Maybe Nic Jones does not want to be honoured? The person nominated has to be prepared to accept the award, and if he is of the school of political / Republican thought that rejects such an award, then that should be accepted.

Of course, I do not know if that is the case or not, but we should not make an automatic assumption that everybody is enamoured with the honours system. Hamish Henderson rejected the honour (before it was awarded). We know, because he said so. As did writers Alan Bennett and Benjamin Zephaniah. Many others might similarly reject the nomination without making a statement about it.

I am not here, by the way, to start another argument about the honours system, but wish to point out a so-far unexamined aspect.

Norman
CDM