Not difficult to work out where this is coming from. Try a web search for We want a plane to fly over London and drop poppy petals on armistice day I've just heard some really shocking news...
It's an obvious stunt, and one which degrades the poppy.
It would be astonishing if anyone has really applied to the CAA for the necessary permission with any serious intention of dropping poppy petals. A genuine application would have gone in months ago.
In any case, what is the relevance to such a plan of the supposed reluctance of the Royal British Legion to sell the poppy in certain areas? Is it intended to drop the petals on such areas?
What public good would be served? How exactly would it honour our British and Empire dead?
As far as I can see, the only reason for getting the outrage bus out of the hangar is that anyone should be punting this kind of nonsense.
Last edited by baffman; 9th October 2012 at 16:20.