Arsenal’s Katie McCabe celebrates after winning the Champions League final last May. She faced criticism from some British media over not wearing a poppy for a match last weekend. Photograph: Jose Breton/Inpho
There was a predictable mini furore this week in British media over Ireland footballer and Arsenal captain Katie McCabe’s decision not to wear a poppy for a match last weekend. It is that time of year again in Britain. Remembrance Sunday is this weekend.
Wearing a poppy to commemorate Britain’s veterans is hardly universally observed. Some surveys suggest that at least a fifth of Britons never don one. It seems like it must be double that proportion for younger adults.
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