Prime minister to give speech at Imperial War Museum as poll shows public want special commemorations in 2014
David Cameron is to address the importance of Remembrance Day 2014 in a speech at the Imperial War Museum on Thursday as a new poll shows the public wants the centenary of the first world war to be celebrated with bells across the country and sports games moved to another day.
The poll conducted for the thinktank British Future found that 69% believe the centenary is a once-in-a-generation moment to mark our shared history, 83% think bells should ring across the country and 54% think major sports games should be moved to other days. The nation is split evenly on whether shops should shut for the day.
British Future is one of a group of organisations hoping to turn 2014 into a deeper moment of reflection not just about the fallen, but also about the nation Britain has become. Sunder Katwala, director of British Future, said: "The centenary of the great war should be the next great national moment bringing us together as the jubilee and Olympics did this year."