Lucky tatties* 😀

and I am quite a bit younger than most on here!

In my eyes that is a side-effect, but it shouldn’t be the reason to force people into national service. The modern armed forces is a different animal compared to what it used to be. I very much doubt it has any spare capacity to deal with such people. There isn’t a one-size-fits all, and the problem should be attacked from many sides. Starting with schooling, enforcing proper sentencing, reduce peoples dependence of long term social benefits – just to name a few.

I understand what you are saying Jim and why you are saying it. Tough love and all that. 🙂

Is this really about National Service, or how to deal with the less functional parts of modern Britain?

Is National Service the answer to rehabilitate those destined to a life of crime?

The answer is no, it is not what the armed forces are there for. I can imagine it would be just that little bit worse being out there serving with someone who really didn’t want to be there, or was forced to be there.

Yep, that’s the one Sandy. I always thought it to be a good natural progression.

Could an E190 operate from IOM with a useful payload? I have my doubts, but will see what happens, when it happens.

Does it matter?

The only answer to that is an emphatic yes!

Isn’t there a key difference between this case and that of Saddam Hussein? Bin Laden openly admitted to his “crimes” whereas Saddam pleaded not guilty, so far as I recall. Finding Bin Laden guilty after enless months would have served only to confirm what we and the world already knew by his own admission.

It would be a short trial then, and there would be no conspiracy theories if he was publicly hung.

The reason behind Virgin Australia change of livery was to make it different from Qantas, basically getting rid of the red tail.

But they had a white tail with a bit of red writing, and now they have a white tail with much bigger red writing.

Design by committee, never fails.