C.I. New Year Honours list.

NO BAILIWICK residents have been recognised in the Queen’s New Year’s honours for the first time in 10 years.
The news triggered initial concerns that it was a UK political move aimed at the Crown Dependencies.
That followed Chancellor Alistair Darling’s hostile announcement of a financial review and some particularly critical comments aimed at the Isle of Man.
It later emerged, however, that the Isle of Man and Jersey both have recipients and it is only Guernsey that does not - despite the Bailiff not yet having received any recognition.
The achievements of 55 islanders have been recorded since the islands last drew a blank, in the 1998 Queen’s Birthday list.
The Lt-Governor’s secretary, Col Richard Graham, said the absence of Bailiwick residents was unusual but not unheard of. ‘But it’s disappointing nonetheless,’ he said.
Bailiff Geoffrey Rowland has been kept waiting longer for a knighthood than his recent predecessors and was considered to be in line for one this time, while former chief minister Mike Torode was also being mooted for recognition.(from thisisguernsey)

Well who would you give an honour to...

My Mum

Does the lack of 'honours' to any Bailiwick resident have anything to do with the way that we are viewed from London, and, perhaps more specifically, is this some form of punishment because of a certain racist joke from Deputy Bernard Flouquet? I wonder.....................

I doubt that the joke ever reached the bars of Westminster. If it did, most of the MPs would have received it as a text days earlier.

Dell wrote:Does the lack of 'honours' to any Bailiwick resident have anything to do with the way that we are viewed from London, and, perhaps more specifically, is this some form of punishment because of a certain racist joke from Deputy Bernard Flouquet? I wonder.....................

No

It just means they didnt think anyone in Guernsey were suitable for such a honour.

GUERNSEY was passed over in the New Year’s honours for political reasons, according to former deputy John Langlois OBE.
‘It is all about being politically correct and it is based more on equality than merit now,’ said Advocate Langlois.
‘Also, problems in Sark may have antagonised the Ministry of Justice.’
Advocate Langlois received his OBE in the 2005 New Year’s honours for services to Guernsey.
‘I have thought about it from my own experience. I had to fill in lots of forms about gender and ethnicity. It’s just trying to be politically correct now.’
He felt there were people in Guernsey worthy of being honoured.
‘I know people who could be nominated. It is disappointing that none of them got in, but it is not the end of the world.’
In particular, he feels the Bailiff should have been honoured.
‘Geoffrey Rowland should be applauded and honoured, not penalised,’ said Advocate Langlois.(from thisisguernsey)

Sorry but if HRH thought that noone was worth one then so be it, and is advocate Langlois suggesting that the Barclay Bros have caused this... mmmm

GD wrote:‘It is all about being politically correct and it is based more on equality than merit now,’ said Advocate Langlois.
‘Also, problems in Sark may have antagonised the Ministry of Justice.’

Sorry but if HRH thought that noone was worth one then so be it, and is advocate Langlois suggesting that the Barclay Bros have caused this... mmmm

Hmmm..... So we have a quote from Adv Langlois about being 'political correct' and 'problems in Sark....' - GD suggests that Adv Langlois may be refering to the Barclays Bros connection. A cynical person might agree with this!!

I would be the first to say that we don't want to be thought of as 'expecting' any recognition, but it does appear somewhat bizarre that the other offshore jurisdictions all had awards and we do have deserving candidates, don't we?