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”
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Remembrance Day Volunteers Are Abused By ‘Left-Wing Idiots’ As They Display Poppies And The Union Jack
Royal British Legion volunteers were abused by ‘left-wing idiots’ while putting up poppies and Union Jack flags in a seaside town. Volunteers in Penarth, South Wales, were allegedly met with ‘abuse and threats’ as they put poppies and flags on a lamp post ahead of Remembrance Day. An investigation has been launched by police after volunteers said they wereContinue reading “Remembrance Day Volunteers Are Abused By ‘Left-Wing Idiots’ As They Display Poppies And The Union Jack”
Largest Counterterrorism Operation By SAS
A terror assault at the National Service of Remembrance prompted the SAS to launch its largest security operation in London in almost four decades. They were at the Cenotaph watching over thousands of veterans, members of the public, and dignitaries who met at Whitehall at 11 am. Precise numbers were not made public for securityContinue reading “Largest Counterterrorism Operation By SAS”
White Poppies On Remembrance Day Cause Outrage
A university has come under attack for including white poppies in its Remembrance wreaths because veterans fear it will depreciate the red poppy as a representation of the fallen. Students and staff from Leicester University laid more than 50 poppy garlands across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland in recognition of the local people who made sacrificesContinue reading “White Poppies On Remembrance Day Cause Outrage”
