Politics and Scouting

This illustration is from the Boy Scouts of America to which any Briton would instinctively know this could never happen here because in this country it is accepted and written in to some of our laws even that NO CHILD should be involved in political activity nor should he or she be subjected to political persuasion especially by those in in which his care is invested such as teachers, sunday school instructors or adults in scouting.

Even for say a troop to put up notices advertising an Election or to distribute Polling Cards would not be accepted as the odd Scout Master has found out although personally I regard that as a extreme interpretation of a well intentioned rule and feel to take part in an election is a civic duty of every adult.

They certainly cannot under any circumstances distribute political material.