THE BBC has confirmed that presenters may wear white poppies if they choose to in the run-up to Remembrance Sunday.
White poppies represent remembrance for all victims of war, both military and civilian and of all nationalities. They also symbolise a commitment to peace and challenge any attempt to glamourise armed conflict.
Red poppies stand for remembrance for British and allied military personnel.
On January 2 2014, PJ Harvey used her turn as guest editor of the Today programme to expose the realities of war, arms dealing and media complicity. The fury that followed showed how rare – and how threatening – such honesty is within Britain’s most Establishment broadcaster, says IAN SINCLAIR
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