Poppies….
I think it is always important to give credit where credit it is due….
One job I took on, with great pleasure, when I arrived in Brussels in 2004 was the distribution of poppies for the Royal British Legion.
Each year, i have been impressed by the generosity of my my colleagues.
This year, a couple of anomalies have sprung up, and I would like to share them with the world..
Firstly, my first ‘hit’ was a Polish MEP whose name I will not mention as he is a modest gentleman. In many years of raising money for charity I never saw such a generous donation. I thank him on behalf of all us veterans for his astonishing generosity.
Secondly, I approached a mixed group of Irish and English in a bar outside the parliament (I think they were lobbyists) and asked them if they might a contribution. They told me to “P…. Off”.
Draw your own conclusions.
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