Duff's O.B.E. should be reconsidered
Duff's Wikipedia entry includes the following statement: "He was a City Councillor in Cambridge from 1982 to 1990 and was Vice-President of the Liberal Democrats from 1994 to 1997. He was awarded an OBE for services to politics in 1997".
Duff is well known in the 'Eastern Region' as an arch-Europhile.
Perhaps, since he has the Order of the British Empire, Her Majesty might be politely asked to review her decision to award him that particular gong.
Queen: "I am very pleased to award you the Order of the British Empire for your outstanding service to politics"
Duff: "We must defeat the English"
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P.S. I note that C_steam has posted a brief biography that states that Duff was born in Birkenhead. But with a name like 'Andrew Duff', I strongly suspect some Scottish ancestry along the line somewhere...
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