Woman gets OBE for being reasonably sucessful a long time ago and conning people into thinking she knew something about retail and town planning by proclaiming the bleeding obvious before going firstly bust and then mad, ending up giving gave Ted talks on what she calls “the kindness economy”.
"I am delighted that Mary Portas has produced such a clear vision of how we can create vibrant and diverse town centres and breathe life back into our high streets". David Cameron.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a795f2fe5274a2acd18c4a6/2081646.pdf
(Note to self - Well done on restraining yourself from saying that perhaps the problem with her marriage was the way her ex-wife couldn't hold her liquor)
