particularly young people, wearing a poppy. Many struggle to explain exactly why they have opted out, but say the symbol now has broader associations they would rather avoid, whether that be war ...

I feel that's either a failure on my part or maybe a sign of how crazy 'poppy season' is. I also hate it when someone sends in a sneaky shot of some old person wearing a normal poppy," he says.

Wrexham captain James McClean continued his ongoing protest to Remembrance Sunday by refusing to wear a poppy and standing away from his teammates during the League One club’s fixture against ...

Such was the seriousness of this issue that some women lost their jobs in the 1930s for wearing white poppies. The White Poppy Appeal is now run by the Peace Pledge Union.