly
they can no longer influence government.
February 2004
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