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Originally Posted by TheDaddy
On the contrary we all recognise exactly what the honours system is about and it isn't to reward sportsmen or actors, it's to reward cronies for keeping their mouths shut or doing dirty deeds, the odd sop to an athlete is merely to distract the public from that imo.
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You're far too young to be so cynical.
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Its interesting that the lottery can provide support to the tune of 3/4 billion for elite athletes whilst at the same time 300 swimming pools have shut in the same time frame.
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Why is it interesting? The National Lottery is a national initiative set up by central government to fund sport at a national level, and good causes locally. it has precisely zilch-all to do with the provision of local community leisure facilities by councils and never has had; the apparent contrast is entirely spurious. You might as well say it's interesting that my neighbour drives a Range Rover while I have a golf.