I will wear the poppy no more-Harry Leslie Smith
Nine Years ago, the Guardian published Harry Leslie Smith's essay on why; despite being a veteran of World War Two, he wouldn't wear a poppy for Remembrance Day. Considering the current jingoistic climate in Britain and the western world, I don't think my dad's essay would have found a newspaper to publish it. (It's a story in itself on why the Guardia…
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