Category Archives: Need to Change Political Attitudes

Keep Voting Link with “Brain Drain”

Posted on November 21, 2012 by right2vote4xpatbrits

Nine out of ten of the 149,000 British citizens who emigrated from the UK last year were of working age and up to 8000 were pensioners, all adding to the estimated 5 million or more living overseas. Of particular concern … Continue reading →

Posted in +5 million British Expats Abroad, Benefits of Internet Voting, Brain Drain Voting Link, Diaspora is National Resource, Expat Voter Registration, Exporting for Britain, French Inspire 1 million Overseas Voters, Low Turnouts: both UK & US, MPs concerned by nat/Internat. issues, Need to Change Political Attitudes, Outdated Objections to Voters Overseas, Re-Connecting with British Voters, Voting Rights | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Global Citizens

Posted on November 7, 2012 by right2vote4xpatbrits

A comment received from Nicholas Kent Newman in response to the previous post on the “Neglect or Apathy of British Citizens Living Abroad” drew attention to the “I’m all right Jack, pull up the ladder” attitude “which will last until for … Continue reading →

Posted in +5 million British Expats Abroad, Anomaly of Voteless Expat Brits in EU, Diaspora is National Resource, Electoral Commission, Exporting for Britain, Global Citizens, Low Turnouts: both UK & US, Need to Change Political Attitudes, Neglect or Apathy, Older Generation More Impacted | 2 Comments

Neglect or Apathy of British Citizens Living Abroad?

Posted on October 31, 2012 by right2vote4xpatbrits

With only some 30,000 registered to vote out of an estimated 5 – 6 million British citizens living abroad, the question is whether this is due to apathy or neglect. Neglect encourages apathy and the British government does not go … Continue reading →

Posted in +5 million British Expats Abroad, Democracy in Terminal Decline, Disenfranchisement Affects Status, Electoral Commission, French Inspire 1 million Overseas Voters, French Overseas Voting Statistics, Lack of Government respect, Low Turnouts: both UK & US, MPs concerned by nat/Internat. issues, Need to Change Political Attitudes, Neglect or Apathy, Re-Connecting with British Voters, Representation encourages overseas voters | 2 Comments

British Diaspora is a National Resource.

Posted on September 12, 2012 by right2vote4xpatbrits

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 right2vote4xpatbrits

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 →

Posted in +5 million British Expats Abroad, Anomaly of Voteless Expat Brits in EU, EasyExpat Overview, Electoral Commission, Lack of Government respect, Lord Lexden Continues Challenge, Lord Lexden-Overseas Voter Discrimination, Low Turnout - Not No Vote, MPs concerned by nat/Internat. issues, Need to Change Political Attitudes, Outdated Objections to Voters Overseas, Re-Connecting with British Voters, Voting Rights | 3 Comments