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[-] streetfestival@lemmy.ca 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

The incumbent (Tory) party in the UK has included national service in their campaign leading up to next month's ~~federal~~ [edit: national] election.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c988jdxl02vo

The proposed new scheme would not be conscription, where people are legally required to join the armed forces for a period. But it would compel people by law to complete a community programme over a 12-month period, or enrol in a year-long military training scheme, when they turn 18.

[-] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 months ago

Yeah the article mentions that. And it mentions some conservative newspapers here are supporting the UK tories. But is anybody seriously talking about it for here?

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I hope not, but conservative bad ideas do seem highly contagious.

[-] Z3k3@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Sorry to be that guy but it's just too jarring to me

We don't have federal elections it's a general election.

[-] streetfestival@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 months ago

Apologies, corrected to national. More importantly, how do you feel about the incumbent party in your country planning to introduce soft conscription?

[-] Z3k3@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

I don't think conscription is really the way to go. Make people do a thing they don't want to do then hand them a gun makes me nervous.

Besides how is he paying for it pretty sure the military is one of those things they constantly want to make more "efficient"

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