Votes at 16, ridiculous idea. I would hazard a guess that the vast majority of kids of that age are not engaged with political issues one iota and couldn't give a t### which party is in power. Perhaps Starmer could offer them a new smartphone so they could vote online ...?🙄 Temporary (12 month) conscription is a very good idea in my opinion. It isn't all about focusing on military training as most would be deployed in various public service roles and would learn skills which could help them find a job in the future. It would give young people a sense of purpose and pride in their abilities and achievements. For those children who had not benefited from proper parental guidance it would teach them about self discipline and taking responsibility for their actions. It would also take them off the streets and provide distractions from drugs and possibly prevent them from getting involved in drug-related crimes. It would help (mainly) teenage boys to channel their anger and frustrations into something positive and hopefully stop them stabbing each other. James Cleverly on the BBC today:: Mr Cleverly told the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme the move was about "coming together". "It's about addressing the fragmentation that we have seen in society," he said. "Too many young people are living in their own bubble, whether that's a digital bubble or a social bubble. "We want to get back to a situation where young people are mixing with people - in different areas, different economic groups, different religions - to try and find a way of addressing the kind of fragmentation that we see too much of." The Conservatives say the scheme would involve 30,000 selective military placements where "the brightest and best" would get involved in cyber security, logistics, or civil response operations full-time for a year. Everyone else would do 25 days, or one weekend a month for a year, with non-military organisations including the fire service, the police, the NHS or charities. The armed forces placements were "a small element" of the plan, Mr Cleverly said, as "nobody will be compelled to do the military bit". "There's going to be no criminal sanction - There's no one going to jail over this," he told Sky News. Mr Cleverly insisted the plan was "fully funded", with £1.5bn diverted from levelling up's UK Shared Prosperity Fund from 2028. A further £1bn would come from plans to crack down on tax avoidance and evasion.

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Topic	Date Posted	Posted By
Election Campaigning Has Started!	23/05/24 19:31:00	Sue Hammond
Re:Election Campaigning Has Started!	25/05/24 23:45:00	Sue Hammond
Re:Re:Election Campaigning Has Started!	26/05/24 00:05:00	Ed Robinson
Re:Re:Election Campaigning Has Started!	26/05/24 08:28:00	Barbara Stevens
Reply	26/05/24 11:31:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Re:Election Campaigning Has Started!	26/05/24 12:35:00	John Hawkes
Reply	26/05/24 13:09:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	26/05/24 14:45:00	John Hawkes
Reply	26/05/24 16:50:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Election Campaigning Has Started!	26/05/24 09:03:00	Michael Brigo
Re:Re:Election Campaigning Has Started!	26/05/24 09:48:00	Ed Robinson
Re:Re:Election Campaigning Has Started!	26/05/24 09:49:00	Barbara Stevens
Reply	26/05/24 10:17:00	Martine Guy
Re:Reply	26/05/24 10:32:00	Lucille Grant
Re:Re:Re:Election Campaigning Has Started!	26/05/24 10:38:00	Barbara Stevens
Reply	26/05/24 10:46:00	Martine Guy
Re:Reply	26/05/24 11:32:00	John Hawkes
Re:Re:Re:Re:Election Campaigning Has Started!	26/05/24 10:50:00	Andy Pike
Reply	26/05/24 11:01:00	Martine Guy
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Election Campaigning Has Started!	26/05/24 12:02:00	Ivonne Holliday
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Election Campaigning Has Started!	26/05/24 13:23:00	Andy Pike
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Election Campaigning Has Started!	26/05/24 12:04:00	Barbara Stevens
Re:Election Campaigning Has Started!	26/05/24 12:23:00	Lucille Grant
Reply	26/05/24 13:14:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	26/05/24 14:11:00	Sue Hammond
Reply	26/05/24 14:40:00	Martine Guy
Re:Reply	26/05/24 15:28:00	Sue Hammond
Reply	26/05/24 16:09:00	Martine Guy
Re:Reply	26/05/24 16:47:00	Richard Carter
Re:Re:Reply	27/05/24 10:16:00	John Hawkes
Reply	26/05/24 16:54:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	26/05/24 17:13:00	Barbara Stevens
Re:Reply	26/05/24 17:34:00	Sue Hammond
Reply	26/05/24 19:20:00	Martine Guy
Re:Reply	26/05/24 20:24:00	Ed Robinson
Re:Re:Reply	27/05/24 15:42:00	John Kettlekey
Re:Reply	26/05/24 21:19:00	Richard Carter
Re:Reply	27/05/24 10:12:00	Lucille Grant
Reply	27/05/24 10:37:00	Martine Guy
Re:Election Campaigning Has Started!	27/05/24 09:03:00	Richard Carter
Re:Re:Election Campaigning Has Started!	27/05/24 10:27:00	Lucille Grant
Re:Re:Re:Election Campaigning Has Started!	27/05/24 11:02:00	Richard Carter
Re:Re:Election Campaigning Has Started!	27/05/24 10:29:00	Andy Pike
Re:Re:Re:Election Campaigning Has Started!	27/05/24 10:39:00	John Hawkes
Re:Re:Election Campaigning Has Started!	27/05/24 10:36:00	John Hawkes
Re:Re:Re:Election Campaigning Has Started!	27/05/24 11:03:00	Steven Rose
Re:Re:Re:Re:Election Campaigning Has Started!	27/05/24 11:33:00	Lucille Grant
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Election Campaigning Has Started!	27/05/24 12:09:00	Richard Carter
Reply	27/05/24 12:10:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	27/05/24 13:43:00	Steven Rose
Re:Re:Reply	27/05/24 13:46:00	Ivonne Holliday
Re:Re:Re:Reply	27/05/24 14:07:00	Steven Rose
Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	27/05/24 15:12:00	Ed Robinson
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	27/05/24 15:38:00	John Hawkes
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	27/05/24 15:56:00	John Hawkes
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	27/05/24 17:54:00	Ed Robinson
Reply	27/05/24 18:22:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	27/05/24 16:22:00	Steven Rose
Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	27/05/24 15:37:00	Jane Carter
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	27/05/24 15:54:00	Ed Robinson
Re:Election Campaigning Has Started!	27/05/24 20:56:00	Steven Rose
Re:Re:Election Campaigning Has Started!	27/05/24 21:38:00	Jonathan Callaway
Re:Re:Re:Election Campaigning Has Started!	27/05/24 22:58:00	Jane Carter
Re:Re:Re:Re:Election Campaigning Has Started!	27/05/24 23:03:00	Andy Pike
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Election Campaigning Has Started!	28/05/24 08:04:00	Barbara Stevens
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Election Campaigning Has Started!	28/05/24 08:26:00	Andy Pike
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Election Campaigning Has Started!	28/05/24 10:26:00	John Kettlekey
Reply	28/05/24 11:59:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Re:Re:Re:Election Campaigning Has Started!	28/05/24 08:36:00	Jonathan Callaway
Reply	27/05/24 23:33:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	27/05/24 23:55:00	Ed Robinson
Re:Re:Reply	28/05/24 00:42:00	Steven Rose
Re:Re:Re:Reply	28/05/24 08:20:00	Barbara Stevens
Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	28/05/24 10:52:00	Richard Carter
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	28/05/24 11:25:00	Barbara Stevens
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	28/05/24 11:50:00	Richard Carter
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	28/05/24 12:51:00	Barbara Stevens
Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	28/05/24 12:05:00	John Kettlekey
Reply	28/05/24 12:15:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	28/05/24 12:33:00	Ivonne Holliday
Reply	28/05/24 12:10:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	28/05/24 12:57:00	Barbara Stevens
Reply	28/05/24 00:14:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	28/05/24 08:26:00	Steven Rose
Re:Re:Reply	28/05/24 10:17:00	John Kettlekey
Re:Re:Re:Reply	28/05/24 13:35:00	Barbara Stevens
Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	28/05/24 13:59:00	John Kettlekey
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	28/05/24 15:57:00	Barbara Stevens
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	28/05/24 16:14:00	John Kettlekey
Reply	28/05/24 16:34:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	28/05/24 16:34:00	Barbara Stevens
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	28/05/24 17:04:00	John Kettlekey
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	28/05/24 17:14:00	Barbara Stevens
Reply	28/05/24 17:37:00	Martine Guy
Re:Reply	28/05/24 17:42:00	Lucille Grant
Re:Re:Reply	28/05/24 18:20:00	Barbara Stevens
Re:Election Campaigning Has Started!	28/05/24 17:46:00	John Kettlekey
Re:Re:Election Campaigning Has Started!	28/05/24 18:15:00	Steven Rose
Reply	29/05/24 11:49:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	29/05/24 12:08:00	Lucille Grant
Re:Re:Reply	29/05/24 12:25:00	Michael Brigo
Reply	29/05/24 18:37:00	Michael Ixer
Reply	30/05/24 08:57:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	30/05/24 09:24:00	Lucille Grant
Reply	30/05/24 10:03:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	30/05/24 10:14:00	Lucille Grant

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