BY PHIL DEEKS As bombs dropped to level the ceaseless factories, my great-grandfather did not leave his route home, did not leave his wife and daughters longer than his shift required, did not leave them to wonder or worry as bombs dropped behind him. It was a quiet kind of bravery, not that of men who risked their lives at the front, who fought for … Continue reading Remember Them & Be Proud
BY JACK KENNAUGH Those who wear white poppies are cowards. They have every right to choose to wear that symbol. But they are cowards none the less. They have chosen to ignore the warnings of history and tint the past through their own warped glass. Imagine being at the Somme, Ypres, or Passchendaele. People make flippant remarks about Hell on Earth. But it existed 100 … Continue reading White Poppy Cowards
BY JAMIE FOSTER Piers Morgan and a peace campaigner, Symon Hill, crossed metaphorical swords on Good Morning Britain when the campaigner went on to discuss Remembrance Day. Morgan asked him if he would like to remember Nazi soldiers and ISIS fighters and whether World War Two was justified. The segment was aired following a St Johns Ambulance decision to allow its volunteers to wear white … Continue reading White Whine
