As the Paralympics officially ended last night and brought to an end a highly successful London 2012, the government have thankfully announced that there will be a separate honours list for Olympians and Paralympians meaning more of our top sports stars can be recognised for their achievements.
This decision was a no-brainer, and the government have no doubt made this choice as a tribute to the herculean efforts of Team GB athletes, although I bet the fact that they also took the attention off the shoddy job the government have been doing (for a few weeks at least) didn’t hurt.
There were a few foolish individuals who have questioned the fact that success at the Olympics or Paralympics leads to an automatic trip to one of the Queen’s residences, but I think they are rather missing the point.
Everybody I’m sure will admit to being a little nervy before the start of the Olympics as to what to expect and mulling over how Team GB would perform, but all those reservations were quickly blown away, as the whole country united and the medals began to flow.
London 2012 has been staged in pretty taxing economic circumstances, yet despite this the Olympics and Paralympics have re-energised the country, brought it together and given it the feel good factor it desperately needed, if Team GB Olympians and Paralympians don’t deserve to be recognised and honoured for that, then what’s the point of having an honours list.
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