Will conscription ever happen in the UK? | The News Agents
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- The head of the army - General Sir Patrick Sanders - has said the UK needs to train and equip a citizen army to be on the front door for any future war with Russia.
The PM has hastily ruled out conscription but on today's episode, we consider whether the era of peace is over. And ask what we are prepared to do if the threats deepen.
Later, election denier Trump has talked up a purge of bureaucrats and security forces. Are we happy to nod Trump through as he advocates a police state? And why are senior politicians here cheering him on?
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If every single person does not follow orders, refuses to fight, refuses to work and refuses to conform, the establishment will be rendered powerless. The power is in the people.
No defense could equal you being taking without trail and 'lost' as most Russians who try to voice 'free speech'.
Best you start learning to speak Russian then
@@baridare5790 what are you on about? 🤦♂️
How many of our people have the tories killed, DURING PEACETIME!! the tories can be nowhere near power during wartime
And if only one side does that we'll have our arses handed to us.
You seriously think the Tories are going to hand out weapons to the working class, and the training to use them, after everything those bastarfs have done to us?
The working class still provide over 90% of the annual recruits. And they get the weapons, "and the training to use them". Mind you, the brain-dead also take an oath to protect the monarchy before any other citizen of Britain.
Not even. Sunak & Biden will be drinking Pims with Putin & Xi while we're all having our legs blown off.
The Accelerationist psychopaths think we need a big war to get rid of a few people and use up some of those fancy weapons they've been sitting on for years.
The News Agents numpties need to take more care not to discuss this on the same terms as it's being handed to them. The narrative is completely artificial but if they can get it to stick then we're all fukt.
There's intermingling between virtually all countries at every level of society now, it's not the 1930s.
Lol. I would advise the government in the scenario of conscription to avoid arming certain groups, my name maybe a clue.
Daal khor thinks he is tough😂😂@@allykhan8594
War mobilisation might cause some to rebel but they will be swiftly dealt with. More worrying is that war talk is the first step to suspending civl rights and placing everyone under martial law as has happened in Ukraine. In July 2022 the Ukrainian government suspended all worker rights under martial law.
Again with dodgy audio!?
Inflation hit us all. Sacrifices had to be made.
@@christophermarkee5445 Then they should use a freaking tape recorder.
Please conscript a new audio engineer
😂😂😂
I'd like some push back on the 'after Ukraine we're next' comments. What map are they looking at where they think our country is next in line after Ukraine after a Russian push west?
Agreed.. they did also mention Russia attacking Eastern Europe .. In this case I assume they mean the Baltic States.. all of which are in Nato.. so effectively Russia attack Nato .. can't see that any time soon.
Exactly! If Putin can’t “win” a war against Ukraine, he’s highly unlikely to win one over NATO.
@@TheOilyRag1 same. Any further push would be an attack on Nato, which i don't recall them stating in this vid but i might be wrong. Even if Putin was that foolish i can't think how he would expect to survive that.
Load of nonsense.
Its almost a retelling of what the US feared would happen if Vietnam fell or what the UK feared that they figured warranted invading tibet during the great game.
If British leaders go towards Russia to offer Defence Partnerships as well as expand NATO, those same leaders should send their own kids forward to fight. When they are expended those of us who do t want war will sit down and talk and trade wigh the world.
The audio, again, is weird.
Cyber Leader Sopel and Borg Queen Matlis
Down a tin can alley....
Whatever happens, I won’t be fighting.
Weird audio echo issues on this one!
Thank god......I thought my hearing was going dodgy!
Yep
Having worked as an electrician in the 1980's at the council HQ nuclear bunker, I read the maps and the files and it became quite clear to me that will be annihilated. So I doubt that has changed for any future war with Russia.
Used to be a same set up at Derbyshire County Council /Emergency Planning Dept, but that was back in 93. County Offices about to be turned back into a hotel and rich man flats.
Could you pop over to their studio and sort out the microphone 😊
The wider Media can debate this war mongering all they want. Unless the country turns a corner and provides for people expected to fight, and offer better living standards in general. Its a big fat no. The UK could not currently equip the numbers necessary to engage a near peer adversary inside 18 months if a large scale conflict breaks out, leaving the famously expensive alternative, the Nuclear deterrent. I am not going willingly into that goodnight, with nothing in my hands. We can afford Trident, or acceptable force numbers, but not both evidently.
They think we are prepared to die to protect rees-moggs money! How deluded can one be?
Isn't it curious how technology is on the cusp of making many jobs obsolete. But somehow, they tell us we need more people in a military. Could this be a way of normalising working for food and board, and not wages? First, national service for a government. Next, national service for private companies...........
I'd far rather see a concerted effort on all fronts to push for peace, a bit of diplomacy and positive resolution. That's the only thing I haven't seen during my lifetime. National service is one thing but conscription is quite another. Me and my kids have no desire to raise guns towards other ordinary people like ourselves simply because our leaders have all gone nuts.
Yes. Just to correct there though, "national service" is what the government calls conscription. They are the same thing, it's just that "national service" is a propaganda term to make it seem more palatable to the populace.
I feel its a stirring of the fear of conflict to try to help tories stay in power
I wish it were that mundane. It's not, and this is the big one.
Don't be fooled by names. Tories are Labour, Democrats are republicans! They're all selected to do the bidding. Voting is a lie, they are already chosen by the demonic force controlling every side just like "wars" all controlled. Its an illusion of choice. So one term the tories fail so then labour get in and so on and so on, all an illusion while they continue with their agendas
make more armaments ? we're about to lose our steel making capacity....
I completely agree with Lewis on this one. Actual 1940’s-style conscription seems massively unlikely to me but the UK urgently needs a proper conversation about what our defence needs are going to be and how we go about addressing them. France gets way more bang for its buck on defence spending because they focus much more on what their needs actually are and what level of spending is needed to meet it. Make no mistake, the challenge is huge. We cannot rely on the US being there to protect us any more. Neither can we easily switch industrial production to meet defence needs like we did in the ‘40s, the UK is not an industrial economy any more and industrial skills are in very short supply in our workforce. The public is unlikely to want to hear much of this but difficult conversations need to be had.
maybe make it dso that there are options. Serve in the military or ambulance service/fire service etc. something that would serve the nation in other ways .
Remember that when a country goes to war the economy goes on a war footing which means a lot more resources for the military
A simple point that everyone is missing. For all the praise, from America, about only Britain met the 2% input of funding to match NATO, was because there was only ONE member of NATO that included all wages, salaries, and pensions in the spending. Britain took too long to build the Type 45s and the two white elephants, France builds for themselves and customers. Britain goes over time, and over budget, because it is SOP to draw out the builds so the employees, and bosses, have got jobs for a longer period. France doesn't buy the over-priced, and under-useful F-35B, because they have something much better. Britain has ordered just over 50 of the lumbering, non-stealth F-35B, and has received 4, two still in America, at the OCU base, and two here in Britain, shared by the RAF and FAA. With the withdrawal of the Typhoon, Britain, which should have a minimum of 74 aircraft, to fulfil tasks, will NEVER reach that figure. Why is there no British carrier in the Red Sea? Because there is not enough crew numbers to equip the carrier battle group component ships. Tories, the friends of the armed forces. Britain is only involved because Richest Shoesnake is trying a Thatcher Falklands move to win the next GE.
The problem with "a bond with the nation" is that much of the nation feels it has already been excluded. From rampant islamophobia and other racism via the destruction of living standards and the removal of pretty much all hope of a decent life for much of the population, the last 14 years has seen the country torn apart and what it is to be British gutted.
How can we expect anyone to fight for "us" when it is clear that the Tories and their chumocracy mean to entrench their power and exclude everyone else? If we are to ask people to fight for a state, we have to build a state worth fighting for and it's abundantly clear that the Tories have spent the last 40+ years eviscerating that and will do it again at every opportunity.
It is not islamaphobic to resist islamic indoctrination and intolerance.
Do not submit.
More sound issues from the high quality Global team
The people who are agreeing with conscription are either entitled old people who are unfit to fight and want to laugh at the misery of younger people or they're ignorant youth who think war would be like some adventure or think it would be like Call Of Duty.
nopes, I am a veteran who is absolutely fine with being recalled to service. i still have time on reserves, have served in NI, 1st Gulf war, Bosnia and Kosovo.
what would you know about military service? have you served? my guess is probably not.
You are sounding like a typical entitled kid who thinks he knows it all... which is to say "cockwomble". if you ever get called up , get used to being called that LOL
No the people who don't want conscription are cowards period. No defense could equal you being taking without trail and 'lost' as most Russians who try to voice 'free speech'.
Couldn't agree more.
20 years ago I would of felt a desire to defend this country and have no issue with it as I remember how I felt when 911 happened and that wasn't even in this country. Now my views have changed, we allow anyone into this country, allow them to do what they want and will probably exclude them from fighting in any war but force the general British public to fight. If all these weekend, free Gaza protestors wear the British flag and the armies uniform then I will be right up there with them but I very much doubt they would and would probably leave this country. Being British means being British and the problem we have is that the culture here is no longer British. To me British is more than being born in Britain, it comes from the teachings of your grandparents, your parents, your belief system etc... Sunak doesn't even have that, he's one generation British, he doesn't know true british culture and now our own youth growing up doesn't even know it as they just accept what's going on around us. This country is a disgrace. All these we let in will just flee like they did to there own countries and leave the real pure British people to pick up the piece. Once it's over they will let them all back in ... I'm not fighting for that sorry.
Absolutely no chance.
There are 700,000 in every annual cohort. Even if only 80% were conscripted for 18 months it would cost £20 billion a year just in pay.
Let alone accommodation and equipment, training staff etc.
More than doubling the budget.
You defend the Tory idea, of what Britain exists for, very well indeed.
In a war situation budgets go out the window.
Every bit of monies given in aid would stop overnight. The billions in R&D would stop over night.
Things would be very different.
@@RedBrigades Is this in addition to closing down the NHSD completely? The Tories would do that first.
you do realise there's a MASSIVE difference to an economy is on a "war footing". priorities change and the lion's share goes to the defence budget.
as for training.. Catterick is rather large with a massive capacity and there are rather a lot of garrisons with accomodation. Catterick is brimming with training staff.
as for doubling the budget? doubling or tripling is normal when an economy is on a war footing.
but hey, don't let facts get in the way of you entirely uninformed whitterings
@@PaxTemplar And most of the accommodation, at the garrisons, are empty, since they do not meet modern housing standards. Money will be wasted there first, and shown to be wasted when the first mushroom clouds rise against the sky.
If the government wants to underfund the military, that's fine. But don't make it my problem.
Well, there will be plenty of space in the front lines, 50% worth with a bit of luck for all the strong brave women.
Blah Blah Blah. You go first!!!!!!!
£18000 to fill a body bag ! I think most would vote to become Russian !
For us, it would be a brown paper bag or more likely a black bin bag
Go and fight so all the boat people can keep rolling in and enjoying their free hotels and benefits
Elwood: we need to secure supply chains
Government: let's shut down all steel production
Exactly there be something really kick off if that was to happen
Hello News Agents, what’s the matter with your sound lately? The bad quality of the sound is very distracting 😕
How does war work in this day and age with nuclear deterrent and modern warfare which means we need people who are more capable than just "bodies" like in historic wars. There is also far too much information out there now for young people to join up or even be forced to join up. I just don't see how it would work now
Anyone for Aden?
There are people fighting in trenches in Ukraine.
Ukraine isn't part of NATO nor does it have nuclear weapons. Different set of circumstances.
@@bubsybrown8308 Ukraine used to have nuclear weapons and is quite capable of building them. It could most likely build them a a few months if it wanted too.
Same set of circumstances.
It doesn't work. They just think there's too many people. They need a citizen army so they can get rid of a few million citizens
Is there a phase issue with the mic's?
In what world are the combine armies of mainland Europe going to be threatened by Russia?
Not just mainland Europe, all of Nato.
As long its not you eh?
The gossiping class again with more public self gratification.
Love that none of you are talking about some of the main reasons why people don't give a s*** 🤣 seing this country destroyed by mass immigration and politicians that hate the indigenous population
I used to work in an iron foundry that used to make 45,000 mortar shells a day during the Iraq war. Guess what happened. It was bought and moved to Germany and the wokes thought it was great at the time.
The concept of a "citizens army" seems quite archaic in the context of the experience of and initial lessons learned during combat in Ukraine and a number of earlier conflicts. A highly-trained and well-equipped force seems likely to destroy any "citizens army" it faces.
The UK needs to play an important role in NATO with a capable Navy and Air Force plus cyber-capabilities and the independent nuclear deterrent. We just dont need a large army ... NATO allies collectively already have that.
No defense could equal you being taking without trail and 'lost' as most Russians who try to voice 'free speech'. Me thinks you just don't want to serve eh? NIMBY attitude really. I know better than the current professional generals. Am I commenting on the Original Arnold Rimmer?
The weapon companies must be licking their lips. Shareholders delight.
Who's pulling all the strings here? Cant help but think both sides have the same masters.
There was up to 30,000 squadies in Northern Ireland a few decades ago.
More daily Tory manufactured London media tosh.
It really isn't.. do you watch this regularly? I hate the tories and I think its very interesting and well presented.
@@mwd331The framing is often very narrow, it's infuriating and potentially dangerous.
you think they are pushing a tory agenda? just shows how little you know about those three and why they left their last employers to do this. but it seems you like to open your mouth and let your belly rumble..lol
@mrstephenpariah I'm not sure what that actually means tbh.
They cant attempt it because they know itll fail.
Give the weapons to the 14.6million in poverty. What could possibly go wrong?
that's really not what they are saying HOWEVER.. EVERY single household in Switzerland has armaments at home. All their people having done their national service are then in reserves with all their kit at home(including weapons and ammo). nothing has gone wrong with that.
any other reductio ad absurdum you wish to try????
@@PaxTemplar Wow you could translate what he said lol
Yes, conscription is fairest. Better than just the poorest kids going into wars.
No, that's what happens with conscription....
They conscript the poor and the young.
They may conscript some in the so-called 'middle classes'...but if they introduce a fee to get out of it, who's not gonna pay that? The ones who can't, for one.
And conscription is one of the least fair things that has ever existed in human society. It only targets males. All females are totally exempt.
Fair, you say...
Troop numbers are low have been since end of herrick and telic recruitment is down , no major conflict we are directly involved in to boost interest in joining military or staying in .
Lets scare everyone into staying in and joining, great plan 👍
Great podcast, shocking mic pickup and sound quality. Do they not have a sound engineer or someone who can at least stick on a set if cans from time to time?
To talk about war in the way that it will happen is so irresponsible . First we need to talk in detail about the pain and suffering and only the horror of war . The men sounded like boys playing war games. Emily you shocked me -you said nothing about what war will really mean .
You mean you don't know? Well for a start there are Hero's and Cowards if that helps
You're so very right. I hope you, and of course others, repeat the first part of your comment in other videos who are still more in need of reading it.
The complete lack of awareness of consequences these days is profoundly bizarre.
it aint russia THEYVE got their eyes on....... IRAN
and who is the main backer of Iran ? you're a real genius eh? 🤡
The armed forces need trained personel, they wont thank you for tens of thousands of greens. + the support required for a conscripted force is mindbendingly huge... What will they do?, stand there in their underpants and forage for food? (Sorry if my ex Royal Artilleryness is coming out) .. So they'll need tooling up, weaponing up, feeding up, keeping hygienic, clothing up, accommodating and training to a decent skill level beyond mere cannon fodder. That takes a mind-melting river of money and a lot of time... let me guess, it's already run out.
Recalls to guys twenty years out have been received....
Who says they are not to be used as cannon fodder?
In any case it's not the job of civilians to rectify (short term) the deficiency in military personnel numbers.
No.
They sound like Daleks lol
Gen-Z Blackadder incoming
Will never happen however it makes for a spiffing podcast to debate the theoreticals
I served in the British Army in the late 70's the size of the Army then was 159,000 plus 63,000 Reserves, at the moment the entire Regular British Army would fit into Wembley Stadium,...
If you want peace prepare for war...
Traditional mass conscription however is not the answer, improving pay and conditions for regular troops to improve recruitment and retention of staff
Boost the Territorial Army size
Better funding for Cadet Forces to do pre-training
Kipling summer is up perfectly...
I went into a public 'ouse to get a pint o' beer,
The publican 'e up an' sez, " We serve no red-coats here."
The girls be'ind the bar they laughed an' giggled fit to die,
I outs into the street again an' to myself sez I:
O it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' " Tommy, go away " ;
But it's " Thank you, Mister Atkins," when the band begins to play
The band begins to play, my boys, the band begins to play,
O it's " Thank you, Mister Atkins," when the band begins to play.
I served late 80's into the late 90's. i agree about the approach. better pay, conditions, kit etc. BUT if there's a need to conscript in some way give a choice.
Military or ambulance/fire service or some such for the people with overly active sphincter muscles :P
@@PaxTemplar Imposing conscription without real mass support from the public would just fill Colchester with defaulters I am afraid
they'd have to try their luck with a campaign to join with "incentives" of some kind and see what that draws in but if it's imminent then it'll have to be conscription as a NATO Russia war could get quite messy quite quickly. Russia's armour is way down and their reliance on very old stock due to the massive losses of armour of many kinds there means they are down all over. same with aircraft, missiles,navy etc... they don't have much that nato can't take out with ease and some of those are under water and some fly and some and in silos... that's all they could threaten with really and against NATO they'll get absolutely REAMED on a fair few fronts.
i find it very short sighted of many when they say it's not going to affect here and it's far away. that'll change it if does kick off and the cyber attacks on infrastructure and physical attacks take place i suppose.
"If you want peace prepare for war"
Christ almighty. What warmongering lunatic said that then?
The only logic anywhere near that in modern times would be maintaining the strategic nuclear deterrent. They do that. And that's great. But it does not require preparing conventional forces.
Trump will give Putin what he wants.
But will that include Alaska ?
What do you smoke? I want some of that
@@ceejay1476
Oh, you haven't been paying attention to what Putin has been saying about rebuilding the Russian Federation ?
I guess you must be too busy injecting.
Putin wants to rebuild the Russian Federation and Alaska used to be part of Russia until it was sold to America.
Read some history, it's interesting and informative.
Trump loves Putin, so it's a possibility that he could do a deal over Alaska, he's happy giving other people's countries away, I merely pondered whether he would feel the same about Alaska.
Do you understand now ?
Another comment of mine disappeared.
I guess the St Petersburg maga crew are on overtime.
I love Britain 🇬🇧 n people in it.
Our kids been out for 20 years - he's ex RSigs and has received a recall to Harrogate notification recently. But he's in Moc Le Maroc somewhere these days, so......
All power to equality and also to lgbtq etc.
If conscription comes, which i doubt it will, then we can all have equal responsibility to defend our nation, from the enemy or enemies.
Jeez sort the audio out folks
Ok. Who turned on the Dalek audio filter?
Starmer
putin doesnt hate us like you Emily. we would welcome hum.
Im in a lot of pro military youtube channels, but even there ex soldiers as well as fans of the armed forces said they would never join
Russia cannot beat NATO in any form of war, so hopefully this won’t be necessary!
War should never be the goal to diplomacy should be, but there’s no profit in the latter and the former allows the ruling class to profit and cull the working class.
Yes they can, and will😊
What makes you think that? NATO couldn't beat the Taliban
I think it might be better if you turn the microphones on.
Everybody is overlooking our local groups spotted around the uk that practice non lethal defence and survival, it would be cost effective to the armed forces to teach these groups military tactics and use of weapons once a year, this would instantly release Thousands of Trained & able volunteers as an option without the outlay as like the TA’s
It already has, you can either pay for each one, or get 12 month prepayment.....Oh...conscription.
#10
The Russian army is bogged down. They could not fight another country at this moment. I don`t know who started this rumour.
The Russian army is not bogged down it is defending the territory it has captured and yesterday captured the most fortified town in Ukraine
@@johnm7267 Ukraine ran out of ammo. Was it worth 40,000 men for one town?
Team, the audio needs to be addressed. How else can we hear the swearing in all its technicolour glory?
why should british men fight when ukrainain women won't ? lol feminists have left the chat
Women have many roles during wartime. Caring for and educating the next generation of Ukranians.
Open yout eyes and ears.
Lots of Ukrainian women are combat medics ect...
@@colincampbell4261 men can do that too, send the women or take their right to vote away, no way should men be debating politics with ppl who won't fight
women are front line troops now. the Women's Royal Army corp, Women's RAF and Women's RN don't exist. they join the Army,RAF or Navy now. all women can join teeth arms and serve at the front. I served in the British Army and have met women who'd probably slap you into next week and i'd stand and laugh with them.
you are clueless
@@colincampbell4261 and in the British forces they serve on the front line too, not domestic duties
You do not have a perspective of a war unless you have had to live it. You come home its hard for a while dealing with family and friends that take comforts of everyday life for granted and it can get you angry. But you have to remind your self they have zero comprehension of your perspective and you have to adapt. Lets all hope cooler heads prevail
yup most civvies are total cockwombles when it comes to "understanding" about war and after it. they read a few books/webpages or watch a few youtube videos or tv documentaries and think they know it all about war. they know nothing and understand nothing yet think they do. They offer permanent residence to Dunning and Kruger.
If the EU was supposed to be a bulwark against another world war, how could it have been a benefit to leave?
it wasn't a benefit to leave at all. it cost us dearly and is still doing so
I’m joining the Home Guard. Do you think that’s wise?
"Storms are gathering", they're pretty romantic these military people, aren't they? Maybe they should have become authors instead.
Should there be an attack on the Baltic States or Poland then I have no doubt that many young people would volunteer and conscription would follow. What we need is not conscription but an upgrading of the RAF and Navy to ensure we can defend these islands against any attack and provide support for any continental operations. As for the Army we need a highly effective force that can supplement the larger land armies of our continental NATO allies. We are not the ally to field a huge land army. And with all of that we need to pay our armed forces personnel properly and give them real incentives to choose the Armed Forces as a career.
Emily,can I point out that military service was abolished in France in 1996.Even though I've lived in the UK since 1967 aged 5(my step-dad is english)I was born in France and just after turning 18,Xmas 1980 even in the tiniest Northants village where we lived ,I received my call up papers to do my military service in France so off I went,summer of 1981 to my mother camp down in Perpignan for a year.It was overall ok but the best part towards the end was three weeks of R&R in the French Caribbean islands 😄 and then returned home back in the UK
I am French Canadian married to a Monegasque. Even still, I dont get my citizenship for Monaco for years to come. They are very strict.
I am half Italian so did my national service in Italy their Parachute regiment then came back home and then joined the British Parachute regiment. It was great not having to drive in reverse gear ! LOL
Yep 2min mark. A reality check here, Russian equipment is either destroyed or outdated. It could take years to replace and be ready. But I guess the fear might make this all happen.
they've increased their defence budget to 40% to replenish their loses.
lol, they are not talking about in 6 months, but 5 years. Russia economy is now on a war footing and industry is building up to replace things like artillery shells, while Europe and US are not meeting those numbers. While the US currently argues about the Ukraine budget, Russia are sitting on an about 9:1 ratio in shells for heavy artillery against Ukraine at this moment. Ukraine are slowly loosing their ability to advance and ability to conduct large offensives. Ukraine will either loose, and Putin will then test article 5 on a small NATO country or end in stalemate for the time being and put back into the position of 2014 of just waiting for Russia to build back up
If Russian equipment is so bad it doesn't say much for all the western equipment sent to Ukraine as this Russian equipment has blown it all up and Zelenski is asking for more
One second. The Tories are out in 9 months. What Conscription?
What this got to do with the tories?
audio from each mic is not synced up correctly. sounds terrible
During the brexit wars mr Elwood would , at times , seem reasonable, here he sounds full bamstick mode
Em in the WAAFS or WRACS or QA's, even, or trained up, flying Tyffies, appen.....
PLEASE FIX THE AUDIO!!!!!!!!!
Professional, or volunteer economically disadvantaged?
sound/audio is not right sorry
Seems you need to employ a sound engineer for the channel.
Audio is shocking lads
Audio is really bad FYI.
let's play a game.. spot the Russian trolls and bots! LOL
Easy to spot look for fake woke
Who would they be? The ones opposed to conscription?
You don't need a Citizen's Army, just increase and properly fund the normal Military (double it size overnight - maybe, increase the volunteers and ex-service people into the Territorials, etc.) ..
Also the introduction of Military Conscription into a so-called Citizen's Army is an absolute VOTE LOSER....
Apart from that the Military have the problem of what to do with those who don't wanna join up or rebel within the ranks, after all the Military only want those who want to be there and participate and not just those who only learn how to "skive", like they did in the 1950's...
It's not called the Territorial army any more. It's called the reserves, and Reservists have no legal obligation to do tours. They can pick and choose them as they please.
your logic is very, very faulty. IF national service happens it'll be due to imminent or already happening war. this gives the military much less time to stand around and "skive".
You mean conscription then?
@@andrewcoupe9528 Yup. I reckon it'll be a thing If the present govt by some miracle or coalition with Reform(you might laugh but hear me out) Tories e piling only 7 points more than Reform.
That'll split there Tory vote and IF Farage re-enters the arena , potentially puts him somewhere on a coalition.
But, I can't see labour being very keen unless it's needed. More likely they'll for waves of recruitment with maybe bonuses for joining or some such enticement. Maybe a pay and conditions improvement and veteran support... that might get but if it does kick off then which knows but I think a choice of ambulance/nursing (helping with the shortage of nurses) or other service like that. And those that wish to serve in there military can do so.
All forty boys after us being da boss man so can squish his $85 mill award agin himself.
Why did they keep getting Gen Sanders name wrong! It’s not Saunders!
he's jewish that's how it's pronounced
And he's not a General he's a Colonel, by the 11 herbs and spices.
"Dad's Army"
Double standards.
Sort out your sound quality please. Your latest vids all sound robotic. Judging by the comments, it's not just me :)
Never
If Trump had still been in power the world would not be as dangerous as it is at this moment in time
Don't be silly. Ukraine would never have got patriot missiles etc if Trump had been in power. Trump, you forget, wanted to wage nuclear war on hurricanes.
Someone really need to work on the audio. It sounds knots robotic. I guess you need an audio engineer.
Very poor audio...what happened to your audio producers man!!
What's gone wrong with the sound on this podcast lately?
Why is the sound on this podcast always such @rse?
Audio is hard to listen to guys! Your not a man in a shed, get it fixed!