Knighthoods, and some other honours being devalued

I thought the number of athletes honoured this year was great, young people receiving honours ! I am fir it if we must have this list

I think it's time to rethink the whole honours thing. It has become far removed from the original intention I think. Too much corruption and pandering to the celebrity culture.

I think Ken Dodd is like Marmite. You either love him or hate him

Had? Have. Too much NYears wine.

Ken Dodd funny? I must had no sense of humour?

Ken Dodd was found to be not guilty.

I think Ken Dodd is incredibly funny. He does more live shows than most young comedians and fills every theatre he performs in. Not bad for a man of 89.

Was not Dodd Acquitted?

Too many people getting honours for just doing their jobs. Whole thing has become a joke!!

Ken Dodd has a very good publicist (allegedly).

So Ken Dodd gets a knighthood despite his run in with the tax man whereas Lester Piggott went to prison and was stripped of his.

So did I until I saw a trailer for a TV programme about him! I'm sure he's very nice, but I can't stand him!

I thought he was dead.

And does anyone really like Ken Dodd?

I should get one for 'services to Christmas' this year.

Well at least running races gets the country gold medals running your own fashion business just lines your own pocket

But I think it's well overdue for a disappearing act in full

vampirequeen "Awards should be for those who go beyond the call of duty not for because someone simply did their job."

Yes, they should go to those who have made a good contribution to our society. These people are supposed to be involved in the running of this country, not just running races.

and how ridiculous that someone who"gave" £390,000 as a "gift" to the tories should get knighted in return...what a sham these"honours" are ,just a way of perpetuating the class system

I think it a really daft system and feel really bah humbug about it and have for ever Victoria Beckham is just a business woman so what! If they have got to give them to 'celebrities' then I think Mo Farrah is a well deserving case his professional life will be coming to an end soon and he has made a big contribution coming from a little refugee lad who couldn't speak English but my overall feeling is Get rid of the darned things they are a farce

Should writers, artists, poets, composers etcnot be recognised?

It's a ridiculous system that needs to be discontinued. Awards should be for those who go beyond the call of duty not for because someone simply did their job.

I agree M0nica with most of what you say.

I don't think riding a bicycle or hitting a tennis ball warrants being knighted!
What about the 90 year old who has worked tirelessly for mental health charities for more than 6 decades, a BEM, the lowest honour there is in the same sentence as someone who is knighted for riding a bike or running fast.

It's a joke.

Has some from Strictly received an honour?

Murry has been playing tennis for twenty years

Anniebach depends on your definition of aged. Even sportsmen with long careers and great success have usually retired by the time they are 40.

But in principle, I think yes. Honours should go to those who have given extended service or excelled at something for at least a decade and preferably two and that does mean that recipients will be older, what is wrong with that?

I just think honours are devalued when they are the automatic cherry on the cake you get when you win a Gold Medal in the Olympics, or win Wimbledon, or Strictly, or the X Factor.

I feel the sportspeople mentioned here deserved the recognition. They have worked hard and been a great inspiration to others. The article I read from the BBC website said there were over a thousand other honours given to non-celebrities which I think is as it should be. In that article there were two young actresses who seemed to have little claim to the honour when reading their list of achievements.

Even Andy Murray himself has said that he's too young for a knighthood.