'Maybe we could create white poppy youth organisations to promote peace.' Photo: White poppies from Peace Pledge Union
Flower power: Brian Hodkinson on white poppies
‘A potential for conflict is built into the act of wearing a white poppy.’
My father was a staunch Methodist. When I asked him how he justified going to world war two at the same time as being a Christian, he had a simple answer: ‘What alternatives did we have?’