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Poppy Appeal Launched

Will you wear one?

The British Legion has launched this year's Poppy Appeal. Teams of volunteers are manning stands, and handing them out. One young woman is determined to make sure we all have the right to wear them - all the time. Last year Harriet Phipps hit the news, when the shop she worked for told her to remove her poppy. She's now trying to change the law - so that companies can't stop people from wearing them. Andrew Pate reports.

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