On a wider note, I do think conscription could be useful for the UK (or for an independent Scotland, for that matter). Look at Finland: it has 1/12 the population, GDP and defence spending of the UK, yet in wartime can field a bigger army than the UK and one that's at least as well equipped.
Part of the reason is that Finland uses conscription and reservists. Other reasons are that the UK armed forces are aimed at expeditionary warfare (aka being America's poodle), and that there's a lot of waste in British military spending. More details at https://pontifex.substack.com/p/scottish-defence-policy-ii-nation
The W.M. Govt have latched onto the once hope Scotland had of 'linking' with the Scandi Nations and their Governance. Is their intervention to shut us up here, close down our aspirations or perhaps future negotiations? It looks also to me it's just another distractive attempt to 'Poke the Bear' side lining from the real issues they have governing the UK.
It is not us who're poking the bear; on the contrary the angry greedy bear covets other people's countries and is poking them. We need to teach Russia not to invade other people's countries. It may be that Russia is a slow learner and it will take lots of dead Russians to achieve that goal; if so, so be it.
By "We" I mean Scotland, and more widely Europe, and European-influenced countries around the world, such as the USA. My avatar combines the Scottish and European flags, and is thus exactly the right flag because I am a Scottish and European civic nationalist.
Bully for you, I've been a nationalist since 1967 with a radical mind, and am not for Europe now under it's present mode of mish-mash governance, and I doubt Jim Sillars would be either, so not interested in your theories, surprised you link in here or is it the case you've nothing better to do with your time than troll someone who has alternative views. Kinda sad don't you think?
I agree that Sunak's plan is not well thought through. I have described it thus: "the whole exercise is merely a cynical attempt to pick up a few votes that would otherwise go to Reform UK" (https://pontifex.substack.com/p/should-britain-reintroduce-conscription).
On a wider note, I do think conscription could be useful for the UK (or for an independent Scotland, for that matter). Look at Finland: it has 1/12 the population, GDP and defence spending of the UK, yet in wartime can field a bigger army than the UK and one that's at least as well equipped.
Part of the reason is that Finland uses conscription and reservists. Other reasons are that the UK armed forces are aimed at expeditionary warfare (aka being America's poodle), and that there's a lot of waste in British military spending. More details at https://pontifex.substack.com/p/scottish-defence-policy-ii-nation
The W.M. Govt have latched onto the once hope Scotland had of 'linking' with the Scandi Nations and their Governance. Is their intervention to shut us up here, close down our aspirations or perhaps future negotiations? It looks also to me it's just another distractive attempt to 'Poke the Bear' side lining from the real issues they have governing the UK.
It is not us who're poking the bear; on the contrary the angry greedy bear covets other people's countries and is poking them. We need to teach Russia not to invade other people's countries. It may be that Russia is a slow learner and it will take lots of dead Russians to achieve that goal; if so, so be it.
Don't agree, and who is 'we'?
Think you've got the wrong flag on your profile.....matey!
By "We" I mean Scotland, and more widely Europe, and European-influenced countries around the world, such as the USA. My avatar combines the Scottish and European flags, and is thus exactly the right flag because I am a Scottish and European civic nationalist.
Bully for you, I've been a nationalist since 1967 with a radical mind, and am not for Europe now under it's present mode of mish-mash governance, and I doubt Jim Sillars would be either, so not interested in your theories, surprised you link in here or is it the case you've nothing better to do with your time than troll someone who has alternative views. Kinda sad don't you think?
if you think debating with people is "trolling", you are the sad one.
As for what Jim Sillars thinks, I'm sure he has a mind of his own and doesn't need you telling him what he thinks!