very uninformed of you, thats exactly what is required for a knighthood. they've always been given to those who curry favour with the establishment, or promoted to some civil service positions.
im wondering what the knighthood has to do with the company or their tax affairs. they've followed tax rules or is there insinuation they havent, had some preferential treatment, the article doesnt make such suggestion. all it shows is people dont understand companies pay tax on profit, not...