Outrage At Gates' Knighthood
Talkback As for the Honours (Honoury Knighthood - Bill Gates), think of it as 4th prize in a beauty contest. As a country with supposidly freedom of speech and public servants elected to do the will of the people, it does make you wonder why Tony Blair is...
[March 3, 2005, 10:29]
Here Today, Gong Tomorrow For 'Sir' Bill Gates
News Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is set to receive an honorary knighthood from the Queen, in recognition of his services to global enterprise. In 2001, the prime minister, Tony Blair, was accused of giving Microsoft free publicity after he visited...
[January 26, 2004, 8:35]
Outrage At Gates' Knighthood
News Other readers said they were put off the whole idea of getting a knighthood: "It's a bit like giving a Nobel Prize for Peace to G.W. He's a friend of Tony Blair, another corrupt individual, so no surprise there," said lab technician Peter Mitchell.
[March 2, 2005, 17:30]
