Adrian wrote:
Robert Woolley ) gurgled happily,
sounding much like they were saying :

So, I wonder which ghastly dehumanised moron made the
recommendation to his friend Tone' that the Routemaster's
executioner should be thus honoured today?

CBE = Commission from Bendis Earned?

Actually, Peter along with Tim O'Toole led the responses to 7/7 on
behalf of TfL:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4569978.stm

Why don't you bother to check your facts?

Do forgive me. I didn't realise that signing off a press release or
two with your name on the bottom was enough to earn a CBE these
days.

Your attempt to make cheap jokes out of the 7/7 events, which put
tremendous pressure on the management of London Underground and London
Buses, is unwarranted. By all means criticise the honours system, but
not in a way which belittles the very real achievements of these
managers and their staff on that awful day.
--
Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)