Retrieved 2 January 2015.In the winter of 1948, a post-war darkness felled Britain and happiness, like sweets, was tightly rationed. Jump up^ Smith, Harry Leslie (June 2014).The Empress of Australia: A Post-War Memoir. Jump up^ Smith, Harry Leslie (March 2013).The Barley Hole Chronicles: From Hell to Hamburg. Jump up^ Smith, Harry Leslie (December 2009).Jump up^ Smith, Harry Leslie (August 2010).
#IStandWithHarry" /p1N7GElw1bīREAKING 'World's oldest rebel' Harry Leslie Smith dies aged 95 after long fight for the poor /32Iv6ziHgp Posting on the 95-year-old's Twitter account, his son said: "At 3:39 this morning, my dad Harry Leslie Smith died. In November 2013 Harry Smith attracted attention when he wrote that he would not wear the Remembrance poppy in future years because he felt the symbol was being used to promote support for present-day conflicts.Īt 3:39 this morning, my dad Harry Leslie Smith died. Smith and Howard also discussed the NHS, with Smith reflecting on the accessibility of medical care with a family story. In November 2017, Smith appeared on the Sky One comedy The Russell Howard Hour, where he briefly recalled his trip to the Calais Jungle, discussed his new book and the increasing dependence on food banks in the UK.
Smith was also active in support of refugees during the European migrant crisis. He addressed the September 2014 Labour Party conference, speaking in support of the National Health Service, where he made a touching speech to the audience about how common preventable diseases “snuffed out life like a warm candle flame” prior to the creation of the NHS, and has spoken on BBC Radio and at the Bristol Politics Festival. Harry Smith wrote regularly on politics and twentieth-century history for The Guardian.
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