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01-01-2021, 11:48 PM
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Has made shrewd moves in the past, and been successful where others have failed miserably.
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01-01-2021, 11:50 PM
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Can't argue with that, but, with the Country in tow?
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02-01-2021, 12:19 AM
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Absolutely, has taken UK in the right direction in spite of the obvious efforts to ridicule him, able to rise above vitriol and has the respect some of those, past and present, in parliament must only dream about.
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02-01-2021, 12:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Cinderella ->
There are advantages to declining a knighthood. Nigel is ahead of the irrelevant outdated honours system.

He told LBC's Iain Dale he is "better off without it".

Not being bought off by any political party allows him the freedom to speak out.
Good for him.

I have said before, I think that being honoured by the majority of ordinary people is preferable to receiving one of the 'honours' which are routinely handed out to footballers and pop singers!
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02-01-2021, 09:23 AM
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Hermit Crab comes to mind.
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02-01-2021, 10:37 AM
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Lone wolf comes to mine.

Agree with JBR, honours chosen by the public would certainly be a fairer and significant change.
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02-01-2021, 10:34 PM
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[QUOTE=JBR;2011923]
Originally Posted by OldGreyFox ->

Give him his due. I think he'd make a good Dracula.
Along with his look-alike Michael Sheen.
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02-01-2021, 11:20 PM
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Lone wolf comes to mine.

Agree with JBR, honours chosen by the public would certainly be a fairer and significant change.
Lone Wolf, what the heck, dragging socialism through the dustbins.
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03-01-2021, 11:06 AM
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Simply a rogue, not afraid to say what he thinks. On occasion been unnecessarily rude.
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https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/po...it-deal/03/01/

Brexit

This morning he revealed he would have joined Labour leader Keir Starmer in voting ‘tactically’ for the government’s trade agreement if he was still an MP.
 
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