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 […]
Trump And Harris Shake Hands At Ground Zero For 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony

US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris (left) shakes hands with former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (right) as former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (centre) and US President Joe Biden (second from left) look on during a memorial ceremony marking the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks […]