Labour - only chance of ending austerity, given the Lib Dems would go into coalition with the Tories. Corbyn is OK but not particularly inspiring.
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Nothing to stop anyone registering as far as I can tell?
https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote
Plus the criteria has changed, or been promoted with zero publicity.
https://www.electoralcommission.org....s#commonwealth
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- Mar 2008
- 9766
- Tyne 'n' Wear (emphasis on the 'n')
- Dundee Utd, Gladbach, Atleti, Napoli, New Orleans Saints, Elgin City
Not sure I understand the purpose of the thread, but I think this is relevant- I've just given my details to be a proxy for an old pal in Madrid. It'll mean actually going to a polling station for the first time in years as I always get a postal vote
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- Mar 2008
- 18795
- Revelling In The Hole
- England, Chelsea and Tooting and Mitcham. And Surrey CCC. And Wimbledon Dons Speedway (RIP)
- Nairn's Cheese Oatcake
Originally posted by Felicity, I guess so View PostNot sure I understand the purpose of the thread, but I think this is relevant- I've just given my details to be a proxy for an old pal in Madrid. It'll mean actually going to a polling station for the first time in years as I always get a postal vote
It's for expats without a PV or non-British OTFers to indicate how they would vote in the election if they were able to, FIGS.
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Originally posted by Satchmo Distel View PostLabour - only chance of ending austerity, given the Lib Dems would go into coalition with the Tories. Corbyn is OK but not particularly inspiring.
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Originally posted by The Pollster View PostNothing to stop anyone registering as far as I can tell?
https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote
Plus the criteria has changed, or been promoted with zero publicity.
https://www.electoralcommission.org....s#commonwealth
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Originally posted by ursus arctos View PostAnd yet that is precisely the outcome that their leadership has been signalling.
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But Chuka Umunna, a Lib Dem MP who left the Labour party in February, hinted moments later that the party could work with a different Labour leader, or perhaps the Conservatives, to help secure a second EU referendum after the December 12 election. He told journalists: “The two main parties as currently configured are not fit for office. We are going out to be the biggest party in the House of Commons. It’s up to people to decide what happens after that.”
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Originally posted by ad hoc View Post
I, excitedly, just went through the form to see if it was true that i could vote (there is, as you say, no indication on the front page that the 15 year rule still holds). However, once you respond to the date you left the Uk question, it tells you you can't
But the ultimate answer is become a Commonwealth citizen. FFS.
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Originally posted by ursus arctos View Post
But Chuka Umunna, a Lib Dem MP who left the Labour party in February, hinted moments later that the party could work with a different Labour leader, or perhaps the Conservatives, to help secure a second EU referendum after the December 12 election. He told journalists: “The two main parties as currently configured are not fit for office. We are going out to be the biggest party in the House of Commons. It’s up to people to decide what happens after that.”
Yeah, I'm not sure the quote given from him there really does signal "that the party could work with a different Labour leader, or perhaps the Conservatives, to help secure a second EU referendum after the December 12 election" and the full article it's taken from speculates that a deal with other opposition parties is more likely.
I mean, obviously it's hard to take any of these statements at face value and anything is possible, especially with the Lib Dems.
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Obvs
Ray, I've seen Lib Dem attributed briefing that is a bit stronger than that quote, but as you note their reputation precedes them.
I do find it striking that Swindon has repeatedly ruled out any sort of arrangement with Labour under Corbyn while not doing the same w/r/t the Tories under Johnson.
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Originally posted by ursus arctos View PostObvs
I do find it striking that Swindon has repeatedly ruled out any sort of arrangement with Labour under Corbyn while not doing the same w/r/t the Tories under Johnson.
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There's no such thing as an expat but. Just shorthand for white Propah English speaking migrant.Last edited by Lang Spoon; 26-11-2019, 20:48.
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- Mar 2008
- 18795
- Revelling In The Hole
- England, Chelsea and Tooting and Mitcham. And Surrey CCC. And Wimbledon Dons Speedway (RIP)
- Nairn's Cheese Oatcake
Well, no. Often it's used to refer to people living abroad temporarily, because of work, study or some other reason. It's not solely used for permanent migrants.
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I've answered honestly, and therefore evasively ... "Other".
That's on the assumption that my imaginary vote is cast in East Devon, where I was previously enrolled. There is an independent challenger who, based on previous results, is the only one who has a (slim) chance of beating the Tory. It's basically a Lib Dem tactical vote without having to say I voted Lib Dem. Clean hands, me.
If you let me move a couple of miles up the road then Ben Bradshaw gets my vote in Exeter.
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It's not solely used for permanent migrants.
The term "expat" is perjorative when used that way. It implies anyone who's migrated from the UK should forever be viewed through the lens of where they've come from, rather than where they are. I'm Canadian, not a Briton who's temporarily living abroad.
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