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November 11, 2020

Sharp rise in white poppy orders from schools

Events in 2020 have encouraged teachers and young people to ask difficult questions about what should be mourned and what celebrated, says the Peace Pledge Union.
November 2, 2020

BBC says presenters may wear poppies of any colour

The statement was welcomed by the Peace Pledge Union which produces white poppies in remembrance of all victims of war, a commitment to peace and a rejection of militarism.
October 17, 2019

Poll finds majority of public want to remember all nationalities on Remembrance Sunday

An opinion poll has found that 83 per cent of UK adults agree that Remembrance Sunday should involve remembering people of all nationalities who have died in war.
October 31, 2017

Respect is not enough

Recently a former British Army Colonel posted a picture of a white poppy on Twitter with the mes
October 16, 2017

White poppy sales rise as British Legion criticised over exclusion of civilians

The Royal British Legion is facing renewed criticism over its refusal to commemorate civilian victims of war on Remembrance Day. Launching this year's white poppy campaign, the Peace Pledge Union said that high white poppy sales in recent years were in part due to growing unease with the Legion’s approach.
November 6, 2015

Red poppies, white poppies, empty lapels and the catastrophe of war

Every November, I write for a variety of outlets about remembrance in general and poppy colour in particular.
November 6, 2015

Remembrance Day: Why should former soldiers have to rely on charity?

I recently blogged about how the Royal British Legion – who produce the red poppy – insist that Remembrance Day should honour only the British military dead.
October 28, 2015

Who is the red poppy designed to remember? The answer might surprise you

Many people in the UK wear a red poppy at this time of year out of a laudable desire to honour and remember the victims of war.
September 22, 2015

Poppies and the National Anthem: outward forms and inward truth

The relationship between outward forms and inward truth has been at the heart of dissent for centuries.
November 12, 2014

Tower of London poppies only tell a tiny part of the war story

What would the Tower of London poppy exhibition look like if it included the global dead of the First World War? asks Quaker mapping exercise.