Although I acknowledge that it will not make one bit of difference, I however have no power as to who gets a knighthood, I only have the very limited power to express my dissatisfaction, as to who has in my personal view, received or about to receive a Knighthood, OBE, MBE ect, without being worthy of it.
I can only assume IDS has received it on the bases that he has inflicted so much pain and injustice on the poor and disabled, not in my opinion the qualities that should be rewarded.
I also agree with the previous comments that if you have to make these awards, then it should be to people who have unselfishly given up their free time and dedicated their lives to improving other citizens quality of life, without personal financial reward’s, not to showbiz, sports, or well paid politicians who have made an income doing what they want to do and especially not to business people who have financed politicians and political parties or even charities at the expense of not paying tax, (which pay’s for hospitals, schools and welfare). This is an option not open to the working class who have to pay their taxes by PAYE at source.