I don't wear a #poppy because my father, who fought in WW2 as a pilot (latterly Squadron Leader) in Bomber Command never wore one (not least of all because of how BC veterans were sidelined after the war), but I *do* wonder if I was on TV (or in public life) such family history would allow me to resist the social pressure to wear one.
People should wear poppies if they so desire, but equally we should be free not to wear them.... in a small way that's exactly the freedom my father fought for!
Emeritus Prof Christopher May /
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