Categories to browse
+5 million British Expats Abroad 100000 Overseas Voters All EU Brits Need Voice Anomaly of Voteless Expat Brits in EU Benefits of Internet Voting Diaspora is National Resource Electoral Commission Electoral Reform & Overseas Voter Reg. EU Ref. & Votes for Life Bills EU Ref. excluded British Expats React EU Ref: Overseas Electors - Counter Arguments EU Ref Question - Lord Lexden 6 July 2015 EU Ref Votes for Life Response European Court of Human Rights Expat Vote in 2015 Expat Voter Registration French Expat Voters French Inspire 1 million Overseas Voters Harry Shindler Harry Shindler's Human Right to Vote Harry Shindler Presses PM. Harry Shindler vs UK IER for Overseas Voters. Improving Overseas Reg/voting Rates Lord Lexden-Overseas Voter Discrimination Military Covenant Neglected overseas voters Outdated Objections to Voters Overseas Overseas Voter Turnout:UKvsUS Voting Rights
Category Archives: Military Covenant
Older Voters More Impacted by 15-Year-Limit on their Voting Rights
British political parties usually take good care of the older generation with 94% of those aged 65 or more registered to vote, compared e.g. with only 56% of 19-24 year olds, hence the recent furore over the “Granny tax” in … Continue reading
Re-Connecting with British Voters.
Reconnecting with British Overseas Voters on http://www.votes-for-expat-brits.com Vote on-line in Support of Votes for All Expat Brits. Perhaps surprisingly for today’s generation, the then Mrs Thatcher, a grocer’s daughter, even when Prime Minister famously knew the price of everyday goods … Continue reading
In defence of Harry Shindler and the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)
The next judgment in the Harry Shindler voting rights claim, remains under consideration by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), the latter a respected European institution which has been widely attacked by British politicians of all parties as well … Continue reading
Electoral Commission and the Military Vote
The Electoral Commission is making a major effort to ensure that as many as possible of those in the British armed forces serving overseas , are also registered to vote by the important deadline of April 18, 2012. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/expatnews/9064186/Reminder-for-Armed-Forces-that-voting-registration-deadline-looms.html
Harry Shindler’s Right to Vote Case – European Court of Human Rights
In his speech today (see Telegraph article below) to the Council of Europe which the UK currently chairs, Prime Minister David Cameron is taking up what appears in certain sections of the press to be a popular cause with the British people, in … Continue reading
Neglect of Under-Registration of Military and Overseas Voters
In the Opposition day Debate of Monday 16th January on Individual Electoral Registration, Stewart Jackson (MP for Peterborough) in the extract of his speech below, took issue with the under-registration over many years of military and overseas voters, who are … Continue reading
On Remembrance Day
Thoughts from an expatriate – Brian Cave – an expatriate who feels ignored and shelved by the Government of Britain on this most important day when all elderly Britons remember the homeland of their youth. Yes, I watched the remembrance … Continue reading
Posted in Military Covenant
Leave a comment
Lack of Expat Political representation.
What the lack of correct political representation is costing expat Brits in their pockets! The Determination of International Laws.The international laws which affect all expatriates are discussed, agreed to, and signed by the British Government in the name of all … Continue reading
Breach of Military Covenant
A comment received on our blog from J A Bosworth sums up how some ex-service people without the right to vote consider this a breach of the spirit of the Military Covenant. I have just watched the final ceremony at … Continue reading
Posted in Military Covenant
1 Comment
Votes for Expat Brits blog 