Said the economy is back on its feet and pledged taxes will go down under and pledged taxes will go down under a conservative government. fin a conservative government. On welfare reform, labour has said they are against sanctions. That will mean more people on our welfare roles, not less. But conservatives know that if businesses are going to find the workers they need without depending on unlimited migration, we need to move people off welfare and into work. Mel strides Welfare Reforms will help i Million People do just that at a cost of £2. 5 billion. The obr say the impact will be to reduce the flow of people signed off work and not having to look for work by two thirds. A Quiet Revolution that will make sure those who can work do work and we give help where it is needed. Labour doesnt want to talk about these decisions because they would duck them. But conservatives know it is simply not possible to grow the economy without a plan for where additional workers will come from, and
the uk home secretary, james cleverly, says conservative plans to introduce a form of mandatory national service if they win the election, would get young people out of their bubble. under the plans, 18 year olds would be given the choice of either joining the military for a year, or taking part in community service. non compliance wouldn t mean prison, but there d be some form of sanction. helen catt reports. the return of national service is certainly an eye catching policy, but it wouldn t be national service quite like these men experienced between 1949 and 1963. instead all 18 year olds would have to choose between a year s military service or volunteer work in public services. it s about addressing the fragmentation that we have seen in society. too many young people living in their own bubble, whether it be a digital bubble or a social bubble, and we want to get back to the situation where people are mixing with young people from different areas, different economic g