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And the most puzzling OBE of all time goes to…


This has nothing to do with sport, but come on!

Nicky Clarke

In a move possibly designed to bring a subversive and comedic end to the honours system in this country, The Spoiler has learned that amongst the next crop of honourees is none other than celebrity barber Nicky Clarke - OBE for services to hair!

Mr Clarke is almost certainly an excellent person, and few people can claim to “make every day a good hair day,” as his website states (although many have tried), but can a senior member of the royal family be wheeled out to bestow this honour and ever hope to be taken seriously again?

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Posted: February 11th, 2008 by Ed Needham