JD Wetherspoon does not ban poppies; a viral video from an incident on 25 October 2026 was caused by an individual security guard mistakenly turning away a veteran during local protests in Gosport. Here is the official statement from JD Wetherspoon condensed into a single sentence: “Wetherspoon has been a long-standing supporter of the RoyalContinue reading “Poppy Ban Myth: Common Sense Lost To Corporate Red Tape”