Tag Archives: 2014 European elections

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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Oral Hearing at Royal Courts of Justice on Franchise for UK’s EU Referendum.

Here’s an interesting oral hearing on the franchise for the UK’s EU Referendum granted to the leader of the Europeans Party, on 15th October, 2015 at the Royal Courts of Justice. This suggests that there is a legal area to be explored between … Continue reading

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Still many reasons why British expats should vote

Michael Cushing who regularly comments on these blog postings, quite rightly added the following comment to last week’s posting: “Why [just] state reason for continued interest in UK affairs = “expat who might return”? UK citizens overseas ( expats) I think … Continue reading

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EU’s Great Unsung Success Story

With little real debate appearing in the British media on the forthcoming European elections, the latter with usually a very poor turnout by voters in the UK, the article below from “British Influence: The Campaign to Keep Britain in the EU” presents the great but unsung success … Continue reading

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British expats: did you know you can vote in the European Parliamentary elections?

This is a guest blog post from: Samantha Mills, Head of Campaigns at the Electoral Commission. Guest blog – Samantha Mills (1) Remember British expats: the deadline to register in the UK to vote in the 2014 European elections as … Continue reading

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