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Closed Scrap the UK honours system

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The honours system is anachronistic and irrelevant cronyism. It is a largely elite structure rewarding randomly selected people who are merely doing their job (often badly). If it is replaced at all it should be by a people's panel recognising only public service and sacrifice.

Examples too numerous to list, going back decades. The latest examples include Philip Green's peerage and David Cameron's resignation list.

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