The long read: Over the past 20 years, the symbol of remembrance for the war dead has become increasingly ubiquitous – and a culture of poppy policing has grown with it
The person dressed in a giant poppy costume who was jumping side to side and waving their arms at me as I entered the supermarket was pretty funny and made me smile, so I’ll have more of that type of poppy mania please.
Some people get weirdly militant about wearing them and decorating with them in Facebook posts, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone behave like that on person.
The person dressed in a giant poppy costume who was jumping side to side and waving their arms at me as I entered the supermarket was pretty funny and made me smile, so I’ll have more of that type of poppy mania please.
Some people get weirdly militant about wearing them and decorating with them in Facebook posts, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone behave like that on person.