Talk:1993 reviews of the British honours system

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Did you know... that until a 1993 reform, separate gallantry medals were awarded to officers and other ranks in the British armed forces?

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 09:56, 24 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that British prime minister John Major ended the award of the British Empire Medal (pictured) in 1993 but it was revived by David Cameron in 2011? "The award of the BEM had been discontinued by the then Prime Minister, Sir John Major, in 1993" from: "The Honours System Second Report of Session 2012–13 (2012, p22)" (PDF). Public Administration Select Committee. House of Commons. "The 1993 reforms were, however, partially reversed in 2011, when David Cameron reintroduced the civil BEM, although the military division was not affected and junior service personnel continue to be eligible for the MBE." from: Malloch, Russell. "The Order of the British Empire (part five): 1993 to 2017". London Gazette. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ALT1: ... that until a 1993 reform separate gallantry medals were awarded to officers and other ranks in the British armed forces? "Yesterday, Malcolm Rifkind, Secretary of State for Defence, announced the new system. It preserves the four-tier structure of the old system, but abolishes different awards for officers and other ranks." from: "Medals to be open to all: Review fulfils Prime Minister's aim of 'rankless' awards". The Independent. 18 October 1993. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ALT2: ... that in 1993 British prime minister John Major abolished the automatic award of British honours to people holding specified posts, except for High Court judges who would continue to be appointed knights and dames?"John Major also placed more emphasis on rewarding voluntary service and encouraging public nominations, and announced that there should be no assumption that honours would automatically be attached to particular posts in either the public or the private sector – with one exception, which was that judges should still be knighted. His decisions affected the British Empire by ending the automatic GBE for the lord mayor of London, but continuing the DBE for female justices." from: Malloch, Russell. "The Order of the British Empire (part five): 1993 to 2017". London Gazette. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

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Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 07:30, 8 November 2021 (UTC).[reply]

New enough, long enough, not stub, well written. QPQ provided. Image free and clear and goes with proposed hook. All hooks are in the article and each is followed by an inline citation to a reference containing the hook fact. ALT2 is a bit too long. Random check of references done. This is a good resource you have produced. I prefer the proposed hook with image. Thank you. Whispyhistory (talk) 16:23, 15 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1 to T:DYK/P2 without image