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Veterans victims of Gerrymandering
Chomper Higgot replied to Chomper Higgot's topic in UK & Europe Topics and Events
You did read the link I posted? Oh and there’s this: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/02/minister-sorry-as-veterans-find-id-card-not-valid-for-english-elections -
Veterans victims of Gerrymandering
Chomper Higgot replied to Chomper Higgot's topic in UK & Europe Topics and Events
Laws once on the statute books have a habit of having long term impacts. The norms of Government behavior today are very different than even a decade ago, who knows what the future will bring. -
Veterans victims of Gerrymandering
Chomper Higgot replied to Chomper Higgot's topic in UK & Europe Topics and Events
When did I ever say there are countries where you can go and participate in National Elections? I did not. Feel free to go back and check. -
I believe Rachel’s wife has spoken on how proud she is of Rachel and their marriage. They seem like a very happy couple.
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Veterans victims of Gerrymandering
Chomper Higgot replied to Chomper Higgot's topic in UK & Europe Topics and Events
I’m not convinced the positives outweigh the negatives. There is issue of Governments being in control of what becomes an essential means to obtain essential services. I have on a number of occasions lived and worked in countries in which ID cards are mandated. The period between applying and texting ID is very special kind of purgatory in which the applicant is essentially a ‘non-person’, unable to access bank facilities, rent accommodation, access medical care or even simple things like obtaining a phone SIM card or buy a rail season ticket. I’m sure the idea of such restrictions on immigrants would appeal to our resident racists and xenophobes but at a society level they inevitably lead to abuse of immigrants and increases in crime by people who are excluded. I like the idea of the citizens choosing the Government rather than citizenship being something that Governments can withhold by refusing to issue or by canceling an ID card. -
Veterans victims of Gerrymandering
Chomper Higgot replied to Chomper Higgot's topic in UK & Europe Topics and Events
Nope, I didn’t say that at all. Feel free to go back and check. -
He’s already setting up his excuses for November, including putting the justification for violence if he doesn’t win,
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The fact you wish to frame the issue in terms of your own personal views on immigration is not addressing xenophobia in Japan. I could do a you say I say counter argument offering up my own anecdotal accounts from having lived and worked in Japan, I choose rather to go to the research: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/368363544_Racism_in_Japan_Critical_Analysis_on_Japan's_Xenophobia_and_Racial_Discrimination
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He’s not going to ever admit to being beneath the law.
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Veterans victims of Gerrymandering
Chomper Higgot replied to Chomper Higgot's topic in UK & Europe Topics and Events
It’s clearly not fake news if the veteran card was not accepted. -
Veterans victims of Gerrymandering
Chomper Higgot replied to Chomper Higgot's topic in UK & Europe Topics and Events
Correct. And the ‘acceptable’ documents are heavily weighted in favor of those commonly used by demographic groups who tend to vote Tory, while similar documents commonly carried by demographic groups who tend not to vote Tory are not acceptable. It’s gerrymandering, clear and simple. -
Conservative Anxiety Peaks Ahead of Crucial Local Elections
Chomper Higgot replied to Social Media's topic in World News
The following link will provide live updates of seats lost/gained/retained as the counts come in: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2024/may/02/local-elections-2024-full-council-results-for-england