Monday, April 13, 2009
Compulsory voluntary work for young
According to the popular papers, Gordon Brown has vowed to make every young person do 50 hours of 'voluntary' work by the time they reach the age of 19 !
"English slaves to a Scottish raj" trumpets the Press ! Funny all this comes after the McBride matter (is this really a revenge Tory smear perhaps?), but perhaps Brown should seriously be checked for Alzheimer's and other work-related disorders which could explain his apparently bizarre behaviour.
IMO: If Brown means it about 50 hours 'voluntary' work OUT BROWN - NOW ! The Tories make a mistake by highlighting foxhunting which only senior Eton-styleTories and their more credulous and financially involved followers care much for anyway. They are up in the clouds. But this "work conscription" idea is crazy at any level. Maybe in a few years, as global warming increases, work conscription will become essential but if it is seriously meant for now, Brown is making worse mistakes than the Tories. I did a very hard and painful stint of military National Service but was proud to support my country (not UK) in war or peace, but certainly would not have tolerated something like this ! In fact Army (and civilian) reactions would have been "Thats what we are fighting against".Tory and Labor senior politicians both seem to be trying to make the UK totally intolerable.
"English slaves to a Scottish raj" trumpets the Press ! Funny all this comes after the McBride matter (is this really a revenge Tory smear perhaps?), but perhaps Brown should seriously be checked for Alzheimer's and other work-related disorders which could explain his apparently bizarre behaviour.
IMO: If Brown means it about 50 hours 'voluntary' work OUT BROWN - NOW ! The Tories make a mistake by highlighting foxhunting which only senior Eton-styleTories and their more credulous and financially involved followers care much for anyway. They are up in the clouds. But this "work conscription" idea is crazy at any level. Maybe in a few years, as global warming increases, work conscription will become essential but if it is seriously meant for now, Brown is making worse mistakes than the Tories. I did a very hard and painful stint of military National Service but was proud to support my country (not UK) in war or peace, but certainly would not have tolerated something like this ! In fact Army (and civilian) reactions would have been "Thats what we are fighting against".Tory and Labor senior politicians both seem to be trying to make the UK totally intolerable.
# posted by uv : 4:54 AM
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