@gabrielmilland The national service policy is policy as pure kitsch. If this is the best the Conservative Party can come up with it deserves to be ground into dust. (View Post)

@SeanJonesKC Tory offer to young people: 1. We’ll take away your smartphones; 2. Compulsory maths exams until 18; and 3. “Compulsory voluntary” service thereafter. They just need: 4. You’re not going… (View Post)

@Samfr The national service nonsense does give me the opportunity to tweet one of my favourite recent bits of polling when Ipsos actually ran the famous "Yes Minister" questions as a random… (View Post)

Oh https://x.com/JonTonge/status/1794477776789008817 (View Post)

@MattChorley At least the conscripted squaddies will still be able to buy ciggies (View Post)