Gerald Ronson, the tycoon jailed in the 80’s for his part in Britain’s “Guinness Four” stock market scandal, gets a CBE. He donated heavily to the Tory Party however – hence the Honour presumably.
Another controversial Tory donator, Paul Ruddock – the hedge fund manager and Partner of the Landowne fund that bet on the collapse of Northern Rock – AND profited hugely from it… he got a Knighthood!
Shows how meaningless the British Honours system actually is… this kind of crap needs to stop!
Check out the full New Year’s Honours List HERE!
I suppose we should be grateful Rupert Murdoch wasn’t honoured.
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