Arise, Sir Knight
The latest edition of Private Eye has lots to say about the demise of Margaret Thatcher and events surrounding the former Prime Minister's funeral - as you would expect.
But here are two of my favourites:
POETRY CORNER
IN MEMORIAM
BARONESS THATCHER OF
KESTEVEN, 1925-2013
So. Farewell
Then
Baroness Thatcher.
Your supporters
Say you made
Britain what
It is today.
So do your
Critics.
They claim
You will go
To Hell
But Keith's mum
Says, "The lady
Is not for
Burning".
EJ Thribbute (17)
THATCHER FUNERAL GUIDE
HOW TO
ACHIEVE A
RESPECTFUL
MINUTE'S
SILENCE
1 Tell everyone Mark Thatcher has a knighthood
2 A stunned minute's silence will follow
3 Er....
That's it
Now like any sensible person I think it's laughable that just Sir Mark Thatcher inherited his father's title - a heriditary knighthood - when Denis passed away in 2003.
Apparently this knighthood was awarded to Denis in 1990 and is the only such title to be created since 1964
Not only that the knighthood can now pass only to his son (Michael) - and has to by-pass his daughter, Amanda, who spoke at Margaret Thatcher's funeral service in St Paul's Cathedral.
Apparently this knighthood was awarded to Denis in 1990 and is the only such title to be created since 1964
Not only that the knighthood can now pass only to his son (Michael) - and has to by-pass his daughter, Amanda, who spoke at Margaret Thatcher's funeral service in St Paul's Cathedral.
But this kind of nonsense is encouraged by people on the left of politics - as well as the right.
Because lots of Labour Party members - including many senior trade union figures - queue up for political honours when the honours system should, of course, be swept away.
