Quote mystic eddie="mystic eddie"His illness prompted his fundraising therefore it has led directly to him getting the MBE.
It is all a matter of opinion in fairness and I just think that MBE's are becoming more and more devalued.'"
In that case, it's DIRECTLY down to his Mum & Dad - should they get the award?
They had him, if they hadn't - he wouldn't have gotten into the public eye through RL; been here to get ill; done the fund raising he has rather than sitting back / feeling (understandably, IMHO) that life is unfair when told he only had a few months to live and so use his public profile and RL connections to promote awareness and raise much needed funds . . . and so get the recognition he just has, as you identify as being [isympathy related[/i.
Though I suppose it could be down to his Grandparents . . . . who had his parents . . ..
Interesting to note now that what you intimate may be your beef behind all of this is that you believe the MBE is being devalued. How being terminally ill and using what time, effort, contacts and resources you have (as in Steve's case) can be viewed to indicate the undervalue of the MBE beats the hell out of me (but obviously not ME)
Even more telling to see that you're now majoring on the MBE being devalued. As I said before, and ironically probably strengthened by your above argument(?), how being terminally ill and using what time, effort, contacts and resources you have (as in Steve's case) can be viewed as devaluing the MBE, beats the hell out of me (but obviously not you ME) . . . . .
