tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169740113013066976.post1910605302116999326..comments2024-02-10T12:12:06.028+00:00Comments on The Real Blog: Why I'm not wearing a poppy this yearDavid Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11410159311875228620noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169740113013066976.post-64727932983706586452016-11-15T09:09:34.515+00:002016-11-15T09:09:34.515+00:00regarding the implications of Brexit, I run and ow...regarding the implications of Brexit, I run and own a small manufacturing business and what I am now doing is setting up a new company in Germany which will, if successful, be where I sell and manufacture for the EU and the world. My UK factory will remain because my main customer is in the UK, but I have no illusions about exporting from the UK - why would I want as a small business to navigate tariffs and trade barriers?<br />So my vision for Brexit Britain is a green and pleasant land rather emptier and poorer than before.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10980735289249465253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169740113013066976.post-70317649032665050842016-11-09T13:48:10.777+00:002016-11-09T13:48:10.777+00:00I feel much the same. It seems to me that though t...I feel much the same. It seems to me that though the poppy may not have been a political symbol in the past, the creeping obsession with conformity, which leads to panels of TV football pundits wearing poppies from mid-October onwards, has caused it to become one. FIFA wouldn't have been right 40 years ago - they probably are now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169740113013066976.post-50407507126735454662016-11-07T12:51:37.767+00:002016-11-07T12:51:37.767+00:00You might want to go further than not wearing a po...You might want to go further than not wearing a poppy and reconsider giving money to the British Legion at all. This article from Veterans for Peace is pretty comprehensive in laying out why: http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/sites/ekklesia.co.uk/files/my_name_is_legion-web.pdfsteelweaverhttp://steelweaver.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.com