Category Archives: Harry Shindler: Why Stiil 15 yr limit for EU Referendum?

Too Much Red Tape is No Reason to leave EU!

Posted on May 26, 2016 by right2vote4xpatbrits

The “Vote leave” campaign can now be expected to focus on the sensitive issue of  “uncontrolled immigration” as its main argument for Brexit, with the latest figures on net migration to the UK rising to 333,000 – the second highest on record. Its … Continue reading →

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Expats in High Court bring legal action over exclusion from Brexit referendum

Posted on March 16, 2016 by right2vote4xpatbrits

Law firm Leigh Day have confirmed that will begin formal legal proceedings in the High Court in London on Wednesday 16th March 2016 against the UK Government over its decision to exclude up to 2 million British people living in … Continue reading →

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EU Referendum Outcome : Ladbroke’s Latest Odds – Matthew Goodwin

Posted on March 3, 2016 by right2vote4xpatbrits

Thanks to Matthew Goodwin’s (e-mail: m.j.goodwin@kent.ac.uk ) latest round-up of research into Britain’s EU Referendum, here’s a guest post from Matthew Shaddick, head of Political Betting at Ladbrokes: “The polls may be close but the latest odds in the betting market point … Continue reading →

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Impact of Brexit on 2 Million Expat Brits & Other Major Issues.

Posted on January 11, 2016 by right2vote4xpatbrits

Fast forward to 22.50 minutes the BBC Radio 4 podcast below and listen to Jean-Claude Perez, who served for 23 years as Head of Legal Services to the EU Council of Ministers, talking about the implications of a Brexit for … Continue reading →

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Worried about UK’s EU Referendum? Register to vote if you can!

Posted on October 13, 2015 by right2vote4xpatbrits

Across Europe many British citizens living outside the UK have been left feeling very unsettled by the recent national lurch towards a possible EU exit. After reading the Guardian article linked to below, shouldn’t you be thinking about how to … Continue reading →

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EU Referendum Bill Commons Defeat Not Encouraging

Posted on September 8, 2015 by right2vote4xpatbrits

The Conservative government’s wafer-thin majority in the Commons allows its “Eurosceptic tail to wag the dog” where the current EU Referendum Bill is concerned, and is not encouraging for those hoping to include the expatriate Votes for Life Bill within the … Continue reading →

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Why All EU-Resident Expat Brits should have a Referendum Vote

Posted on August 16, 2015 by right2vote4xpatbrits

Here’s an interesting article in The Connexion of August 2015 by Bob Lewis who is currently President of the Franco-British Chamber of Commerce in Paris. He argues that all British expatriates within the EU should have a vote in the … Continue reading →

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Euro Weekly News: British Minister of State speaks on Expat EU referendum concerns

Posted on August 2, 2015 by right2vote4xpatbrits

“What will happen if the UK decides to leave the European Union after the referendum, and where will it leave us expatriates?” Euro Weekly News put these questions to the Foreign Office, and Minister of State for International Development, the … Continue reading →

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EU Referendum Question: UK Citizens Abroad – Lord Lexden in House of Lords, 6th July 2015

Posted on July 7, 2015 by right2vote4xpatbrits

The Government’s response to Lord Lexden’s question below provided no timetable for when the 15-year-limit on the voting rights of British citizens abroad might be removed and interventions by other Peers, whilst generally supportive, also raised questions on: whether the right … Continue reading →

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EU Referendum: Questioning the Current Franchise.

Posted on July 1, 2015 by right2vote4xpatbrits

This informed comment received from Frenchman Stephane Catelain sums up very well the key issues and raises the right questions concerning who is impacted and , therefore, who should be able to vote in the EU Referendum on Britain’s continuing membership … Continue reading →

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