Pomposity of honours exposed by newly-ennobled Socialists in ermine

The Scotsman | June 22, 1998| | Copyright

A GOOD few years ago, I criticised a former editor of mine who had accepted an honorary doctorate from a university. I did it in my column and although he was displeased at my comments, he was the sort of chap who let you say things he didn't want to hear himself. I simply couldn't see why he would want to go through that dreadful flummery.

To the young boys and girls who were entitled by dint of their very hard work to the academic title, well, seeing a collection of grey haired eminencies, sporting the spurious medieval rubbish of gowns and caps, must seem a parody of their own academic ...

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