11 November, 2008
Few poppies blow
Sadly, a steady decline in the wearing of the remembrance poppy has been noticeable here in London over recent years, certainly in the parts of London which I frequent. This year they have been particularly sparse.
Partly, I suppose, it's a function of ignorance, with children no longer being taught history apart from that Hitler was a nasty bastard who didn't like Jews and that the world was single-handedly saved from the scourge of slavery by Olaudah Equiano. But, round here, it is as likely to be reflection of the fact that London is no longer a British city.
Partly, I suppose, it's a function of ignorance, with children no longer being taught history apart from that Hitler was a nasty bastard who didn't like Jews and that the world was single-handedly saved from the scourge of slavery by Olaudah Equiano. But, round here, it is as likely to be reflection of the fact that London is no longer a British city.
# posted by Edwin Greenwood @ 06:32 
