Category Archives: James Preston Case

Voting Rights Blog Statistics – Year 2012 in review

Posted on December 31, 2012 by right2vote4xpatbrits

The statistical report below shows that this blog received a total of 5,400 views from visitors to the site during 2012. Visits during 2012 were received from a total of 71 countries, most from France but with the UK and … Continue reading →

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British Overseas Still Denied Vote and Yet British Democracy in Terminal Decline!

Posted on July 8, 2012 by right2vote4xpatbrits

British citizens resident overseas wanting to vote are still denied such rights after 15 years abroad and yet British democracy is in terminal decline, as Corporate power,  unrepresentative politicians and apathetic voters leave the UK ‘increasingly unstable’, says study. Surely this … Continue reading →

Posted in 15-Year Limit No Barrier, 6-11 Million Unable to Vote, Anomaly of Voteless Expat Brits in EU, Democracy in Terminal Decline, Harry Shindler, Harry Shindler vs UK, IER for Overseas Voters., James Preston Case, Lord Lexden-Overseas Voter Discrimination, New Clause 3 Withdrawn, Overseas Voter Turnout:UKvsUS, Re-Connecting with British Voters, Two Overseas Voting Issues for Lords, Voting Rights | Leave a comment

Exporting for Britain could lose you the vote!

Posted on July 4, 2012 by right2vote4xpatbrits

If you work abroad and stay too long helping the British economy to grow through important export contracts, you could also lose your national right to vote if you spend more than 15 years overseas, and are not in government service … Continue reading →

Posted in Exporting for Britain, Harry Shindler vs UK, James Preston Case, Military Covenant, Overseas Voter Profile, Overseas Voter Turnout:UKvsUS, Two Overseas Voting Issues for Lords, Voting Rights | Leave a comment

New Clause 3 for Overseas Voting Rights withdrawn!

Posted on June 29, 2012 by right2vote4xpatbrits

The New Clause 3 brought up and read a second time before being subsequently withdrawn by Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds) (Con), during the 27th June Commons debate on the Electoral Registration & Administration Bill, would have removed the 15 year qualifying period … Continue reading →

Posted in +5 million British Expats Abroad, 15-Year Limit No Barrier, 6-11 Million Unable to Vote, Benefits of Internet Voting, Electoral Commission, Electoral Reform & Overseas Voter Reg., French Inspire 1 million Overseas Voters, French Internet Voting, French Overseas Voting Statistics, Lord Lexden-Overseas Voter Discrimination, Most Countries Operate IER, New Clause 3 Withdrawn, Voting Rights | 1 Comment

6-11 Million British Citizens unable to Vote.

Posted on May 26, 2012 by right2vote4xpatbrits

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 →

Posted in 15-Year Limit No Barrier, 6-11 Million Unable to Vote, EasyExpat Overview, Electoral Commission, IER for Overseas Voters., Lord Lexden-Overseas Voter Discrimination, Most Countries Operate IER, Overseas Voter Profile, Overseas Voters & IER Bill, Re-Connecting with British Voters, Voting Rights | Leave a comment

British Expats Out-Voted by French Counterparts.

Posted on May 9, 2012 by right2vote4xpatbrits

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 →

Posted in Anomaly of Voteless Expat Brits in EU, Copenhagen Voting Recommendations, Electoral Commission, Expat Voter Registration, French Expat Voters, French Overseas Voting Statistics, Global British Representation, Harry Shindler's Human Right to Vote, James Preston Case, Lack of Government respect, No Voting Rights Time Limit, Overseas Voter Profile, Representation encourages overseas voters, Specific Expat MPs?, Voting Rights | Leave a comment

The Votes for Expat Brits Campaign

Posted on May 9, 2012 by right2vote4xpatbrits

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

Copenhagen Voting Rights Recommendations

Posted on April 28, 2012 by right2vote4xpatbrits

The Copenhagen Conference recommendation below on European Union (EU) Voting Rights, doesn’t support the recent judgement in the High Court in London against British expatriate James Preston  currently living in Spain, that the 15-year-limit on his national voting rights is not an impediment … Continue reading →

Posted in 15-Year Limit No Barrier, Case hits sand?, Copenhagen Voting Recommendations, Europe, European Court of Human Rights, Harry Shindler, Harry Shindler's Human Right to Vote, James Preston Case, Specific Expat MPs?, Voting Rights | Leave a comment

Anomaly of Disenfranchised British Overseas Voters in EU.

Posted on March 20, 2012 by right2vote4xpatbrits

The anomaly of British expatriates losing their national  right to vote after 15 years resident within the European Union (EU), is illustrated by Anthony Pickles’ article in The Commentator below on how French expatriates resident in the UK will be represented in the French … Continue reading →

Posted in 15-Year Limit No Barrier, Anomaly of Voteless Expat Brits in EU, Electoral Commission, Europe, European Court of Human Rights, French Expat Voters, Harry Shindler, Harry Shindler's Human Right to Vote, In Defence of the ECHR, Specific Expat MPs?, Voting Rights | Leave a comment

Lack of government respect makes some Expat Brits disaffected, angry and fed up!

Posted on March 14, 2012 by right2vote4xpatbrits

“Expats are disaffected, angry and fed up”, says Brian Cave Submitted by expatsradio on Tue, 13/03/2012 – 11:21 Expats disaffected, angry and fed up! Expatsradio spoke to Brian Cave about the value that the UK government puts on expats. These are … Continue reading →

Posted in French Expat Voters, James Preston Case, Lack of Government respect, Neglected overseas voters, Specific Expat MPs?, Voting Rights | Leave a comment