We ask Londoners how popular conscription would be in the UK.
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00:00I think people would be hesitant because the chance of war or the ability of going into war is a daunting thing and I think
00:09with where we are in society now, I think most people would try and get away with that.
00:14I mean, you look at World War I, the amount of people that fled because of the National Service, I think would be a lot higher rate now than before
00:21because we don't have the same upbringing as we did do with our grandparents where they were around people who were in the military.
00:33You can badge it as patriotism or you can badge it as coming together to fight for your country.
00:40I think it might shift significantly if we were directly under threat.
00:45Particularly young people maybe don't share that same feeling that they need to fight for some sort of national good.