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Brits Abroad: Get Your Voice heard!
To make sure that you can vote on 7th May, 2015 in the next General Election, you can register on-line to vote now on http://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote. We British expats often feel neglected by our home country. We’re proud to be British, we have … Continue reading
Posted in +5 million British Expats Abroad, 100000 Overseas Voters, All EU Brits Need Voice, Anomaly of Voteless Expat Brits in EU, British expats can help decide, Brits Abroad: Get your voice heard!, Electoral Commission, Main 2015 Election issues
Tagged 15-year-rule, 2015 General Election, British expatriates, voter registration
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Lack of British Expatriate Voter Engagement in the UK
War veteran Harry Shindler, who has been campaigning for many years to abolish the “15-year rule” which blocks millions of Britons overseas from voting in UK elections, has been left disappointed by a letter from Downing Street. “He hoped that with support from … Continue reading
Posted in +5 million British Expats Abroad, 100000 Overseas Voters, Anomaly of Voteless Expat Brits in EU, Electoral Commission, Electoral Reform & Overseas Voter Reg., Expat Voters Difficult to Target, Harry Shindler letter to PM, Lack of expatriate engagement
Tagged 15-year-rule, 2015 General Election, Harry Shindler, Low voter Turnout, New Europeans
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Time for British expats in Europe to register to vote?
The most negative trend identified in this expatriate quality of life study featured in The Telegraph – Top 12 countries where British expats say they are wealthiest and healthiest – concerns Europe: “Austerity measures and fears over job security were prompting 63pc of British expats … Continue reading
Wasted opportunity from 5 million Britons Abroad
This article below in The Economist doesn’t adhere to some popular prejudices about Britons abroad : “Some 5m Britons live abroad. The country could do far more to exploit its high-flying expats.” The Economist, August 9th 2014: The British diaspora … Continue reading
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Tagged 15-year-rule, 2015 General Election, British expatriates, national voting rights
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More British expatriates should vote
There are many reasons why relatively few British expatriates ( some 20,000 – 30,000 out of an estimated 2 – 3 million still qualified) have registered as overseas voters in the past. These include a sense of detachment from the … Continue reading
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Tagged 15-year-rule, British expatriates, EU Referendum, voter registration
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British Expatriates Difficult to Target
Page 8 of this Report by the Electoral Commission on the May 2014 European & Local Elections in England and Northern Ireland , shows that British expatriates are a particularly difficult audience to target. Shouldn’t you as a British citizen … Continue reading
Posted in +5 million British Expats Abroad, Anomaly of Voteless Expat Brits in EU, Benefits of Internet Voting, Electoral Commission, Expats Difficult Target, Harry Shindler Endorses Electoral Commission campaign, Voting Rights
Tagged 15-year-rule, British expatriates, Electoral Commission, European Elections
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Still many reasons why British expats should vote
Michael Cushing who regularly comments on these blog postings, quite rightly added the following comment to last week’s posting: “Why [just] state reason for continued interest in UK affairs = “expat who might return”? UK citizens overseas ( expats) I think … Continue reading
Posted in +5 million British Expats Abroad, 35% Electorate Non-Voters, All EU Brits Need Voice, Anomaly of Voteless Expat Brits in EU, British expats can help decide, Canada Grants Full Voting Rights, Electoral Commission, Improving Expat Voter turnout, Many Reasons for Expats Vote, Voting Rights
Tagged 15-year-rule, 2014 European elections, British expatriates, EU Referendum
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British Government’s UK vs EU Balance of Competences Review
The current call for evidence on voting, consular and statistics for the British government’s review of the balance of competences between the UK and the European Union, has drawn the response below from Catherine Piper (scroll down) , effectively a … Continue reading
Posted in All EU Brits Need Voice, Anomaly of Voteless Expat Brits in EU, Balance of Competences Review, European Court of Human Rights, Harry Shindler, Harry Shindler at EC Brussels, Harry Shindler's Human Right to Vote, Scottish Referendum Legal Challenge, Voting Rights, Voting Rights:UK-Scots or EU-Brits
Tagged 15-year-rule, British expatriates, EU Referendum, European Union, Scottish Independence Referendum
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Legal Challenge to Scottish Expats Being Denied Vote in Independence Referendum.
Scottish expats are currently being denied the right to vote in the upcoming referendum on Scottish independence on the 18th September, 2014 but there is a potential legal challenge that the First Minister Alex Salmond may have acted illegally. “Aidan … Continue reading
Posted in All EU Brits Need Voice, Anomaly of Voteless Expat Brits in EU, EU Support Expat Brits, Scottish Referendum Legal Challenge, Voting Rights, Voting Rights:UK-Scots or EU-Brits
Tagged 15-year-rule, European Union, national voting rights, Scottish expats, Scottish Independence Referendum
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Votes for Expat Brits blog 