REMEMBRANCE DAY: Poppies & Remembrance

Setting the Record Straight on White Poppies

Setting the Record Straight on White PoppiesThursday 6 November 2025It's that time of year again. In the run up to Remembrance Day, the white poppy sometimes comes under attack from military figures, some politicians and certain sections of the media. This week a comment piece in The Telegraph accused white poppy wearers of being 'morally bankrupt' and 'hijacking' remembrance - among other inaccuracies. Below you can read the letters we sent to …

REMEMBRANCE DAY: Poppies & Remembrance

Fall is a time of familiar sights. The leaves change colour, cold winds blow in, and red poppy pins abound. In Flanders Fields the poppies blow We all wear them, but what is the significance of thi…