As France becomes the latest European nation to bring back mandatory military service , a worrying question has emerged: could the UK be next to join the bandwagon amid the growing threat from Russia ? The prospect of a major European heavyweight – and one just across the Channel – reinstating conscription feels uncomfortably close to home, reports The Metro.

Since 1963, compulsory military service has been a thing of the past in Britain – a relic of a different era. Attitudes towards the practice have also plummeted. Reintroducing it would be a major political step, and one that is unlikely to happen under the current Labour government.

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