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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by manualoverride@lemmy.world to c/uk_politics@feddit.uk

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Looks like the Labour Party have finally hired someone under 60 to handle their social media. Excellent, no notes.

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[–] sunbeam60@lemmy.one 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The social contract for young people in the uk has been broken

Yes 100% agree.

Before forcing people to fight for their country, you need to make it something worth fighting for.

Again 100% agree.

If a between A-Level and university 6 week PAID training position in the military were offered, where your housing, food, basic training are provided, and you are able to save some money at the end of it, would probably be a good policy.

Completely agree that the volunteer service (whether forces or in a civilian volunteer position) could be combined with education credits, or pay, or housing, it would be much more attractive. Certainly where I served, I was housed and fed and had a salary (£650/month equivalent to £1300-ish today). It allowed me to save most of the money.

[–] manualoverride@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Initial reports of the Tory plan is over multiple weekends so no accommodation, unpaid, mandatory and punishment for non compliance.

Basically slave labour under the guise of community and service.

[–] sunbeam60@lemmy.one 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If it’s unpaid and mandatory they can fuck right off.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 5 months ago

Unpaid and mandatory is literally slave labor. It's basically the definition of it.