Remembrance Day should be ‘decolonised’, say campaigners
The TelegraphRemembrance Day should be “decolonised”, campaigners say as they call for an end to “nationalist narratives” that “whitewash” and “glorify” the British Empire. Launching their new campaign aimed at “decolonising” Remembrance Sunday, the PPU said: “To remember the victims of colonial wars, we must actively challenge nationalist narratives that whitewash or glorify colonialism. ‘Diversion from Remembrance Sunday benefits’ Colonel Richard Kemp, the former commander of the British Forces in Afghanistan, accused the PPU of trying to “hijack” Remembrance Sunday. It is a diversion from some of the benefits of Remembrance Sunday.” London Poppy Day, the flagship event for the Royal British Legion’s annual Poppy Appeal, launched on Thursday, with about 2,500 volunteers and Armed Forces personnel selling poppies and collecting donations at Network Rail and TfL stations across the capital. “I will be proud to wear the traditional red poppy because we must never forget the sacrifice of those who gave their lives so that we can be free.” He said that the PPU’s campaign to “decolonise” Remembrance Day “would completely undermine that message” adding: “I would encourage everyone to continue to support the poppy appeal and to observe all the traditional facets of Remembrance weekend.
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