Register ASAP to vote in this year’s U.K. General Election - Page 4

RichT wrote on Sat Jan 27, 2024 1:22pm:

I'm pretty sure most of the countries in the EU made an exception for musicians and other workers in that field, so they don't need a work visa for tours of up to 90 days..?

Mags44 wrote on Wed Jan 24, 2024 5:29pm:

Well, I've just received the confirmation that I am now registered as a voter in the old constituency where I last voted 41 years ago. I'm giving my daughter my proxy vote to ensure that it is accepted in time, rather than doing a postal vote that may or may not arrive in time to be counted. Sorted!

Mags44 wrote on Thu Jan 18, 2024 12:31pm:

Yes indeed!. It's easy to do and all they ask for is the last address in the UK where you voted, previous names if now married/divorced, etc. National Insurance number and passport number. You may no longer live in the UK but we've been without any votes at all for far too long and we now have th...

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...e chance to voice our opinion of the current government which took away our rights as European citizens in 2016!

Link here to the page: https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

Vista 70 wrote on Fri Jan 19, 2024 6:50am:

Everybody bangs on about “freedom of movement”. We all still have that freedom, there has always been the 90 rule but some countries were relaxed about it. Do you live in Spain permanently? if so then you are “free”, as a European citizen to travel anywhere you like even GB will let you s...

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...tay for up to six months. So what’s your problem? As for all the other things you mentioned, I often wonder how on earth GB managed prior to being railroaded into the European club.The vote was to take back sovereignty of GB, unfortunately we are surrounded by weak-willed politicians and back stabber’s who are ignoring the will of the people. 

Anne2019 wrote on Wed Jan 31, 2024 5:54pm:

Thanks for the info and the link.  As always, a good post, Mags.    I normally feel that anyone who chooses to live permanently in another country should not be allowed to vote in their home country.  Mainly because their reasons for voting will be made for reasons other ...

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...than what is the best interests of their home country.  Will not take into account the many major issues that the people in the UK desperately want to happen.  Although outing the Conservatives is one of them!   So many do not (no one I know) reads UK papers, is engaged in on line politics or current UK affairs.  I know 2 who will be voting but based only on a lifetime of having voted for the same party!    

But on this one occasion, I will be registering and voting!  But it will have nothing to do with Brexit!  That´s been and gone.   And in EU Countries many, including France & Germany, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Sweden etc., are all voting in parties which have promised Exit EU referendums.   The EU is falling apart, so just maybe, the UK (which is performing better than all the EU countries)  may have made the best decision after all.

France & Germany (and once the UK) are the financial backbone of the EU.  But each are doing very poorly in the markets and with inflation, higher taxes the people are suffering (as in UK) with rising bills, cost of living and wages that are not keeping up.   The German here in Los Alc complain about exactly the same things as ppl in the UK!  

Oops sorry, this is rather a long email but I do always happily respect ppl rights to vote for which ever party they prefer.  So absolutely no offence is intended.   Once again, thank you for your email, Mags.

DH123 wrote on Fri Feb 2, 2024 10:48pm:

Sorry Anne, but the UK, in general, is not doing better than other EU countries. Sure, for a quarter or two, some indicators may be slightly better, but overall the UK has lost out due to Brexit. The governement's own figures are that Brexit has/will cost the UK a 4% drop in GDP. Inflation, which...

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... was global, was worse in the UK than in the EU. A third of this inflation was due to Brexit (London School of Economics study), meaning that when it hit 9% in the UK it was only 6% in the EU.

Politically, there are far right parties in many countries touting leaving the EU, but these are fringe parties. These parties need a bogeyman, and just like the pro-Brexit parties in the UK, the EU is the designated culprit. One positive thing that Brexit has achieved is better unity and belief in the EU. Even Marine LePen in France has back-tracked on a Frexit. Now that the UK is out of the EU, it has to face its own failures. For example, in 2015, immigration into the UK was around 320,000. In 2023, it was over 600,000. Can't blame the EU for that any more.

The only people I know who still think that Brexit was a good idea are those who believe what they read in the Daily Express and the Daily Mail, two truly awful newspapers for facts.

Anne2019 wrote on Wed Feb 28, 2024 11:00am:

Thanks DH for a polite and well thought out debate and response to the Brexit issue.    Our views differ and I follow the financial times and business papers ... not the tabloids.  

I'm not going to start citing evidence and whether the UK is doing better or failing due to Brexit .  It always depends who's side of the argument is presenting their case!  And we could be debating this until next Christmas....

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But the UK is my homeland and I wish it well with a bright future ahead.    Although given the current state of affairs in the UK recently and the weak minded PM and Cabinet, I don't hold out much hope.  But I can still wish the post Brexit  UK well.