http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/ouch/2009/01/row_over_paralympic_honours.html en-gb 30 Fri 01 Jan 2010 13:59:58 GMT+1 A feed of user comments from the page found at http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/ouch/2009/01/row_over_paralympic_honours.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/ouch/2009/01/row_over_paralympic_honours.html?page=13#comment2 If it looks like inequality and it smells like inequality, then you have to question just how honourable the honours system is.... Wed 07 Jan 2009 20:13:41 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/ouch/2009/01/row_over_paralympic_honours.html?page=6#comment1 It;s not realistic at all. It's blatant discrimination. And Tanni ought to have the courage of her convictions, rather than fearing rocking the boat. Tue 06 Jan 2009 20:12:22 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/ouch/2009/01/row_over_paralympic_honours.html?page=0#comment0 Yeah and Adlington only got an OBE when Kelly Holmes for the same achievement got a knighthood.Tanni Grey forgets that the honors list awards are not award gained for ticking boxes. Also of importance is the impact of that person on the wider community and life of the UK. Whether it is right or wrong (and I think it's wrong) any realist would have to admit that Adlington's success had a far bigger impact than Simmonds achievements did.It might not be fair but it's realistic. It's exactly the same problem faced by people who achieve sucess in more minority sports (especially non-olympic ones). Their achievements are not any less than the likes of Hoy and Adlington yet they don't recieve the same honours because of lesser public awareness. Tue 06 Jan 2009 02:12:30 GMT+1