Gerard Batten - The Honours System Is Rotten to the Core and It's Time to Ditch It

Gerard Batten returns to Hearts of Oak to delve into the subject of the British honours system.
The new years honours list has the UK asking if some of the recipients are deserving of such an award.
The honours list consists of knights and dames, appointments to the Order of the British Empire and gallantry awards to servicemen and women, and civilians.
Great Britain is a class based society and the honours system is at the heart of it.
British honours are thought by the public to be awarded on merit but this is often not the case.
Prime Ministers have always used the honours system as a way of rewarding support, loyalty and financial donations.
The process of awarding an honour is a closed system that is not transparent and so only a handful of people know the steps involved.
Is this a fair way to base a society on?
Secretive. Divisive. Corrupt.
Is it time the whole process was ditched?

Gerard Batten is a former politician who served as the Leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) between 2018 and 2019.
He was a founding member of the party in 1993, and served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for London between 2004 and 2019.
He was brought up on The Isle of Dogs in the East End of London and worked in sales with British Telecom for 28 years before entering the political arena.
A much loved figure of British patriots for his stance on Brexit, his disdain of political correctness, common sense arguments and solutions and his ability to say it as he see's it.
A true advocate for Free Speech........... snowflakes beware!
Gerard has also written books on British history, how the Brexit withdrawal SHOULD of been done and how the English Constitution has been subverted, all available on Amazon.
Follow him on GETTR social media https://gettr.com/user/gjb2021
Interview recorded 6.1.22

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