Sunak promises to introduce mandatory national service for 18 year olds

[editor]

Gloriously unworkable, fuckwitted piece of desperate electioneering here,

National service would engage young people in society again when "too many live in their own bubble", Home Secretary James Cleverly has told the BBC.

The Conservatives have pledged that, if they win the general election, 18-year-olds will have to take part in a scheme involving military or non-military service.

Mr Cleverly said it would "address the fragmentation in society" - but added that sending people to jail for not taking part was not being proposed.

Labour said the plan was "a desperate gimmick" with no viable funding.

National service plan will get young people 'out of their bubble', James Cleverly says

National service will engage young people in society again, says Home Secretary James Cleverly.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[cupid_stunt]

Gloriously unworkable, fuckwitted piece of desperate electioneering here,

And, that's all everyone needs to know, well that and the fact it's never going to happen anyway.

 

[A380]

If it didn’t drag the rest of us down it would be kind of funny if Sunak’s gang of fourth rate public school spivs actually won and had to deliver all of their bollocks against a collapsed economy. Like not letting a drunk get out of their be-shitted bed.

 

[PR1Berske]

 

[dessiato]

Gloriously unworkable, fuckwitted piece of desperate electioneering here,
...

But it'll appeal to the grey haired, old bigots who support the Tories.

 

[WouldBe]

Anyone would think they wanted to lose the election.

 

[cesare]

Button reminds me that there's never been a revolution in a country without a conscript army.

Just putting that out for debate.

 

[weltweit]

First I heard of it ..

Nobody's been talking about it ..

Where TF did that come from?

 

[cesare]

First I heard of it ..

Nobody's been talking about it ..

Where TF did that come from?

What makes you think no-one's been talking about it?

 

[Silas Loom]

First I heard of it ..

Nobody's been talking about it ..

Where TF did that come from?

You what? It’s been the sole topic of discussion on every political discussion and commentary platform since 21:00 last night. Including all the election threads on here.

 

[brogdale]

Gloriously unworkable, fuckwitted piece of desperate electioneering here,

National service plan will get young people 'out of their bubble', James Cleverly says

National service will engage young people in society again, says Home Secretary James Cleverly.

www.bbc.co.uk

One consolation of the austerity consolidator state is that it doesn’t now have the prison capacity to punish those who conscientiously object to conscription into professional killing

No teenagers will be sent to prison for avoiding the Conservatives’ proposed “mandatory” national service, James Cleverly has insisted.

 

[cesare]

You what? It’s been the sole topic of discussion on every political discussion and commentary platform since 21:00 last night. Including all the election threads on here.

Conservatives trying to regain attention shocker

 

[two sheds]

Tbf and I've said it before, now I'm too old for it I think national service is a jolly good idea.

 

[Silas Loom]

Conservatives trying to regain attention shocker

If not necessarily to their advantage on this occasion.

 

[WouldBe]

One consolation of the austerity consolidator state is that it doesn’t now have the prison capacity to punish those who conscientiously object to conscription into professional killing

No teenagers will be sent to prison for avoiding the Conservatives’ proposed “mandatory” national service, James Cleverly has insisted.

But might have their benefit cut/stopped if they don't.

 

[cesare]

If not necessarily to their advantage on this occasion.

Maybe it is, engaging the middle class parents who will happily pay the fine

 

[Petcha]

Sunak's kids are allegedly already enrolled in a school in California for the start of the term in September. He's just making damn sure they can start on time.

 

[Lucky 888]

This makes me wonder: does Sunak know something we don’t yet know? Why is National Service necessary? Do we have some impending war?

 

[Voley]

There's the loud noise of a barrel being scraped here.

 

[Silas Loom]

This makes me wonder: does Sunak know something we don’t yet know? Why is National Service necessary? Do we have some impending war?

No. It isn’t. Yes.

 

[nottsgirl]

What happens if they have a job working shifts?

 

[WouldBe]

What happens if they have a job working shifts?

They can do the weekend community service option.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

They can do the weekend community service option.

During the week.

 

[moochedit]

Tbf and I've said it before, now I'm too old for it I think national service is a jolly good idea.

Next week he'll announce the return of the home guard

 

[Raheem]

Button reminds me that there's never been a revolution in a country without a conscript army.

Just putting that out for debate.

Remind Button about France. And various others, probably.

 

[Wilf]

Next week he'll announce the return of the home guard

Don't tell him Pike!

 

[moochedit]

Don't tell him Pike1

Take his name wilson

 

[cesare]

Remind Button about France. And various others, probably.

France had no conscript army?

 

[moochedit]

There must be a few urbs that are parents of teenage kids. What do your kids think of this idea? Are they keen to fight?

 

[Raheem]

France had no conscript army?

Not until after 1789.

I would guess the US probably didn't either.