Brits who dodge WW3 conscription face ‘monetary punishment’ on account of prisons disaster
A leading author and historian has warned Britons could face severe financial punishment and be forced to pay more taxes if they refuse conscription in the event of a WW3 military draft
Brits who dodge a WW3 military draft could be hit with increased taxes some experts fear (Stock)(Image: )
An expert has warned Brits could have their wallets negatively affected for evading a conscription in a possible WW3 draft. An expert warned overcrowded prisons could have drafted Brits face fines and increased taxation if they wish to avoid the frontline.
While conscription has only been implemented twice by the British government over the past 126 years – initially from 1916 to 1920 and subsequently from 1939 to 1960 – there are growing concerns it might be reinstated, should another worldwide conflict erupt.
Author and historian David Swift has explained what conscription could look like in the event of a military draft and what the punishment would be for some Brits if they refuse the call.
Swift explained: “I imagine it would be fines rather than imprisonment or anything like that, due to: 1. Lack of prison capacity.
“2. Difficulty enforcing and lack of legitimacy and 3. That ‘conscription’, if introduced, would be very much focused around monetary reward.”
On the scale of penalties we might anticipate, Mr Swift proposed the UK could mirror the approach of the Greek government. In Greece, there was a fine of €6,000 (approximately £5,213) for failing to register, but in 2019 the nation considered scrapping the penalty entirely.
Swift added Britain could also adopt the Swiss model, explaining: “In Switzerland, you have to pay an additional three percent in taxes if you refuse military service for the duration of the time you were meant to be in military training. This way, the fines are severe enough so that they present a genuine disincentive not to serve (if it was only a few hundred quid you would have lots of people opting out), but not as severe as imprisonment.”
Swift previously warned Britain needed to rebuild its defence industries and added people could be conscripted into working into various industries to help bolster the nations’ defence. He further stated: “Today, since there is such an urgent need to rebuild Britain’s defence industries and industrial capacity, I would expect that people in these important occupations would be exempt.
“Or even that people could be ‘conscripted’ into working in these industries, and that military conscription would target unemployed graduates – this would be very popular with lots of people and especially the Blue Labour thinkers behind Starmer.” His remarks come as local government leaders are being encouraged to ramp up their cyber defences to fend off potentially devastating attacks by Russian “hacktivists”, known as “denial-of-service attacks”.
Jonathan Ellison, the National Cyber Security Centre’s Director of National Resilience, has issued a stark warning to the UK’s service providers urging them to strengthen their defences or risk disaster. Ellison cautioned: “We continue to see Russian-aligned hacktivist groups targeting UK organisations and although denial-of-service attacks may be technically simple, their impact can be significant.
“By overwhelming important websites and online systems, these attacks can prevent people from accessing the essential services they depend on every day.”
He added: “All organisations, especially those identified in today’s alert, are urged to act now by reviewing and implementing the NCSC’s freely available guidance to protect against DoS attacks and other cyber threats.”
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