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Category Archives: Global British Representation
Neglect or Apathy of British Citizens Living Abroad?
With only some 30,000 registered to vote out of an estimated 5 – 6 million British citizens living abroad, the question is whether this is due to apathy or neglect. Neglect encourages apathy and the British government does not go … Continue reading
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MPs should be concerned about national and international issues too.
Thanks to modern communications in today’s wired-up world, British citizens overseas, despite being disenfranchised after more than 15 years abroad, can remain informed on and concerned by, national and international issues impacting the UK. We would, therefore, agree with the argument of Kerry McCarthy, the … Continue reading
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Lord Lexden Continues to Challenge the 15-Year-limit for Overseas Voters.
The extract below from the 25th July, 2012 House of Lords debate on electoral reform, shows how Lord Lexden in particular continues to take the lead in challenging the 15-year limit for British citizens voting from overseas. You can show your support if you … Continue reading
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Overseas Voter Turnout: UK vs USA
For the more insular British politicians who think that they have little to learn from France where overseas voting rights are concerned, some 1 million (40%) out of 2.5 million French overseas citizens have registered to vote , compared with 30,000 … Continue reading
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Almost five million British expats now living and abroad, survey shows
Almost five million British expats are now living and working abroad, helping to shape the communities they live in, according to the fifth annual NatWest International Personal Banking Quality of Life Index. The report, compiled in conjunction with the Centre … Continue reading
IER for Overseas Voters
One reason why registration rates for overseas voters are so low is illustrated by research below into Individual Electoral Registration (IER). A change to IER from their former and compulsary Householder Electoral Registration (HER), is already required of British citizens moving abroad to … Continue reading
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UK vs French Parliament 2012
454,901 expatriate French have voted worldwide for their President and soon for deputies to their Assembly in Paris – <see left << The red is where François Hollande was supported (46.93%). Blue – Sarkozy (53.05%) And if this had been … Continue reading
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British Expats Out-Voted by French Counterparts.
The link below shows that over 40% of French overseas citizens voted out of more than one million registered in the recent French Presidential Elections of 2012. The UK then compares very badly with only some 30,000 British overseas citizens registered to … Continue reading
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Every Vote Counts (even after 15 years overseas)
EVERY VOTE COUNTS Sunday 22nd April, 2012 Hello Sky News, You aptly reported all day on the 400,000 thousand French citizens living in the UK for whom 30 polling stations were open to cast their votes in the French Presidential … Continue reading
More Representation Encourages More Overseas Voters
What happens when expatriates get the Vote – that is to say – Representation? Is it so extraordinary that the Americans are following the French elections as they affect French residents abroad? Bloomberg News reports it in the link … Continue reading
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