O/T:- Election

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This National Service plan is sheer lunacy from a government that has completely lost the plot. I can only think it's aimed at the gammons, but most of them have buggered off to Reform UK long ago. It will go down like a lead balloon among younger voters, where the Tories have very little support anyway. It will be a big boost to Labour without them having to lift a finger!

It does seem very misguided and will likely be the last nail in the Tories' coffin for this election. As you said, the target audience for such policies drifted towards Reform and other similar parties long ago.

For what it's worth, I do think there is an attitude problem in some young people, and that it's generally getting worse over time, to the detriment of society. But the answer isn't ill-advised government policies that take away your freedom and autonomy. Better parenting would be a good start, but that's not something you can legislate for.