I have an inherent abhorrence of ALL human awards schemes. Awards barely ever go to anyone who actually warrants one and, when choices are made, it is usually for all the wrong reasons and utilising entirely the wrong value judgment. It's human nature - especially for committees.

But I have long considered the Nobel Peace Prize, in particular, beneath contempt - so today's award to President Barack Obama merely confirms how apposite my judgement on the matter is.

Let's be clear: Obama has achieved (supposedly the chief criteria, its not supposed to 'aspirational') absolutely nothing in high office. His ratings in the US have dropped like a stone since becoming president. His attempts to deal with Iran amount to mere procrastination, as equally does his response to his military chief in Afghanistan who has been waiting for an answer for his request for 40,000 more troops for weeks. Unable to make his mind up Obama is now bound to be inhibited in his decision further by this 'peace' prize.

And let me mention just 2 previous winners of this annual absurdity. Al Gore, got it for being hypocrite of the year after the carbon emissions for his mansion was found to emit 30 times more CO2 than the US average - and jetted around the world single-handedly clocking up Flying Emitter of the Year (not that I care a jot about CO2 - but he does). Gore will go down in history (which will realise what a scam climate change alarmism is) as one of the 'prophetically-challenged'.

Then there were the 3 presidential recipients which includes: Jimmy Carter, by common consent the worst US president in history - a man who allowed the Iranians to hold US citizens for months humiliating his nation before the electorate kicked him out.  The fact of the matter is that the Peace tends to go to grovelling appeasers and never men who take decisive action. No doubt Neville Chamberlain would have won in 1939 had war broken out later than it did.

Finally, consider this. Barack Obama has written three books - all of them about himself. Can you imagine a genuinely worthy individual of character and integrity ever doing such a thing?