TheGeorgeCross was instituted in 1940 by the Queen's father, George VI, for "acts of the greatest heroism or of the most courage in circumstances of extreme danger".
Sir Ronnie said it was a "humbling experience" to see the RUC being honoured for its bravery and dedication in the same way as the people of Malta were applauded during the Second World War by receiving theGeorgeCross.
An outstanding example of this sort of cross-partisan nonsense was the 2006 bipartisan Iraq Study Group's recommendations to then president George W. Bush.
Sir George says that a tourist getting on a train at King's Cross will see large posters advertising the beauties of Scotland, but nothing on the attractions of the north-east.