I WAS just reading through the list of recipients in this year’s King’s Birthday Honours and came to the conclusion they give them to anyone.

Okay, of course there are those very worthy of these accolades, the likes of Post Office campaigner Alan Bates, but come on Gordon “give all our gold reserves away” Brown and then Tracey “unmade bed” Emin.

I mean come on they are definitely scraping the barrel now!

I can’t wait for next year’s list – what about that iconic character actor Fred Flintstone and maybe his sidekick Barney “Ok Fred” Rubble.

Or even another honour for Baroness Michelle Mone for her contribution to the Conservative Party and country.

Let’s face it, the world has gone completely bonkers.

John Cumberland, Rushyford.