Plans for 50 Hours of Compulsory Voluntary Work for All Under 19

[Skajo]

It's oxymoronic, how can voluntary work be compulsory?

[Bun]

i think it's a great idea.

[Absently]

Ooh! I like this idea, I think it'd be cool and I'd like to do it. I wonder if their gonna do it over here?

[Hushie]

It'll be part of the curriculum just like school is, read more and rage less then you might work it out.

I don't see how i was raging. :rolleyes:

[iTweedz]

See it doesnt affect me in anyway shape or form as I currently volunteer at a community ran theatre what is a registered charity and do like plays for 1 week and like 2 one night gigs per week so ive got the 50 hours already!

;D

[Robbie]

See it doesnt affect me in anyway shape or form as I currently volunteer at a community ran theatre what is a registered charity and do like plays for 1 week and like 2 one night gigs per week so ive got the 50 hours already!

;D

You told me you got paid.

[-:Undertaker:-]

Then i'd question why the people who seem all for it haven't volunteered themselves, there are many charities or even public places which wouldn't mind having you spend a few hours with them a week - afterall; nothing is stopping you!

[GommeInc]

The flaw is that the kids who are the problem in society will refuse to do it, and that means your just punishing the good kids. Don't worry anyway, New Labour will be out of office in 2010.

Meh, I'm sure Germany could lend us a gas chamber or 2 to get rid of the "bad" kids anyway. "GommeInc - Cleansing Britain One Brat At A Time"

I don't see the problem with 50 hours voluntary work, it probably won't be 50 hours in a row (obviously cutting out closing times etc). It may not be for 2 weeks, but for the whole year, so an hour or two a week. That's not alot, infact saying that would get in the way of anything is just lazy :/ Though I do have one doubt and that is, would grammar/private schools participate? Or will their wealthy parents think otherwise?

It's oxymoronic, how can voluntary work be compulsory?

Indeed, but knowing this country they forget what words mean, just think they sound nice. Technically it is compulsory labour, though they must soften the blow with a nicer name.

[Sixiz]

Well they should include school work into that

[Jordy]

I don't see how it can be fitted into the schooling system, 2 weeks is a lot of work and bare in mind a lot leave school after 16. The most viable way of doing it would be to take 2 weeks out of the 6 weeks holiday at Year 11 but that just sounds too sensible and easy for our government, they'll find some way of confusing it.