Cash in a new honours system

I would encourage the giving of money in exchange for honours, eg a school (OBE), a row of affordable housing (MBE), a hospital (knighthood) with the name of the donor given to the appropriate gift. This could also help to build community centres, local clinics; the list is endless. Leave the Queen to nominate a few who have genuinely contributed to helping the less fortunate and we would stop being such a greedy society.

Joan Hall
St Albans, Hertfordshire

THE ALTERNATIVE LIST: The abuse of the current honours list is easily redressed. Let’s have a concurrent and formal dishonours list. There would be awards such as Lord Sleaze, Commander of Corruption, Order of Ineptitude etc. Credibility of our process would be upheld by a committee of people such as Lord Archer. All UK residents, including prisoners, eligible to vote via our new reality television programme.