Categories to browse
+5 million British Expats Abroad 100000 Overseas Voters All EU Brits Need Voice Anomaly of Voteless Expat Brits in EU Benefits of Internet Voting Diaspora is National Resource Electoral Commission Electoral Reform & Overseas Voter Reg. EU Ref. & Votes for Life Bills EU Ref. excluded British Expats React EU Ref: Overseas Electors - Counter Arguments EU Ref Question - Lord Lexden 6 July 2015 EU Ref Votes for Life Response European Court of Human Rights Expat Vote in 2015 Expat Voter Registration French Expat Voters French Inspire 1 million Overseas Voters Harry Shindler Harry Shindler's Human Right to Vote Harry Shindler Presses PM. Harry Shindler vs UK IER for Overseas Voters. Improving Overseas Reg/voting Rates Lord Lexden-Overseas Voter Discrimination Military Covenant Neglected overseas voters Outdated Objections to Voters Overseas Overseas Voter Turnout:UKvsUS Voting Rights
Category Archives: Voting Rights
Brexit: Reciprocal Rights for EU-Resident Expat Brits and UK-Resident EU Citizens.
The current response from the European Commission does not foresee any negotiation of reciprocal agreements protecting the rights of EU citizens already legally resident within the UK, and those for expat Brits similarly living and working within other EU member … Continue reading
15-Year-Rule badly affects Expat Brits, particularly those impacted by EU Referendum Result.
Let’s hope that the British government is not so diverted by Brexit that its planned “Votes for Life” bill, which will remove the 15-year-limit on our voting rights, fails to become law within the 5-year term of the current parliament … Continue reading
The Brexit Problem for a British Expatriate & Ex-Serviceman
This comment recently posted on our sign-up poll , sums up the impact of the 15-year-rule on a British expatriate & ex-serviceman, particularly the Brexit consequences of the EU referendum in which he had no say but has to live with the … Continue reading
Worst feature of EU Referendum for British Expat!
Extracted from an article “The EU Referendum Decision” by Robin Baker, a British expat living in Paris: “However for me, and I must confess that as an expatriate I am biased in this respect, the worst feature of the referendum … Continue reading
British Government Commitment on Expats’ “Vote for Life”.
Published today in The Telegraph (Thursday 6th October, 2016): “The Government is to announce on Friday that it will scrap the 15-year limit after which more than three million Britons living overseas lose their right to vote.” “Following the British … Continue reading
British Expats’ “Right to Vote” in 2020 General Election
Quoting from an article in The Times of 24th September, 2016 Expats will be given a vote in the 2020 general election : “Millions more Britons living abroad will be entitled to vote in the next general election after Theresa May committed … Continue reading
The aftermath of the Brexit vote – the verdict from a derided expert
In his last post as Director of LSE’s Centre for Economic Performance, John Van Reenen gives his verdict on the Brexit campaigns, the media, politicians, and being a derided expert. “The referendum was won on a drumbeat of anti-foreigner sentiment. It’s the same … Continue reading
Reflections on Brexit – 4. The Rude Awakening!
Following the EU Referendum vote in favour of “Leave” and in the fourth of his Brexit articles – Reflections on Brexit 4 – The rude awakening – British expatriate Michael Carberry writes: “What could have caused such a debacle?” “Cameron … Continue reading
The 15-year-limit on Overseas Voting Rights – following the EU Referendum.
Brian Cave, a lead campaigner in our “Votes for expat Brits” team, has received from the Cabinet Office the response below (to read the file it’s better to save and then rotate view) to his recent enquiry on overseas voting … Continue reading
Posted in +5 million British Expats Abroad, 15-Year-Limit After EU Referendum, 2015 Overseas Voters Deadline, Brexit 3. - Sovereignty, Brexit- 1. The Great Mistake, Brexit: 2. The Great Delusion, Electoral Commission, Expat Brit deprived of his EU Ref. Vote, Red Tape No Reason to Leave EU, Voting Rights
Tagged 15-year-rule, British expatriates, EU Referendum, national voting rights
3 Comments
The Concerns of a British Expat Deprived of his Right to Vote in the EU Referendum.
This latest comment just received on our voting rights (sign-up) poll sums up the concerns of a lot of expat Brits, deprived of their right to vote and to make a difference in the recent EU Referendum: Sean Sullivan – 4 hours … Continue reading
Votes for Expat Brits blog 