craig
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Just wondering what everyones view on the honours handed out by the 'British Empire' are?
A famous poet Benjamin Jephaniah recently rejected the offer of one because he said "it stands for colonial brutality and slavery".
David Beckham on the other hand was more than happy to make the trip to britain with 'Posh' to accept one for his "services to free kicks??", With Jamie Oliver not far behind picking up on OBE for "services to sainsburys??".
Personally I think the OBE, MBE and variants are VERY out-dated and perhaps a modern day equivalent should be conceived.
Discuss.
A famous poet Benjamin Jephaniah recently rejected the offer of one because he said "it stands for colonial brutality and slavery".
David Beckham on the other hand was more than happy to make the trip to britain with 'Posh' to accept one for his "services to free kicks??", With Jamie Oliver not far behind picking up on OBE for "services to sainsburys??".
Personally I think the OBE, MBE and variants are VERY out-dated and perhaps a modern day equivalent should be conceived.
Discuss.