A white poppy is a symbol of peace that, when worn, commemorates all victims of war, including both soldiers and civilians. It is also a call to action, encouraging the pursuit of peaceful resolutions to conflict rather than war. I fail to see the problem either way.

White poppies were first produced in 1933 by the Co-operative Women's Guild, made up largely of women who had lost loved ones in World War One. They were worried by the growing militarisation of Remembrance events and what they saw as a detachment between the red poppy and the need to work for peace