[Livia]

We wear poppies to raise money for the British Legion, that helps ex-service personnel. The poppy is red because of the red poppies that sprung up after the carnage in Flanders following WW1. The red poppy stands for everyone, every colour, every sexual persuasion. It's for everyone affected by war. Why anyone would want to single out a particular group is beyond me. It shows that people have forgotten why we wear a poppy.