POLITICISING THE POPPY
“SOLDIERS DO NOT LAY DOWN THEIR LIVES, NOR DO THEY SACRIFICE THEIR LIVES – THEY LOSE THEM”
The first ‘Poppy Appeal’ was carried out by the British Legion in November 1921 and raised over £106,000 to help World War I veterans with employment and housing. In 1922 Major George Howson set up the Poppy Factory in order to employ disabled ex-servicemen.
The red poppy is a symbol of Remembrance,
