According to thr Daily Telegraph "Britain's Olympic medallists to lose out to mandarins in honours" (Article)
While the merits of a system that rewards the numerous Sir Humphrey's of Whitehall for doing their job have been debated endlessly, the government have managed, once again to shoot themselves in the foot over this.
But one answer did pop into my head: a new award that's like France's Légion d'honneur.
This new medal/award could be named something like the Praetorian Cross and be limited to those who achieve something unusual or noteworthy in the sporting world. While primarily focussed on the echievements of TeamGB it could also be awarded to those who, like Micael Phelps or Usain Bolt, who perform some unusal feat.
I'd have former olympian Princess Anne handing out the awards. Maybe at a big dinner in London.
There would no more problems with quotas and so no need to choose between Bradley Wiggins, Jessica Ennis, Mo Farah, David Weir, David Roberts, Darren Kenny et al for the big gong.
Note to the media: On no account, given the man's single-handed attempt to destroy the legacy before the closing ceremony, should you descibe this as a Gove Gong!
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