Sunak proposes National Service

in #uk6 months ago

So the Conservatives came out with one of their first new policy pledges of the election: National Service.

There'll be 30,000 paid positions in the military for a year, getting training on things such as logistics and procurement. Or people could choose to do unpaid voluntaring one weekend a month.

Twitter was ablaze with people furious about it, as they interpreted it as conscription to go to war! Here is what the polling says:

Would you support or oppose compulsory national service for young people?

Support: 42%
Oppose: 34%
Net support: +8

Net support amongst…
18-34 year olds: -3
35-49: -5
50-64: +14
Over-65s: +26

2019 Con: +30
2019 Lab: -7
Reform: +38

2-5 May, 2,001 adults, JLP

It seems clear the Conservatives are trying to squeeze the Reform vote.

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