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• Dahl, Hitchcock, Freud: UK Reveals Those who Refused Honors From the Queen

  
  The Inquisitr Entertainment — Authority: 728
  Every year in Britain, hundreds of people are awarded an OBE, CBE or knighthood in the New Year or Birthday Honours list. But not everybody is willing to bend their knee and accept an award from the monarchy. Many have rejected honors publicly from the Queen (including John Lennon and writer JG Ballard, more of ...
  4 days ago

• Sir Fred’s knighthood was fair at the time

  
  The Edge — Authority: 104
  No-one would give Fred Goodwin a knighthood now, but that’s not a reason to take away the one he’s got. If the ex-banker loses his gong, then a lot of athletes, actors and artists should be ready to return theirs too. Some people think honours should go only to the brave and gallant who perform acts above the ...
  1 week ago

• Fred Goodwin and gesture politics

  
  Notes from a Broken Society — Authority: 97
  There are growing calls for Fred Goodwin, former chairman of RBS whose extravagant remuneration while presiding over a failing bank has become a powerful symbol of the excesses that led to the 2008 market crash, to be stripped of his knighthood.  Even the Conservative Party, not known for its willingness to deprive ...
  1 week ago

• How can Sir Fred keep his knighthood?

  
  top99news - breaking news from the world top newspapers — Authority: 163
  http://www.dailymail.co.uk How can Sir Fred keep his knighthood? Can a man who has done such immense disservice to his industry and his country really be allowed to retain a knighthood for services to banking? published date:Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:10:43 GMT
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• Strip Fred the Shred of tainted knighthood demand MPs: Disgraced banker may finally be made to pay

  
  top99news - breaking news from the world top newspapers — Authority: 163
  http://www.dailymail.co.uk Strip Fred the Shred of tainted knighthood demand MPs: Disgraced banker may finally be made to pay David Cameron is ‘sympathetic’ to cross-party demands for the most reviled figure of the financial crisis to lose the honour bestowed on him for ‘services to banking’. Sir ...
  1 week ago

• Knights of the Nano Table

  
  Nanotechnology Law Report — Authority: 85
  Among the United Kingdoms many traditions is the Queens New Year Honors List , a list of politicians, actors, writers and others awarded with knighthoods for distinguished services in fields ranging from charitable work to business to acting. Among this years honorees are Professors Andre Geim  and Konstantin ...
  2 weeks ago

• Apple’s Jonathan Ive gets knighthood of the British Empire

  
  Bolozer — Authority: 133
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  2 weeks ago

• iWake With AppAdvice For Monday Now Available

  
  App Advice — Authority: 136
  Good morning! Today’s episode of iWake With AppAdvice is now available. Topics include: *Jony Ives Knighted*CafeScribe Brings Textbooks To iOS*Evernote Brings Chat Support To Premium Users*Apple TV Hacked To Run Apps*iOS Alarms Still Broken*Sony Cuts Tablet Prices*Nintendo Creating Their Own App Store*Siri For ...
  4 weeks ago

• Apple design guru Jony Ive receives a knighthood – Brisbane Times

  
  Apple Secrets — Authority: 140
  Brisbane Times Apple design guru Jony Ive receives a knighthood Brisbane Times Jonathan Ive, left, Apples then vice president of design, and Jon Rubinstein, Apples senior vice president of engineering, pose behind five iMac computers in 1999. Photo: AP Fans of the clean, inviting look of the ...
  4 weeks ago

• Jonathan Ive is knighted

  
  Bits & Pieces — Authority: 120
  From the BBC. Jonathan Ive, Apple’s head of design, has been awarded a knighthood in the New Year Honours list. Mr Ive, who can now style himself Sir Jonathan, has been made a Knight Commander of the British Empire (KBE).
  4 weeks ago

• Tainted New Year Honours: Knighthood for Tory donor who made millions from … – Daily Mail

  
  newsaddicts — Authority: 144
  Daily Mail Tainted New Year Honours: Knighthood for Tory donor who made millions from …Daily MailBy David Wilkes and Jason Groves A disgraced property tycoon and a hedge fund trader who cashed in on the credit crunch are both in the New Year Honours list.Cameron criticised over awards to his friends in the ...
  4 weeks ago

• iPad designer and Apples Senior VP-Design, Jonathan Ive awarded knighthood -- Now Sir Jonathon Ive

  
  Firstain — Authority: 119
  Apples Senior Vice President of Design, the guy who was the mastermind behind the designing of world-changing Apple products like the iPod, iMac, iPhone, and most recently the iPad, Jonathon Ive has been honored with knighthood in his native United Kingdom, ending 2011 with the news he will now be called Sir Jonathon ...
  4 weeks ago

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