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Devaraj Sandberg's avatar

Sunak announcing a return to National Service intimates that the West will get more provocative with the missiles into Russia, over the next weeks, and the Tories can ride any wave of retaliation back to power.

Edward M. Druce's avatar

Thanks for reading. I would enthusiastically support (actual) mandatory service if our foreign policy were more sensible.

We need much better deterrence _and_ much better diplomacy.

Devaraj Sandberg's avatar

Me too. Young people just seem directionaless these days.

I think Britain's core problem is a competency crisis coming on the back of a generation long period without challenge.