'National Service will get young people out of their bubble'

[leafybrew]

which is what James Cleverly has just said.

What an absolute plonka. Grasping at straws and taking it to the next level.

How to completely alienate young voters - yep - that's how.

Plonker

What bubble? Any 16 year old I know is fairly petrified about exams and choosing a uni and getting work and being forever in debt and not affording a home.
Was he that self aware at 16?

Sorry meant 18!

Working 40 hrs a week on minimum wage for an 18yr old would go some way to removing James Cleverley and his colleagues from their bubbles.

Precisely

As for owning a home for most youngsters that ship has sailed . We are now a nation of renters , and Uni isn't the be all and end all . Why not take up an administrative apprenticeship instead as most graduates I know seem to end up doing admin jobs . If you have office skills you will always be in work plus there are opportunities to progress .