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Tories plan to introduce obligatory “national (cyber)service” for 18+, consequences are easy to imagine
2024-05-25 21:54:24+00:00
Basically like the Stasi, half of them will have to spend their time spying on the other half & vice-versa in order to attempt to rein-in various abuses of privilege & power that would be available to them.
This is a bonkers idea. Citizenship may bring obligation but a wise government doesn’t wage war upon itself.
> In the first new policy announcement of the campaign, the prime minister has unveiled a plan that would see 18-year-olds given the choice of a full-time military placement for 12 months or a scheme to volunteer for one weekend a month for a year.
The placement would be selective – with tests used to decide who is eligible – and involve working with the armed forces or in cyber defence.
The voluntary option would see young people spending 25 days with organisations such as the police, the fire service, the NHS, or charities that work with older isolated people. … Writing in the Mail on Sunday, the PM said: “To those who complain that making it mandatory is unreasonable, I say: citizenship brings with it obligations as well as rights. Being British is about more than just the queue you join at passport control.”
https://news.sky.com/story/sunak-says-he-will-bring-back-national-service-if-tories-win-general-election-13143184
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