Controversial Gongs For Crosby And HMRC Boss

Tawdry and tainted: just some of the scornful descriptions of a New Year's Honours list which has left David Cameron accused of cronyism and rewarding failed bureaucrats. The chief crony to be rewarded is the knighted Lynton Crosby, the blunt-speaking Aussie election guru who masterminded the Tories' 2015 general election victory and helped Boris Johnson win election as Mayor of London in 2008 and 2012. The most controversial reward for failure is a damehood for Lin Homer, a career civil servant