'Maybe we could create white poppy youth organisations to promote peace.' Photo: White poppies from Peace Pledge Union

‘A potential for conflict is built into the act of wearing a white poppy.’

Flower power: Brian Hodkinson on white poppies

‘A potential for conflict is built into the act of wearing a white poppy.’

by Brian Hodkinson 25th November 2022

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?’