Cameron’s gong show is an affront to deserving folk

HONOURS aplenty have been dished out to our country’s elite once again, but it is high time such cronyism was consigned to the dustbin of history.

Numerous state gongs and accolades have been dished out like sweeties to many of our nation’s undeserving ruling class since the birth in 1707 of our UK Parliament, their toffee-nosed toadies, blustering bootlicking bureaucrats, slippery sycophants, nest-featherers and educated elitist eejits.

It has been this way for more than 300 years and unless urgent and radical reform of our Parliamentary honours system takes place it will be the way for countless generations to come.

In recent years there has been an unspoken admission from government that something was indeed amiss.

For a short while at least the honoured highbrows of the Honours Committee made an effort to try to reward the selfless sacrifice and unwavering commitments of ordinary

Cronyism is still at the very heart of our democracy

members of the public.

But as our former PM David Cameron’s 46-strong resignation honours list – made up of aides, allies, Remainers, staff, sooks and donors – clearly illustrates, the system is still rotten to its core.

Nothing has changed. Cronyism is still rife at the very heart of our democracy and accepted as the norm. Honours are still being bought, failure is still being rewarded and slavish loyalty lauded.

From David’s multi-millionpound donors and yes men to Samantha’s stylist and PA they were all thanked for their outstanding public service by way of a gong.

He gave up on the country and in doing so he has given out knighthoods, OBEs, CBEs, KBEs, MBEs and peerages to all who helped him out the door of Number 10. He even made up an