There is an increasing military presence in children and young people’s lives in the UK.
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Sunak and Starmer clashed over the cost of living, immigration and the NHS. The Conversation’s expert analysis puts their claims into context.
In my view, Sunak’s plan positions young people as a problem.
A scholar of national service programs points out that the government hasn’t spelled out what this one will cost, what its participants will earn or how it will operate.
More countries are using ‘national service’, whether they are military or civic programmes.
The climate emergency is in many ways the Vietnam of today’s young people. The 50th anniversary of the release of resisters to that conflict should give today’s decision-makers pause for thought.
An expert who has spoken with ex-national servicemen explains what they think about bringing it back today.
A short history of the Ex-Services Human Rights Association of Australia: a group of brave returned servicemen and women who protested the Vietnam War.
A commission looking at the future of service is set to makesits recommendations. It is hoping to make a year of service ‘a norm’ for all Americans. What does it mean to serve?
No matter how well-intentioned, volunteers who may be inexperienced can’t solve the entrenched and complex social problems low-income communities endure.
Teach for America was created to bring more resources to disadvantaged communities. New research shows that the participants also learn a few things.
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