Category Archives: EasyExpat Overview

British Diaspora is a National Resource.

Posted on September 12, 2012 by

Why doesn’t the British government show more interest, compared with other countries such as the US, in retaining links with its citizens moving overseas? One illustration of this is that after 15 years away,  British citizens living overseas automatically lose their … Continue reading →

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Need to Change Political Attitudes to Overseas Voters.

Posted on September 4, 2012 by

Lord Lipsey in his BBC Radio 4 debate with Brian Cave came across as absolutely rigid in his opposition to UK voting rights for British Citizens resident overseas. This doesn’t seem so surprising now when reading the review of his … Continue reading →

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MPs should be concerned about national and international issues too.

Posted on August 15, 2012 by

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 →

Posted in +5 million British Expats Abroad, EasyExpat Overview, European Court of Human Rights, Exporting for Britain, Global British Representation, Harry Shindler's Human Right to Vote, MPs concerned by nat/Internat. issues, Neglected overseas voters, Overseas Voter Profile, Representation encourages overseas voters, Voting Rights | Leave a comment

6-11 Million British Citizens unable to Vote.

Posted on May 26, 2012 by

The link below to the BBC News article “Q&A: Changes to the way people register to vote”, provides answers to the key questions on what the introduction of Individual Electoral Registration (IER) will mean for future elections. It is said … Continue reading →

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The Votes for Expat Brits Campaign

Posted on May 9, 2012 by

Erin writing in her EasyExpat.com blog on 4th May, has provided a good overview of our on-going campaign to remove the 15-year-limit on the rights of British overseas citizens to vote in UK national elections. http://easyexpat.blogexpat.com/blog/2012/05/04/the-votes-for-expat-brits-campaign

Posted in EasyExpat Overview, Electoral Commission, European Court of Human Rights, Harry Shindler, Harry Shindler's Human Right to Vote, James Preston Case, Lord Lexden-Overseas Voter Discrimination, No Voting Rights Time Limit, Re-Connecting with British Voters, Voting Rights | 1 Comment