Posthumous Mbe For Les Dawson?

[inksplotter]

I'm not sure if they quite get the awards system, maybe a BAFTA night, maybe a Royal gala in his honour? Heart's in the right place.

Could we give a posthumous MBE to George VIII? He did a lot of good work for the empire.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/les-dawsons-family-friends-launch-3817723

[aelmpvw]

who's george viii?

[royfromaus]

“Les is one of the few showmen from that era never implicated in the Jimmy Savile investigation.”


I think his wife is deluded if she thinks that. No point in giving Les an MBE...he's dead.

[inksplotter]

George VII' s younger brother? Okay, I got it wrong.

[inksplotter]

It's George VI isn't it? What's the matter with me today?

[douglas9401]

Maybe you just need some VItamins. :-)

[inksplotter]

It does go back to the point they kept choosing Rolf Harris for hosting shows over better talents-Des O'Connor for instance.

Bad example?

[ladybirder]

Roy are you saying Les has been implicated in the child abuse scandals?

[inksplotter]

Maybe the posthumous OBE was put forward by his mother-in-law? Okay, not so much the OBE part?

[inksplotter]

I've done it again. MBE. MBE...

[boxtops]

I don't understand what the point of this award would be, I thought these discretionary awards died with the recipient?

[royfromaus]

ladybirder
Roy are you saying Les has been implicated in the child abuse scandals?


No, I am saying that she is wrong to say '“Les is one of the few showmen from that era never implicated in the Jimmy Savile investigation.”


Most 'showmen' were not, and have never been implicated in the Jimmy Savile investigation

[weecalf]

Is a person who get the ob what ever entitled to be called one .thank god I don't or want one. Weecalfobe give us a break

[ladybirder]

Ah got you Roy, thanks.

[ladybirder]

I wouldn't think that's why he would be getting it kk:-)

[DTCwordfan]

Why would you want to associate Les D with the Queen's Honours List? - there's a direct linkage between it and the National Sex Registry, it seems.....

[anneasquith]

he wasn't even very funny...........

[inksplotter]

Rolf Harris was funny, and look what we found out about him!

[ladybirder]

Well depends on your sense of humour but I loved Les Dawson, found him very funny, not so RH.

[ummmm]

Rolf Harris funny? Really?