School-leavers could be forced to do community work under a Conservative government says David Cameron.

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Way to please old fart daily mail readers and alienate a generation of voters.

The Ghost Of Newshound, Thursday, 5 January 2006 16:21 (twenty years ago)

In a speech last July, Mr Cameron spoke of his desire to create a "new National Movement" to replicate the sense of shared achievement experienced by people of his father's generation who did national service.

The Ghost Of newshound, Thursday, 5 January 2006 16:23 (twenty years ago)

this isn't very conservative david!

Theorry Henry (Enrique), Thursday, 5 January 2006 16:25 (twenty years ago)

I kinda like the idea of those gap year travel kids being forced to clean the streets instead.

jel -- (jel), Thursday, 5 January 2006 16:44 (twenty years ago)

haha actually yeah, i'd vote for that.

Theorry Henry (Enrique), Thursday, 5 January 2006 16:44 (twenty years ago)

I get increaingly worried when Tory leaders start expousing ideas that I had five years ago. I'm sure I wasn't a Tory then? I like the idea that just as Tony Blairs made Labour more Tory than the Tories, Cameron may be doing the opposite. It would make Maggie Thatcher turn in her grave

(I know, but it is nice to pretend)

Pete (Pete), Thursday, 5 January 2006 16:49 (twenty years ago)

one year passes...

http://politics.guardian.co.uk/conservatives/story/0,,2163511,00.html

radical new proposals.

That one guy that hit it and quit it, Thursday, 6 September 2007 12:08 (eighteen years ago)

Young people of Britain! You too can be filled with patriotic pride by wiping an 85 year old man's arse three times a day.

'National service' is kind of misleading there, well done Graun.

Matt DC, Thursday, 6 September 2007 12:34 (eighteen years ago)

Isn't this just duke of edinburugh awards without the hiking?

acrobat, Thursday, 6 September 2007 12:37 (eighteen years ago)

Fuck it, bring back National Service, we don't have enough bouncers, gang henchmen, and racists in this country, may as well breed some more.

Dom Passantino, Thursday, 6 September 2007 12:38 (eighteen years ago)

Young people would not be legally obliged to take part

That's that then.

onimo, Thursday, 6 September 2007 12:40 (eighteen years ago)

gimmickry

Just got offed, Thursday, 6 September 2007 12:42 (eighteen years ago)

To complete the course youngsters would need to meet the organisers, pledge allegiance to Britain, and declare what charity they had chosen and why.

What is all this British nonsense all of a sudden? Both parties are at it. Of course, the Tories are forever bellyaching about Scotland (which is part of *swelling patriotic music* Britain) "getting more money" than England; and Scottish MPs (sitting in the British parliament) voting on "English" issues (England's in Britain too); or claiming that it's untenable for a Scots MP to be Prime Minister... of Britain... which Scotland is part of... 1707 and all that... the Conservative & Unionist Party blah blah blah

Tom D., Thursday, 6 September 2007 12:44 (eighteen years ago)

This will be stolen by Labour within a year and we will all be subjected to a Daily Mail headline going 'GIVE THE HOODIES FREE HOLIDAYS - BROWN'.

Matt DC, Thursday, 6 September 2007 12:44 (eighteen years ago)

what do you mean 'all of a sudden' Tom D?

blueski, Thursday, 6 September 2007 12:46 (eighteen years ago)

it's been gwan on since oh, september 2001.

That one guy that hit it and quit it, Thursday, 6 September 2007 12:47 (eighteen years ago)

Actually, I suppose it's always been going on, it just seems esp. irksome at the moment

Tom D., Thursday, 6 September 2007 12:50 (eighteen years ago)

Matt DC is kinda OTM there. If this was an idea from Labour surely it would be classed as PC Nanny State Gone Mad.

acrobat, Thursday, 6 September 2007 12:51 (eighteen years ago)

If Marcello were here, he'd undoubtedly have mentioned Hughie Green by now

Tom D., Thursday, 6 September 2007 12:52 (eighteen years ago)

Conservatives jumping on the national pride bandwagon tcha

blueski, Thursday, 6 September 2007 12:53 (eighteen years ago)

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Conservatives jumping on the national pride bandwagon tcha tcha thca!

Mark G, Thursday, 6 September 2007 12:55 (eighteen years ago)


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