Spent force
Surely in a country that has no hesitation in spending tens of billions of pounds annually on weapons of mass destruction and other military hardware (usually made in the USA) the government could afford to pay the relatively small sum of £30 million to the British Legion to provide free of charge poppies to those who wish to wear them?
Surely also when our governments seem so keen on war this is the least they could do.
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Hide AdAnd in doing so it would save all of those volunteers having to stand in all kinds of inclement autumn weather with their collection tins.
Our governments can afford any amount of money to kill our enemies, but can’t afford to give any money to help the victims of their policies it would seem.
Tom Minogue
Victoria Terrace
Dunfermline