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‘No one going to jail’ for avoiding UK national service, says Cleverly (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 5 months ago by david to c/uk_politics

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So.... not compulsory then? Or do you just get fined or something? Anyway, earliest policy U-turn of the Conservative campaign so far - will it be their best?

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[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

They'd need to be pretty old. My parents were born in the 50s - so avoided national service - and they are in their 70s now. Is the average tory voter older than them?

[–] HumanPenguin 2 points 5 months ago

Yeah you are correct. My parents were born in the 40s so dad served for a while. But dosent support the idea. So even some of that age are sane. Ish :)

But 90yos do vote. And its not just folks who served. As that was mainly men. But folks who looked at their fathers as examples of the great generation. Etc

I honestly don't think its a winning strategy. But then a bacon sandwich also should not form a winning strategy. But did.

The arguments are less dumb then the ones that won the AV and brexit referendum. So I'd still say. Dont underestimate the tories.