Remembrance Sunday

Remembrance Sunday commemorates the end of the First World War. It began as a time for people to remember the millions who were slaughtered in a pointless war. It was a time to remember all of the victims of war, military and civilian.

Rank-and-file soldiers do not start wars. That is the job of generals, politicians and kings.

It is a shame therefore that Remembrance Sunday has become an opportunity for generals, politicians and indeed kings to glorify war. They have no intention of putting an end to war. It is more than a century since the First World War. The powers that be have had their chance to bring about peace and they were powerless to do so.

It is in the interests of 99 percent, the poor and the dispossessed to put an end to war. The 1 percent, including of course arms manufacturers stand to make millions while millions die. It is not in their interests, far from it.

Workers of the world unite.