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RichT wrote on Tue Jan 23, 2024 1:39pm:

As per part of one of my other posts in this thread...

I understand the point that if I choose to live in Spain, then why should I vote in the UK? In my case, I own a house in the UK, have UK pensions, pay tax in the UK, have a UK passport & citizenship -  and I am also impacted by certain UK laws, policies, etc. (e.g. my right to vote, pens...

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...ions, tax, travel requirements, etc.), so I feel that I should have the right to take part in the democratic process that influences these laws, etc. 

Clearly, I am also impacted by laws, policies, etc. of Spain (the country where I live), but I don't have the right to take part in all the Spanish elections.

Andymac wrote on Mon Jan 22, 2024 6:06pm:

I just do not get it, if, like me, you have chosen to leave the country of your birth and reside elsewhere (I have for the past 20 years or so) then why do you believe you have the right to vote in any election?

Mags44 wrote on Tue Jan 23, 2024 2:34pm:

Well, it takes all sorts I suppose! Imagine that you had never had a vote anywhere and were ruled by those who think that they are better than you, know more than you, and consider you as totally insignificant. That's how it used to be before the peasants were given the right to vote. Of course, ...

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...I would rather be allowed to vote in the country in which I have lived for more than 40 years, have owned various properties in various parts of the country, and live my life 100%, but until that happens, I have the opportunity of voting in the country of my citizenship, where my rights are controlled by a group of people who do not have my best interests at heart. Apathy never achieves anything, ever!

Csibike wrote on Thu Jan 18, 2024 11:08pm:

BTW, there are no English citizens, only British citizens. And EU citizenship gave us freedom of movement, our young had Erasmus, our scientists had Horizon, our pharmaceutical industry had the European Medicine Agency and we could vote in the EU elections. 
if German or Spaniards, or Fre...

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...nch citizens live abroad, they can still vote in their home countries. Residency is not the same as citizenship. Inform yourself, please. 

Helena64 wrote on Wed Jan 24, 2024 7:48am:

Yes, indeed.

And, as retired professional musicians in a BBC orchestra, our young had the chance of playing in the European Community Youth Orchestra, touring round Europe, playing with other European players, with the management based in the UK. Our players have lost that right and the management has moved t...

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...o Europe. A great tragedy.

Helena64 wrote on Wed Jan 24, 2024 7:48am:

Yes, indeed.

And, as retired professional musicians in a BBC orchestra, our young had the chance of playing in the European Community Youth Orchestra, touring round Europe, playing with other European players, with the management based in the UK. Our players have lost that right and the management has moved t...

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...o Europe. A great tragedy.

Csibike wrote on Sat Jan 27, 2024 1:01pm:

European  Movement U.K. is starting a campaign for artist’s rights. Please, join! 

https://www.europeanmovement.co.uk/ 
the campaign will launch in Gebruary. 

Csibike wrote on Sat Jan 27, 2024 1:05pm:

My Dad was a musician in a symphony orchestra and our family would starve now as touring globally was vital for their income. Not just freedom of movement without work visas is a huge loss, but importing the instruments across every single border is complex and expensive now. A violinist friend h...

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...ad to get a certificate that her violin had no ivory. Extra cost meant she has cancelled the trip.

Csibike wrote on Sat Jan 27, 2024 1:05pm:

My Dad was a musician in a symphony orchestra and our family would starve now as touring globally was vital for their income. Not just freedom of movement without work visas is a huge loss, but importing the instruments across every single border is complex and expensive now. A violinist friend h...

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...ad to get a certificate that her violin had no ivory. Extra cost meant she has cancelled the trip.