Sir, – The decision of Rishi Sunak to reintroduce national service for 18 year olds if the Tories win the UK general election would have big implications for Ireland, as a wave of British young people would migrate here to avoid it.
The common travel area allows we British to travel, reside and work here unrestricted. Post-Brexit, this opportunity does not exist for British citizens anywhere else in Europe.
This was the experience of Germany where prior to the fall of the Berlin Wall, West Germans could avoid “the draft” by moving to West Berlin where it didn’t apply. This made Berlin the most creative and artistic of German cities.
Perhaps Dublin will become “bohemian” as waves of Brits with alternative lifestyles arrive to avoid this bizarre policy initiative. – Is mise,
Donald Trump is changing America in ways that will reverberate long after he is dead
Mark O'Connell: The mystery is not why we Irish have responded to Israel’s barbarism. It’s why others have not
Afghan student nurses crushed as Taliban blocks last hope of jobs
Emer McLysaght: The seven deadly things you should never buy a child at Christmas
KENNETH HARPER,
Burtonport,
Co Donegal.