Remembrance Day

Differing views on the silence

Celtic fans protest at Kilmarnock.
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Celtic fans held up banners ahead of the tribute at Kilmarnock reading: "From Balfour to Starmer, the crimes of the empire live on, Britain is committing genocide in Gaza."
When referee Nick Walsh blew his whistle to start the silence, Celtic fans sang about the death of Aidan McAnespie, who was shot by a British soldier in County Tyrone in 1988.
Walsh whistled to halt the tribute as the chanting continued.
A Celtic fans group - who were situated where the banners were unfurled - later explained their reasons for the protest.
A statement from North Curve Celtic said: "Today, on Armistice Day, we highlight the hypocrisy and shame of the British establishment and others who selectively mourn the loss of life and fail to support an armistice to the ongoing genocide in Palestine."
Kilmarnock manager Derek McInnes said he thought it was "awful".
"Awful. Why? I'm not going into it, I'm not a politician or anything but it's our ground, it's our minute's silence," he said.
"I don't get why we shouldn't have the wherewithal just to stand and show a bit of respect for one minute."

SNP Leader at Westminster refuses to sing anthem
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The SNP’s Westminster leader has been criticised for snubbing the national anthem - again.
For the second year, Stephen Flynn was silent during the singing of God Save the King at the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph in London.
The Scottish Conservatives said his behaviour had ‘fallen shamefully short’ of expected standards, while the Liberal Democrats suggested it was a display of narcissism.
But a former SNP MP claimed his old boss was the victim of ‘manufactured outrage’.
Mr Flynn’s conduct contrasted sharply with that of First Minister John Swinney in Edinburgh.
At the end of a wreath-laying ceremony on the Royal Mile, the SNP leader civic and military leaders, veterans and the general public in singing the anthem’s first verse.

GB News condemned for going ‘off air’ with loud sustained beeping and adverts during Remembrance Day silence
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TV channel GB News has faced criticism after seemingly going off air during the Remembrance Day two-minute silence.
Those watching GB News during the silence, which is held at 11am every Remembrance Sunday to honour members of the armed forces, were instead treated to an “off-air” test card, along with a sustained beeping sound. After a minute of the test card appearing onscreen, and the accompanying beeping, the channel then went straight into advertisements.
Viewers criticised the incident on social media, with many noting the irony of it occurring on GB News, a right-leaning channel that has devoted significant airtime in recent weeks to the importance of Remembrance Day.

As a side note I had the privilege of leading the silence at my grandsons rugby match yesterday.
The club had bought special poppies for the lad to wear on their outfits.