I made my TV debut this evening

You just never know whose reading your blog. And so it was that a normal day ended with me taking a late afternoon call from BBC News 24 asking me to appear on TV within a couple of hours to talk about Jon Snow’s refusal to wear a poppy while reading the news. I had been selected because of the forthright views expressed on my blog. The original idea was I would form part of a panel...
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Should Jon Snow wear a poppy on TV?

Will TV anchorman Jon Snow buckle under pressure from “poppy fascists” and wear a poppy when presenting Channel 4 news tonight? I don’t think so. Here is what he said that has caused so much rumpus: “The Poppy issue is an interesting one – opinions are much more bitterly divided and assertively put than on any other symbol. “Fiona Bruce is to be allowed to...
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