David Lammy (Labour MP and Minister for Culture) wants to reintroduce some form of compulsory national service for Britain's youth.
[W]e need to focus on youth, broadening the attachments that young people can form through exposure to a more diverse range of experiences and encounters. This is partly about education, but there are also many opportunities beyond the school gates.Is Lammy just bigging up one of his pet ideas or is there really a growing consensus on this?
For example, we should seize the emerging cross-party consensus to create a national service scheme for young people, building a new institution to provide fulfilling, customised experiences for every young person.
