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 picked up the gong from the Queen earlier today at Buckingham Palace.
[March 2, 2005, 17:30]
Outrage At Gates' Knighthood
Talkback I congratulate Bill Gates for the first knighthood worth giving. I can't believe that the queen did this! The Queen made an excellent choice. This is outrageous! If I were president, I would fix this.
[March 3, 2005, 17:09]
Outrage At Gates' Knighthood
Talkback How much does a knighthood cost these days? Has the Queen been checked for alzheimers? Does the Queen recieve a free update to Longhorn, or at least coupons to give to all her friends? If the British empire wasn't already gone, this surely would...
[March 4, 2005, 16:46]
Unix Users Up In Arms At Bill Gates' Knighthood
Talkback Foreign Office to honour Bill Gates (with a knighthood). What my submission to ZDNet -- our PR is at http://www.ukuug.org/pr/2004-01-26_Gates.html; it also points to what UKUUG stands for -- was attempting to do was question whether it was right...
[January 27, 2004, 22:33]
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. The Foreign Office announced early on Monday that Gates -- the software superstar who puts the Bill into...
[January 26, 2004, 8:35]
FSF: Microsoft's Attack On EC Is 'outrageous'
Talkback On top of all this, he is awarded the knighthood by the Queen. The position adopted by Microsoft all through is nothing new. The tactics of every PC leaving the shop floor loaded with windows and killing innovation by adopting it into the windows...
[February 22, 2006, 5:21]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog A knighthood apiece. Much of the two CVs could easily be interchanged without looking out of place - a vice-chairmanship of the Bank of Scotland here, a directorship of National Provident there, one was Chairman of the Hammersmith and Queen...
[April 27, 2001, 17:51]
Outrage At Gates' Knighthood
Talkback Bill earned his money, the Queen sits on her ass and waves. I couldn't agree any more, how long do we have to pretend that anything that comes from Buckingham Palace means anything.
[March 7, 2005, 3:33]
Outrage At Gates' Knighthood
Talkback The Queen is blameless in all of this: as a constitutional monarch, she fully understands that her duty is to do what she's told to do by the Prime Minister. The real question is: doesn't Tony Blair have anything better to do than to toady up to...
[March 4, 2005, 22:27]
Outrage At Gates' Knighthood
Talkback Bailey, was an architect and faithfull servent to Queen Victoria. Greetings cousin's. My great-grand father, T. J. During his career he designed and oversaw the construction of hundreds of schools in England and implemented many innovative ideas...
[March 3, 2005, 15:29]
Outrage At Gates' Knighthood
Talkback Were it that the monarchy had any influence over the honours system then I think it would highlight just how out of touch t'Queen and associated family/flunkies/hangers-on are with society. However, it's clear evidence of how pointless the whole...
[March 3, 2005, 10:21]
