Daily Podcast: Could Britons really be called up to serve in the army?

The head of the British Army has said we should "train and equip" a "citizen army" to prepare the country for any potential land war.
The comments from General Sir Patrick Sanders, who stands down as chief of the general staff in six months, are being seen as a warning that British men and women could be called up to the armed forces if NATO was to go to war with Russia.
On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson gets reaction from former defence secretary Sir Michael Fallon and Sky's defence analyst Professor Michael Clarke as they examine the UK's military preparedness.
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[@Teaandcrumpets134]

I'm not fighting for a country that ignores its people.

[@ezabryan8992]

too right

[@adamp8872]

Yea unfortunately conscription isn’t a choice.

[@oatdilemma6395]

native people*

[@dannythegreat453]

Adam it will 100% be a choice my gullible friend ! Well maybe not for the boot kickers like yaself ! If I don’t want to fight I won’t - what will happen? Prison ?? Don’t make me laugh .

[@thebritishbookworm2649]

1000%

[@seanhayes9769]

Send in the politicians and millionaires to fight your war first ! I will only fight for my family now , from an ex British Army veteran

[@TheBlackIdentety]

🤡

[@ohdearism]

Exactly.

[@ohdearism]

@@serpentleader "my country" I was always under the assumption that Britain belonged to it's owners, ie the aristocracy, the financiers, the oligarchs and the Saudis. I'd be more inclined to stand in shock that anyone would want to bother invading. It's an expensive damp shithole. Or then again, maybe some foreign entity could do a better job of organising the place, for everyone, so we could call it 'ours'.

[@Kentyskoi]

@@ohdearismtrue let them fight for it 👍

[@Finnbobjimbob]

That’s a very childish mindset

[@SirJellyFish08]

Could u imagine being a young man who has his whole life ahead of him being forced to fight for a country who couldnt care less about him and politicians who go round kicking the beehive of foreign superpowers - no chance

[@cheff0161]

Sounds like what's happening to hundreds of thousands of Russians. No choice.

[@ads13924]

This country cares more than a middle eastern country. Go live in their poverty and not feel privileged

[@rollopollo6098]

Forced to fight and probably die

[@OldGreyMulletTest]

Indeed. If I or anyone I know was 'called up' there would be a resounding "up your's" from one and all!

[@adamp8872]

What’s the difference between that young man and the millions of young men before him that were called up in years past?

[@hourbee5535]

This government had done more harm to me than Russians or Houthis. Leave me alone.

[@Steelninja77]

Aw don't cry.

[@ilikelampshades6]

​@@Steelninja77okay boomer

[@YinWhoo-zx2sz]

It's about protecting Zionist hegemony as Putin is a threat to their rules based order. The migrants they flooded Europe with won't fight their wars and they know it.

[@moedem]

@@ilikelampshades6🤣💥

[@OldGreyMulletTest]

Well said.

[@nathjones548]

Don't F@@king Burn my house down and then tell me I must stand up and Protect the Ashes!

[@soundmindproject1266]

Well said

[@yermanoffthetelly]

Radioactive ashes at that 😬

[@andydudley1775]

SO FEW WORDS NEVER HAD MORE MEANING .rushi willl be serving us under the white house .

[@P46169]

Well said !

[@strategic4124]

I won't be joining the British army I won't be dying for a lie !

[@thebritishbookworm2649]

Well said. Me too.

[@strategic4124]

@@tvguy61 Community service unpaid work for two weeks ! Picking litter of the streets

[@lfcmike12]

@@tvguy61 Rather be jailed than be red mist after an artillery bombardment.

[@DipSet85]

@@tvguy61happily go prison

[@SamuelBlack84]

I won't sacrifice my life for anyone else full stop

[@Rae-qf7xv]

Laughed so much i nearly fell off the loo. Fight? After the way this government has treated it's old and vulnerable. Not in this lifetime. Never.

[@ilikelampshades6]

Old people? Lol they did everything to old people. Baby boomers are the luckiest generation in history. It's the young people being screwed

[@davidparry5310]

@@ilikelampshades6 Plenty of old people have been screwed over (e.g. retired erstwhile school dinner staff who've had their pensions slashed). Don't fall for the 'generation war' BS.

[@stevenbamford5245]

Baby Boomers had to do National Service the very thing that everyone is crying about, and they had the responsibility to rebuild the country after WWII so yes there was plenty of employment. They can't help when they were born, and they are not all rich pensioners. But your comment made me realise that the governments policy of a divided society has succeeded.

[@davidparry5310]

@@stevenbamford5245 No, boomers didn't have to do National Service. Some of them weren't even born when it was abolished (1960), and even the oldest of them would have been 15 at the time, and so too young to be called up.

[@adamp8872]

Conscription isn’t a request.

[@freedomstruggle]

I wont even let my dog fight for this corrupt country and its leadership

[@NutsFathead]

A lot of Ukrainian resent its corrupt government but they are fighting for their homes and their families. Think a lot of us British will do the same if we where in the same situation

[@PoleiceCidcorn]

Agree

[@Carsonktm420]

Corrupt leadership. It’s our country

[@pablo19136]

And in the last war we were in they didn't provide the military the right equipment.

[@sooky2253]

Well said!!!

[@GingahBish23]

Im alright thanks, ill take a jail sentence rather than fight someone else’s war. NOT MY COUNTRY ANYMORE.

[@thebritishbookworm2649]

100%

[@annarichardson7794]

No Russian ever called me white privileged.

[@BigDaddyButthead90]

They did start the 5th column that does though.

[@mattthompson3714]

@@BigDaddyButthead90 Did they? I thought it came from the Frankfurt school? Either way, It's got now't to do with us

[@AlphaJulietGolf]

@@mattthompson3714Jews 🇮🇱✡️

[@jameslynch7826]

Yes they have succeeded in sowing self loathing and managed to infect the nation with divisions, and the establishment then has to tie itself in knots trying to counter their meddling. We of course try to do the same to them, but Russians are more resilient and don’t do navel gazing. Oh and let’s not forget decades of defence cuts since Nov 89. As is normal for the Mod it will be a paper Army not a real one. And defence procurement is as always a laughing stock. And the Uk counts pensions payments as part of the 2% figure. Retention Who wants to spend 22 years with the only postings available are Catterick, a shithole and or Tidworth another shithole. No decent postings left. Wokery. And all that crap. I would not re enlist even if I was young enough. I could lend a hand doing something but it will be overly complex to even offer your services. The Scandis and Baltics are showing how it’s done. We can’t even deploy a single division.

[@exxonein7729]

Just identify as a disabled 70 year old woman like me 😂

[@floringeorgechirila9127]

"Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die." Herbert Hoover - 1944

[@TheWebstaff]

That's why it's important that those old people remember the pain that war causes and why it must be avoided as much as possible!!

[@giovannibenedetti8963]

In facts are only the old farts who want war

[@lulsinki]

​@@TheWebstaffthose old men are talking about conscription, purely because "the army is too small" translates to they've spent years making cuts to the military and defence, so they can save money they've been spending for fun

[@valleykingvids2059]

Send all the government to the front line. I'm not fighting a rich man's war. It's the older leaders causing all this war nonsense.

[@paulinecrabbe7383]

Not happening any more. Those days are long gone!!!!

[@henryblackburn3031]

We’re not fighting for these corrupt politicians. We already saw what happened to our people in Iraq and Afghanistan who fought and died for nothing.

[@jamesgravil9162]

Not true. They fought and died to make big profits for the weapons manufacturers.

[@jonny3508]

I'll be alright, I identify as a Giraffe.... not much use for a Giraffe in a war.

[@Pes60]

A lookout?😂

[@jonny3508]

@@Pes60 It's all satellites and drones these days

[@DarrenJamiesonJamieson]

Fight for Stavros!

[@ilikelampshades6]

Hahahahahah quality comment

[@stewartwhite4695]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Polite_Indifference]

Most people living in the UK do not have a stake in the country, so what exactly would they be fighting for? To continue to be priced out of owning a home? To continue to be surrounded by companies with unrealistic recruitment expectations, offering unfavorable employment? To continue to have their life expectancy decline? To continue to be unable to live anything close to a reasonable standard of living? Or would it be to continue to allow a minority in the UK to live comfortable lives while they and everyone else around them suffers in comparison. Take your pick.

[@ep1929]

Very well put, your spot on.

[@arandmorgan]

Exactly. Where is the carrot. We're already experiencing the stick in the form of abject poverty, and that was before any war was underway.

[@MiladyLondon]

If Putin wins the NHS starts working and we will have gas and oil for Peanuts

[@proquciprodesse210]

The great replacement is here ?

[@Goady1000]

​@MyLady-London whats wrong eith that? Cant be any worse, at least we will all be in the same boat.

[@johugra1]

I thought the modern attitude in the UK was, "I am not here to serve the UK I am here to exploit it".

[@George57]

That’s definitely the Moro of the political elites people are fighting their own wars daily just trying to survive. My Moto is up your go fight your own wars

[@flyinghigh2701]

We open our doors to everyone on a dingy so not suprised

[@onurdag3964]

Spot on, that’s why I don’t blame the Brits giving the side eye to foreigners

[@jordonstewart2092]

thats just karma mate

[@winterwulf1995]

It has exploited us for years. Time we returned the favour

[@ianjohnson4541]

No one would fight for this country, particularly the people that live in the miserable place.

[@thisstillchangesnothing]

😂

[@Calmdown1354]

😂

[@DarrenJamiesonJamieson]

Why not fight for The European Caveman up there (she was so tight and gave good head)?

[@Turbofolkbalkan]

😂😂😂

[@m.k.s.7417]

Oh come on now, it is not that bad, is it??

[@Cromwell1978ize]

They won't defend the channel but want us to defend Europe 😂

[@2msvalkyrie529]

I think a Putin run Border Force would be a brilliant idea !!

[@stevelam5898]

Please someone tell those people at the top that Russia has stopped being the main enemy some forty years ago. The main enemy these days is already within.

[@Thewardog7]

@06:50 I think young people don't want to get their limbs blown off and have their life ruined for a country that hates them.

[@George57]

An establishment who hates anyone who is not rich enough to be part of it. Young and old

[@DonaldFletcher-c4v]

exactly

[@isaacshaw930]

It is always old men sending young men to war, this isn't the 1930s anymore. Their is less trust in the government then ever before. Think we take the French approach to this situation

[@hoofhearted1102]

Yup, generations aren't idiotic morons like they were back then believing in everything told to them

[@davidparry5310]

*Old, rich men sending young, poor ones to war, to be precise.

[@StarGazerTom1991]

"Old rich men creating wars to send young poor men to die in" is most accurate.

[@Jayy149]

Agree

[@dougg1075]

Feels like we’re living in some crazy movie.

[@Onegreentruck]

Can't take much more 😢

[@ladyD-e9b]

yes it does feel like that..like some kind of weird alternate universe

[@kevinturner3997]

Yes and it's a comedy or a farce.

[@soundmindproject1266]

​@@Onegreentrucksame

[@OldGreyMulletTest]

Although this movie would be rejected for being too weird and depressing!

[@tankthepitbull520]

I’m not fighting for a country that hates me.

[@johng.1703]

we all know how people who have served this country have been treated both now and historically. people who have something to lose fight to protect that, the problem is, we really don't have anything left to lose anymore. with nothing to lose, there is nothing to fight for.

[@ilikelampshades6]

Baby boomers do. They have everything to fight for. Maybe we should make them earn their keep for once

[@microdickie]

We have former members of the army freezing on the streets at night while the RNLI ferries in guests for free accommodation at hotels across the UK. It doesn't sound like this recruitment campaign is working out so good?

[@European-c2w]

UK can nor even protect its own borders and still want to interfere in other countries. Tackle the enemy within first

[@golum1425]

Spot in chap

[@European-c2w]

@@golum1425 lt is also the border force that are waiting to welcome them when they leave the french beaches. Thought the border force purpose is to repel border breaches. Guess l was wrong in my assumption.lmmigration by legal routes by qualified ppl who loves this country and want to assimilate and integrate is fine. But not from those who want to change it like those peaceful crowd

[@woolyimage]

The government have been offered a processing centre which would sort this issue at a stroke. But of course they won’t do that as then they won’t have something to distract us from their other failings a bit like the big orange clown in the US where he won’t allow a bipartisan bill to sort the border issues because then he’ll have nothing to run on.

[@mattb5427]

​@@woolyimage There is one simple answer to the border problem - close it. Here and in the US. No one should be fighting for governments that enable invasion.

[@caitlynedwards4434]

A discussion on question time gave a brilliant answer by an audience member. Why should young men and women fight and die for a country that offers them no hope, no housing, no secure employment, no aspiration and no chance of working hard to get ahead in life. Been mulling this over most of the day as a young person and i have to say i agree. Why should we sacrifice our lives on the alter of the super rich and powerful... AGAIN.

[@SamuelBlack84]

What was their answer?

[@Paulo-ov4yo]

Serve who? The King, Rishi, Starmer and Co. No way!

[@user-bu9nb8wr6e]

No its about defending your freedom and homeland. What are going to do if they invaded Britain just let someone take over?

[@russell6075]

@@user-bu9nb8wr6edefending from what? Dont war monger and we dont have a problem

[@EthanLomas]

I’ve heard the WHO believe that the widespread AIDs and alcoholism will reduced the threat of Russia within 10 years@@russell6075

[@stephendalton1648]

​@@user-bu9nb8wr6eFreedom and Homeland. We have neither

[@ChrisRedfieldsbloodline]

@@user-bu9nb8wr6e I think if the Russians invaded the British Isles, things might actually improve a bit here.

[@mrz5574]

Yet again getting involved in wars that we have nothing to do with!!

[@hoofhearted1102]

Yeah, but how can we justify 50 billion spent each year, bankers funding both sides of the war and the private companies having an excuse to charge for their tech.

[@bak2back]

Exactly, Ukraine got themselves in this mess with az-ov waving German SS flags

[@andytaylor3312]

They! Not WE 😂 Get it right 😂

[@labt8194]

Absolutely not a chance would I fight for this corrupt country

[@EthanLomas]

Then GET OUT!

[@TrevFD3]

​@@EthanLomasgo and fight for us then

[@jeffhunter8553]

better off not to be honest

[@michaelpage3153]

Same mate the uk is a joke

[@tracks8414]

💯 get all the wannabe gangsters out there 😂😂😂

[@pablo19136]

Im not going to be cannon fodder for the rich

[@martinhallett5713]

I served in the army and was made redundant due to spending cuts Now they can’t get the numbers back 🤷‍♂️

[@davidcampbell3642]

12 million facing destitution in the UK with a return of scurvy, rickets and malnutrition. The population are not concerned with Russia, we are concerned with surviving our government.

[@ltsjustchris]

💯

[@Euphoftoday]

I'd rather go to prison than fight for rich people.

[@janpetersen7440]

I am excited to see what kind of military force the UK can knit together on the basis of multiculturalism and woke ideology.🤔

[@AutisticCumsock]

The United States is the prime example of multi culturalism through generations of immigration. It's the world's sole superpower...

[@simonmiddleton4018]

None is the answer

[@km4089]

Full of feminists fighting for equality.

[@Kentyskoi]

😂

[@hoofhearted1102]

I will be interested to see how many brexiters will sign up or flea to become the people they hate most and be in their situation!

[@chrisanten2396]

Fight for what 🤷‍♀️ This country is just not worth it anymore maybe once

[@howlinwolfcustoms6870]

We don't even have assets to fight and protect these days. I'm not fighting for my "landlords" property 😂

[@JamesHoth]

All the boat migrants would take good care of our women while we were off at the front. Everyone's a winner!

[@Shdjdjxbdksk]

They can call me up but I’m 100% not going 😂.

[@ilikelampshades6]

I don't own a house for them to post the draft letter to

[@davidparry5310]

I hope that any effort to introduce conscription in the UK is met with a backlash from the UK working class that would make the French revolt of 1968 look like a tea party in comparison! I certainly vow to refuse to ever be conscripted to fight capitalism's wars!

[@thebritishbookworm2649]

Me too.

[@Campingwilder]

Oh come on.

[@tickledeggz]

Yeah, coz socialists wars are always justified and fought cleanly.

[@George57]

Well said . But workers needed to rebel years ago. But instead of sticking together we drifted apart. While the elites united to turn us into a nation of slaves

[@dvidclapperton]

This is America's war with the middle east once again, yet the tories tell us the Russian have been pullimg the strings all along to try to justify the UK going to war with America. It's truly despicable. "The Russians are coming is rhetoric that has been used for as long as I remember.

[@Elizabeth-rm3nv]

I hope our politicians will be prepared to go on the front line with their sons and daughters standing behind them. Let's see if there's a will to defend their perspectives by putting their own lives on the line.

[@leelynch7835]

We already know that will never happen. It is always the poor that are sacrificed in wars.

[@leftin74]

I hope both these old tossers are first in line for the call to arms but I doubt it

[@PASKEN458]

Good to see the British havent lost their sense of humour 😂

[@sily7671]

Dear Feminists, it is ur time to shine!

[@MackemdownsouthF.T.M]

Well said ✌️

[@Onegreentruck]

😂

[@a13xdunlop]

No thanks, I prefer Putin to the shower of mad dog clowns we have.

[@stephaniewilkerson6444]

👏

[@DingerNinja]

For once feminism has fallen silent. Where are these strong independent women🤔

[@godseye13k]

The dangers that threaten this country are the people who run the damn thing.

[@mjm352]

No ones fighting for BlackRock

[@floringeorgechirila9127]

Politicians, “the world elite” , CEOs, millionaires and billions first please. They are building bunkers to save themselves.

[@elliottkeen9933]

Could the country offer asylum seekers an opportunity to serve

[@susanwestern6434]

I am sure that as so much has been given to them, they would volunteer first. 😂

[@colleenpeck6347]

Service for future UK citizenship.

[@ilikelampshades6]

They're the enemy.

[@johndonson1603]

Surely that would be against their human rights .

[@Bartimus543]

Yes so long as they don't come back!

[@motlow1465]

Why would I fight for a country that's half immigrants and looks after them better than its own.

[@endima6204]

I have 3 nephews who tried for years to join any of the 3 services with no luck...they did not want to recruit anyone and now they are desperate...it makes no sense...

[@royalcrowntowing2464]

As if young Muslim British born men would fight for England, i doubt it

[@MrElmag12]

There are plenty of strong and independent women here in London who are ready to serve their country and show how really strong they're. 😅😂

[@MrElmag12]

@gumbo7215 they're strong and have big mouths! As soon they start moaning the Spetsnaz will run. 😜🤣

[@stephenturner7949]

And defend what !

[@2msvalkyrie529]

er.....Diversity , Inclusivity and Gender Neutral pronouns ?

[@darrenhopkins6829]

Try it and see what happens to the government.

[@seasidesandies3334]

This government is a mess...

[@beandinner1262]

Not interested, would rather leave or even go to jail.

[@ChrisRedfieldsbloodline]

Oh this shouldn't be a problem at all. We've got loads of foreign men of proper military age fresh off the boat from all corners of the earth. We'll conscript them, and I'm certain they'll be happy to do their part for King and Country! Why else would we have brought them over, eh?

[@Aegmog]

They'll smash their diversity quotas! They will be pleased.

[@markcovell572]

Well when we become refugees because we didn't fight...I wonder how other countries will treat us as "immigrants'

[@debbiecurtis4021]

They are our replacements.

[@ChrisRedfieldsbloodline]

@@debbiecurtis4021 Nonsense! That's just a conspiracy theory! Except for when our Masters are bragging about it, then it's a good thing and completely fine!

[@kendrosstragopulos3642]

As one of said men, believe me I tried, but i wasn't the right kind of immigrant. The diversity hire people got to me ...

[@ep1929]

Capita have the contract for army recruitment dont they? Here's an idea, transfer the goons from their TV licenincing contract onto the frontline in south east Ukraine. Im sure their "enforcement officers" would fit in nicely on a frontline. Jane Jeffers could work from Kiev sending the "Time is running out" letters to the Russian commanders.

[@johnnyrocker7495]

Brits called up to die for Zelensky and the western super-rich oligarch class. Can't see that ending well.

[@ilikelampshades6]

I was in a very niche role that I hated whilst serving as a Lt in the RN. I wasnt allowed to do any of the things I wanted to achieve in the forces such as the All Arms Commando course. Due to not being able to do anything i wanted, being completely messed around moving around the country every 3 months, I decided to leave. Went to the NHS and got a £20,000 payrise, reduced my working days, and reduced my workload by about 40%. I now tell all my mates they should leave as civvie Street is much better.

[@labt8194]

Not a chance will I ever fight for the WEF infested UK

[@corneliuscornia3189]

😊👍

[@debbiecurtis4021]

I agree. I won't be letting my son be conscripted.

[@thebritishbookworm2649]

Spot on.

[@donald8354]

Don’t have to worry there’s going to be no cronscription. Best wishes.

[@davidharris4062]

@@debbiecurtis4021trouble is it won’t work like that

[@davidstavrosonassis3649]

Young people have no interest in your wars. Zero. We don't go die for some jerks sitting in offices with big fancy titles. THIS IS THE NEW GENERATION. We don't fight OTHER people's wars.

[@petertaylor6384]

The fact the word conscription is considered 'uncomfortàble' speaks volumes about how terribly we would lose.

[@russelloliver3040]

Exchange uncomfortable for unrealistic 😂

[@jayward67]

Absolutely 100% NOT ever fighting for this country!

[@MrKronz]

Plenty of recruits in hotels up and down the UK 👌

[@gerryh8367]

Send the private schools to the front line for a year or so just to see if it works

[@AbstractDigitalDNB]

Well I ain’t going watch me ! NO MATTER THE CONSEQUENCES

[@carlbland68]

i would never fight for this country

[@ItsPDiddly]

im not fighting in a war i don't support.

[@Wesgarbarwil1420]

Why would I fight for country that has done nothing but make it difficult to be British...IN BRITAIN! Also, I fight like a wet lettuce so wouldn't be much help anyway 🤣

[@m.k.s.7417]

L.O.L., @ the "wet -lettuce".

[@chrishunt2636]

Lol

[@krispugsley5704]

i wouldn't fight for this country. I wish i could leave.

[@hoofhearted1102]

Same but brexiters screwed that up, so they can be the first line of defence given they love this place so much.

[@_Too_Late]

@@hoofhearted1102 LOL why would any decent county want to accept immigrants who are too incompetent to fill in a visa application, and too cowardly to defend their own country?

[@Michael-ss7pc]

​@@hoofhearted1102Not fighting for a country where I won't own property or the women are not worth protecting. 50% of the white population care about gender pro nouns and many cities are no longer majority English.

[@winterwulf1995]

Hear Hear

[@sindhusaraswathy9227]

Why won’t anyone talk about stopping these ‘WARS’ once and forever-stay Neutral and live your life peacefully.

[@Bartimus543]

That would just be too sensible 😮

[@danjonmills]

War is highly profitable for certain factions. Every war since WWII, has largely been about profit.

[@Ajay-jf6vx]

The military industrial complex capitalists expects every middle and lower class brit to do his duty to ensure optimal weapons sales.

[@Gina-w6o]

The public will just say f... off rightly soo,

[@Divergent1111]

I am not listening to any of the warmongers, if they want war they can fight it. We all have a choice and if the masses refused to comply then there would be no wars. Peace not war!!

[@ejws1575]

Breathtaking to hear Fallon review this ‘dangerous moment’ and fail to see it’s almost entirely our ruling class’ own choices and incompetence

[@fazali9]

The arrogance of this man, calling it out trade route when it's not ours.

[@luksvlogs1201]

first show me bank statements of those in power. even the dam royal family. then we can talk about the public being called on.

[@tarotbyamber7233]

This is wrong, the Brits ain't even involved with this so why should Brits get called up?

[@xenbo100]

I cant see Labour and Tory doing anything to inspire british people.

[@markyc2144]

I wonder just how representative and diverse those called up for front line duty will be.

[@m.k.s.7417]

I think, that: -"P.O.C."/"Minorities"; should surely; "Refuse to and fight against such -measures"; as much as they -possibly; can: -Personally; T.B.H.!!

[@zpetraki5015]

A good way to get rid of all the luddites not paying their council taxes to their bankrupt town councils! How dare they?!

[@karenhoskins4876]

I think there are many young men and women who won.t see anything to fight for with a foreign country...we have enough problems at home!

[@andydudley1775]

i like to say i'm proud of the people commenting here .we spoken with a lot of honesty and we all saying the same thing with no need for malice .fact is we not fighting to enrich a rushi and a reece mog and a gove or a miss mone .my worst night mare would be seeing another borris with pips on it's shoulder directing a battle.

[@AlubaFenix]

We need skilled diplomats and wise leaders. Not conscripts and misleaders. War is a racket!

[@Bartimus543]

Well said

[@johnboxall2773]

Not a cat in hells chance of me or anyone i know who would ever fight for these clowns lol

[@royjudson4380]

Sir Michael Fallon, National Service was abolished 62 years ago not 50 years ago.

[@michaelillingworth6433]

I'm sure that all the migrants will be willing to help out as a show of appreciation for taking them in. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@matth7448]

abolish the monarchy

[@_Too_Late]

Give me 3 practical targets such a thing would achieve?

[@matth7448]

The house of lords too. Unelected officials in 2024. The UK is more corrupt than Russia@@_Too_Late

[@a13xdunlop]

@@_Too_Latemoving from a Constitutional Monarchy, light on Constitution to a Democracy. Begin the process of dismantling the Class Bases System and create a system based on merit rather than birthright and crony patronage. Refine subjects as citizens and reframe the Legal System to better represent the people by implementing a bottom up rather than top down approach, thereby creating a genuine Democracy. That would be a good place to start

[@Fanny_Snuffle]

@@_Too_LateWe can live in his Marxist utopia. 😅😂

[@fatalmokrane]

abolish capitalism.

[@rw9737]

I have just realised my middle finger in the air....

[@davidoldboy5425]

I hate this country now, and Sky have encouraged the reasons I hate it

[@gareth9213]

Short answer: No. Long answer. No.

[@keithlambe211]

"What if they had a war and nobody showed up?"-John Lennon

[@philipellis4530]

Conscription wont ever happen here in Britain, especially asking new recruits to fight the Russians as they already know of the thousands of lads KIA, mummy won't let them go, the other reason it won't work is the decline of our indigenous race us Brits have, foreigners who may have British passports won't feel its their duty to fight.

[@jchendrix]

No ones fighting to help the country invade another country

[@toms7671]

Cue all the 50+ year old males calling for the younger generations to step up 😂

[@hoofhearted1102]

The brexiters can fight given how much they love their country and gave it all the mouth about people fleeing wars to here.

[@johndonson1603]

@@hoofhearted1102 Is that statement supposed to make sense ?

[@nelltight7251]

The crazy part is the US and UK think people not joining the military because the lack of wars. Don't understand that the people that send them to wars don't gaf about them

[@Bartimus543]

Love to go but i am patriotic the army and other institutions call that far right and racist so wouldn't want me. They will just have to call up our new guests i suppose.

[@Guttlegob]

What exactly are we fighting for? This country was finished long ago

[@jambo8442]

U get in trouble for flying the union jack remember

[@ironmitchtyson]

Send the Sky News crew

[@FindAReason-mi7go]

Ancient Rome gave citizenship to foreigners too easily and the Empire went into decline.

[@donnyjay9046]

Nothing like selling. Sensational newsstories

[@umerhussain4430]

Exactly. It's just scaremongering, so people don't make a fuss when they drastically increase the budget. He spoke of making the "armed forces more attractive" and how the 2% NATO budget for 2024 is missed, "..claims for more spending.."......"...that means a bigger budget".