Why do I refuse to wear the poppy?
James McLean is an international Irish footballer, born in Derry, Northern Ireland, who repeatedly refused to wear the British Remembrance Day poppy despite starring for several Premier League clubs and enormous pressure from the British mainstream media and football fans. In this interview with Gabi Logan and Mark Chapman he explained the controversy behind his position.
McLean explained that his opposition does not stem from the commemoration of the dead in the First and Second World Wars but rather the commemoration of all members of the British Army who died in all imperialist conflicts.