Re: The traditional CF voting intentions thread, week 1
 

It is basically to get the over-65 on board over from Reform. I can see him trying to ban work from home as well since retired people seem to really hate we can do that now.

Re: The traditional CF voting intentions thread, week 1
 

They were polling badly with younger voters already, I wonder whether they might lose more votes than they gain with this idea. It really just smells desperate and ill considered. Like everything else about the last 3 days. Heck has it only been 3 days? :disturbd:

It is a well known fact that the British armed forces actually quite like being a professional force unencumbered by youths who don’t want to be there and have little interest in embracing the army life. It is a less well known fact that years of cuts and cack-handed procurement have withered our armed forces alarmingly. We certainly need more boots on the ground but this isn’t the way to go about it.

Re: The traditional CF voting intentions thread, week 1
 

Well its not going to win them the election, and may even do them even more harm.

Either way there is no danger of them actually being able to do this.
Labour introduced it last time it happened, but I cant see them backing this.

Re: The traditional CF voting intentions thread, week 1
 

Its a policy straight from the BNP playbook as this is the party that proudly boast about being the party of defence and yet they have cut defence spending to the bone since being in power.

Re: The traditional CF voting intentions thread, week 1
 

I wonder if a bookmaker will give odds on an aircraft carrier being sent to the Falklands during the campaign.

Re: The traditional CF voting intentions thread, week 1
 

Do we still have one?

A Faroe Islands conflict, might be a better one. Those Danes have got it coming...

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It is bizarre how much the young are hated, given that they are now few in number, with a ageing, decaying population, that desperately need them.

Re: The traditional CF voting intentions thread, week 1
 

l will given you evens Sir.;)

Re: The traditional CF voting intentions thread, week 1
 

I do wonder if this is one of the things we've misread the public mood for though. Lots of people I can this is playing well for.

Re: The traditional CF voting intentions thread, week 1
 

As someone said on Twitter on the 24th (before Sunak came out with his latest gem).

Re: The traditional CF voting intentions thread, week 1
 

What does 'Mandatory Volunteering' mean?? :erm: :dozey:

Re: The traditional CF voting intentions thread, week 1
 

Have a look at some of the readers comments in the Fail and Express (if u can lower yourself). There's outrage at the thought of 'Heidi and Henry' being sent off to some war. All by politicians who did no national service and didn't get £50k's worth of Uni debt.

It's all cobblers anyway , just like Rwanda. All soundbites that they know will never happen. Red meat for a few of the loons, that might save a couple of seats (it won't).

Bringing back public hangings next week I predict.

Re: The traditional CF voting intentions thread, week 1
 

Re: The traditional CF voting intentions thread, week 1
 

btw, this was the Official government MoD position on Thursday (after the election was called), in answer to a parliamentary question…

https://www.cableforum.uk/board/atta...8&d=1716724814

Re: The traditional CF voting intentions thread, week 1
 

Outstanding!

Re: The traditional CF voting intentions thread, week 1
 

Maybe I'm missing something - are we supposed to know who she is ?