Why do I wear a white poppy? Because Remembrance Day’s staged fervour does little to honour my grandad | Phineas Harper
RDawn is approaching my family. Two generations of my mother's family were drafted into the military. My great-grandfather served in World War I. My grandfather was only a teenager at the time. He survived the battle, but never fully recovered. My mother still cries when she thinks about what he went through. His regiment was […]
‘A true fervour’: Organisers rally locals to get behind Paris 2024 Paralympics | Paris Paralympic Games 2024
PThis week, Franglais' limit-pushing advertisements have been plastered on the walls of Paris subway stations. Next to pictures of Paralympic athletes running, jumping and spinning wheels, a slogan is written for the residents of the French capital: “Games [is not] The end”. For those unfamiliar with 1980s arcade jargon, “game over” was the message that […]