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Category Archives: European Court of Human Rights
EU Referendum Bill and the European Court of Human Rights
See below the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Memorandum produced for the European Union (EU) Referendum Bill as introduced in the House of Lords by Baroness Anelay, Minister of State of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, with the following … Continue reading
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Tagged 15-year-rule, 2014 European elections, British expatriates, EU Referendum, Harry Shindler, human rights
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Only Westminster can change the statutory rules concerning the democratic franchise
In an interesting parallel with the legal position concerning the current 15-year-law which removes the national right to vote for British citizens after 15 years abroad, the law report below from The Times of December 30, 2014 describes why the statutory … Continue reading
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Tagged 15-year-rule, British expatriates, EU Referendum, national voting rights, voter registration
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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
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Tagged 15-year-rule, British expatriates, EU Referendum, European Union, Scottish Independence Referendum
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European Citizens’ Initiative – Let Me Vote!
Imagine being a law-abiding EU citizen, living in the EU, and having no right to vote for the government whose decisions will impact on your daily life. European Citizens’ Initiative: Let me vote Subject matter: To strengthen the rights listed … Continue reading
Posted in All EU Brits Need Voice, Copenhagen Voting Recommendations, Democratic Right to Vote, EU Let Me Vote, Europe, European Court of Human Rights, Voting Rights, Voting Rights:UK-Scots or EU-Brits
Tagged British expatriates, EU Referendum, European Union, national voting rights, politics
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Voting Rights Petition to European Parliament
If there is a referendum on whether the UK should leave the EU, then surely the British living in Europe should be able to vote? A Letter of Petition (see below) to the European Parliament has , therefore, been initiated by the … Continue reading
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Tagged British expatriates, EU Referendum, European Union, human rights, national voting rights, politics
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Why All British Citizens in EU Need a Voice
With a referendum on continuing British membership of the European Union(EU) becoming increasingly likely, where is the balancing voice in the debate from non-resident British citizens living within the EU in continental Europe, as Britain seems to sleepwalk to the exit? … Continue reading
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Tagged British expatriates, European Union, Harry Shindler, human rights, national voting rights, politics
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The Democratic Right to Vote
It doesn’t seem very democratic of the UK to deprive British citizens of their national right to vote after 15 years overseas, when other democratic countries such as the US, France , Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal etc. don’t. This … Continue reading
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The Hard-Won-Easily-Lost Right to Vote.
The historically, hard-won right to vote in a democratic British society was not willingly conceded by the political class at the time, but equally can still be rather easily lost again through political calculation or neglect e.g. as in the case of the … 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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Being Disenfranchised Affects One’s Status as a British Citizen!
Responding to our continuing arguments against the current 15-year-limit on the voting rights of British citizens resident overseas, the latest letter from the Elections & Democracy Division of the Cabinet Office again explains (see the extracts below) that in this respect, being … Continue reading
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