Care conscription as a progressive answer to the belonging question

Khaitan, Tarun ORCID: 0000-0003-3661-4832 (2025) Care conscription as a progressive answer to the belonging question. British Politics and Policy at LSE (15 May 2025). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

Keir Starmer’s speech on immigration brought to the surface a question long ignored by the progressive side of politics: who belongs to the country? But instead of doubling down on nativist rhetoric, the Government should take this opportunity to create new ways of belonging that eschew nationalist tendencies, argues Tarun Khaitan. A mandatory conscription service, not for the military but for care work could not only promote social cohesion, but at the same time solve the care crisis the country faces.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/
Additional Information:	© 2025 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Law School
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain J Political Science > JV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration
Date Deposited:	17 Jun 2025 12:18
Last Modified:	17 Jun 2025 12:18
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/128468

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