New Year Honours
KT53
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It's always struck me as ridiculous when competitors still actively involved in sport i.e. doing their normal job, but doing it well, are included in this.
Don't get me wrong, I think people like Andy Murray and many other sports people are brilliant at what they do, but shouldn't recognition come once their sporting career is over?
I think the problem started when England cricket won the Ashes in Australia, for the first time in about a million years, and the entire squad got 'gongs'. They were then whitewashed in the next series, but they didn't hand them back
Using Andy Murray as an example, he's now Sir Andy so what happens if he wins all 4 Grand Slam tournaments in a season? Is he going to replace Charles as next in line to the throne??
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I'm a fan of Andy but disapprove of the Honours system as it stands.
All mention of "Empire" is ridiculous in this day and age. . . some have turned down an Honour because of this.
Better to reward someone at the end of their career when it can be shown that an Honour is really deserved.
Andy received is knihood not just for is sporting achievements but also is charity work this is just a few
Andy Murray Raises £305,000 At Charity Event Oct 27, 2016Andy Murray Live presented by SSE, the tennis exhibition event set up by the British number one, has raised over £305,000 for two children’s charities – Unicef UK and Young People’s Futures.More →
Andy Murray And Kevin Spacey Team Up For Global Tiger Challenge At Wimbledon 2016 Jun 29, 2016British tennis ace and WWF global ambassador Andy Murray has teamed up with actor and tennis fan Kevin Spacey to inspire the world to get behind an ambitious plan to double the number of tigers in the wild by the year 2022.More →Stars Support UNICEF UK's Appeal For Unaccompanied Refugee Children May 23, 2016Andy Murray Announces Unique Tennis Event For Charity Apr 26, 2016Ed Sheeran Joins Celebrities For Art For Cure Apr 18, 2016Andy Murray Helps Raise £83,000 To Protect Syria's Children Jan 12, 2016Andy Murray To Donate £50 To UNICEF For Every Ace He Hits Sep 18, 2015Andy Murray Joins One Direction's Liam Payne For Tennis Jun 16, 2015Sports Stars Take Small Steps For Charity Nov 19, 2014Andy Murray Named As WWF Ambassador Nov 11, 2014
Obviously touched a nerve somewhere with aym280 who has taken things totally off-topic. My only point is about people being given this type of award part way through their career. The end result often being an upgrade of the award later in life.
We'll never have a true meritocracy as money always has more power than ability has.