Sunak’s National Service Plan Explained

Despite being 20 points behind in the pools, last week Sunak set the date for the next General Election. Seemingly, to close the gap, he recently announced a plan to restart national service. In this video, we take a look at why Sunak wants to restart national service and who might oppose it.

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[Silentdave]

I find it funny how 65+ love the idea, yet they didn’t have to do it themselves

[eyhhjls]

"Parents fined", "unpaid placements". So working class kids have to do a year of slave labour. Rich families can pay not to.

[TheCuggsmeister]

I've got a better idea. Whenever someone gets elected as an MP they have to spend 12 months living in social housing on minimum wage.

[skellious]

How can you fine the parents of an 18 year old for their refusal to do something? An 18 year old is an independent adult.

[Tom_murray]

Being forced to volunteer isn’t volunteering

[opfgnyj]

Anyone who votes for this should be required to enlist themselves

[arah]

Tax cuts for the elderly, Conscription for the young. Welcome to Gerontocracy.

[wizzyno]

The only pausible explaination is he's grown to hate the Tories so he wants the biggest defeat in history.

[christopherhumphrys]

Trust me the regular army do not want to work with people who do not want to be there.

[dondoodat]

Sunak hasn't served the country but he expects others to.

[gentlemandemon]

just remember, if the penalty is a fine, then it'll be legal for rich people to skip out on the national service requirement

[TheLiamster]

I’m patriotic but I would never serve the armed forces just to line the pockets of defence companies and fight a pointless war in the Middle East then return home traumatised (or worse in a coffin) and ending up poor and homeless. I’d only join if there was a truly existential threat to this nation or if the British Isles were invaded (and that would never happen because of mutually assured destruction from our nuclear deterrent and neither Russia or China have the capability to even do so in the first place) It’s unsurprising that there is a shortage of people enlisting considering we are in an age where social media allows anyone to be well informed and public trust in the government is at an all time low.

[LIZZINHELL]

you don't go to prison for avoiding it, but you do have to pay money. in other words... it's only illegal for poor people. course the tories love it.

[wsTGS]

no one wants to fund the NHS but randomly spending 2.5 bill on this shit is pointless

[abduco]

many of the people supporting the idea are mysteriously ineligible for service

[JayAndNightASMR]

It doesn't affect me, but it made me sign up to vote, to make sure this never happens.

[Alex-muue]

If they want all the young people who dont vote to vote against them, theyre doing a great job at this!

[jakalordarkblood]

Ah yes, getting money from "tax avoidance crackdown" AKA "we have literally no clue where we're getting the money"

[paulollerhead]

Interesting. I won’t pay the fine, and my daughters won’t do National Service…. Will I then be criminalised for something another adult didn’t do? Interesting, crimes passed down generations.

[FatRonaldo]

How do you fine a parent when an 18 year old legal adult doesn’t want to do unpaid volunteering?