Like many Australians I have no idea why our Prime Minister thought last year, without any public discussion of which I am aware, that it was a good idea to reinstate Knighthoods into Australia's honours system let alone distribute such trinkets to people who not only aren't Australian but do not even live here.
The supplementary news that the Knighthood is for 'his contribution to Australia' leaves me rather bewildered. I suspect Sir Philip is more bewildered than I.
At least Sir Philip won't have to travel far for his investiture. He might just tumble out of bed one morning and into something a little formal, perhaps a little number like this;
As for Prime Minister Abbott....have we ever had a PM more out of touch? Not in my lifetime.
A PM more out of touch? I had to run through them in my head, and I think you are quite correct.
ReplyDeleteA weapon of self destruction, Andrew.
DeleteVisiting from Andrew's blog. And he is right, your post is reasonable and restrained. Which my language wasn't when I realised that it was true. Mind you, it fits comfortable with the reinstatement of knights and dames. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting EC. Knights and dames, an outdated institution.
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