floofloof@lemmy.ca to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 4 months agoConservatives plan to bring back mandatory National Servicewww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up199cross-posted to: uk_politics@feddit.uk
arrow-up199external-linkConservatives plan to bring back mandatory National Servicewww.bbc.comfloofloof@lemmy.ca to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square36fedilinkcross-posted to: uk_politics@feddit.uk
minus-square[moved to hexbear]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·4 months agoRishi really doesn’t want people voting Tory, does he?
minus-squarejlow (he/him)@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·4 months agoThis is probably aimed at people who are to old (and rich) to do military service anyway and with an ever aging population it might work? 🥵
minus-squareladel@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoOld people often have grandkids, though. Sure, there will be some that will think that it will do them good, but surely some others will not like the idea of their grandkids having to give up a year of their life.
minus-squareHumanPenguin@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·4 months agoWorse. He is using people who would be very unlikely to vote tory. The youth. As slaves to convince old folks who have lost faith to vote tory. Just like he is fucking the disabled its another culture war attacking those who refuse to support him.
minus-squarema11en@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 months agoThey know they’re doomed and just appealing to the faithful.
Rishi really doesn’t want people voting Tory, does he?
This is probably aimed at people who are to old (and rich) to do military service anyway and with an ever aging population it might work? 🥵
Old people often have grandkids, though. Sure, there will be some that will think that it will do them good, but surely some others will not like the idea of their grandkids having to give up a year of their life.
Worse. He is using people who would be very unlikely to vote tory. The youth.
As slaves to convince old folks who have lost faith to vote tory.
Just like he is fucking the disabled its another culture war attacking those who refuse to support him.
They know they’re doomed and just appealing to the faithful.