UK expats re-enfranchised

[isaanistical]

Hasn't got a lot of coverage so maybe worth mentioning: all of us British citizens who don't live there are (as of today) eligible again to register to vote. Having been disenfranchised since it was decided that those who live outside UK for 15 years don't count, I can but assume the 3 million affected around the world will start by throwing out the [deleted] who thought it up, but it's your choice again. More useful detail at:

 

https://www.britishineurope.org/articles/136295-bie-seasonal-greetings-getting-ready-to-vote-blog-2-faqs

 

I expect for a lot of us it won't be easy to prove last registered address, but it's something - even if it is conveniently too late for the brexit referendum............

[JaiMaai]

I previously registered as an overseas voter....  all fun and games when I got a jury duty summons though.

 

Idiots.

[dick turpin]

Think you will find that a good few Brits here

still "live" in the UK.

 

Already looking forward to voting for my local

muslim candidate at the next election.

Edited January 16 by dick turpin

[worgeordie]

I would rather they increased my pension ,not voting for any of them

they are all self serving muppets ,

 

regards Worgeordie

[isaanistical]

5 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

I would rather they increased my pension ,not voting for any of them

they are all self serving muppets ,

 

regards Worgeordie

Ha.Pension? Luxury..........

[Chomper Higgot]

1 hour ago, worgeordie said:

I would rather they increased my pension ,not voting for any of them

they are all self serving muppets ,

 

regards Worgeordie

Well if you don’t vote don’t whinge.

 

[worgeordie]

2 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Well if you don’t vote don’t whinge.

 

Who's winging ,  but as  isaanistical said above ,90 quid a week is not luxury .

the choice between the candidates is almost as bad as those in USA ,I have

never been back to UK for 35 years , but  I think I would get culture shock....

 

regards worgeordie 

[isaanistical]

59 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

Who's winging ,  but as  isaanistical said above ,90 quid a week is not luxury .

the choice between the candidates is almost as bad as those in USA ,I have

never been back to UK for 35 years , but  I think I would get culture shock....

 

regards worgeordie 

I didn't say that. I don't get "90 quid a week". Where from?

[billd766]

I did mine last month.

I had to fill in a form with the government to register as an overseas voter, another form to the local electoral office to register as a postal voter followed by a second one to the same office to register my proxy voter.

 

 I emailed all the forms off, after editing them in Adobe Acrobat.

 

For some reason the local electoral office also wanted a photo of me. I think that is weird as I am unlike to go back to the UK and the electoral office anyway.

 

The photo was simply a screenshot from the camera on my pc.

[worgeordie]

2 hours ago, isaanistical said:

I didn't say that. I don't get "90 quid a week". Where from?

that's what I get .. its not a luxury. .  "Ha.Pension? Luxury.........."

 

regards worgeordie

[youreavinalaff]

25 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

that's what I get .. its not a luxury. .  "Ha.Pension? Luxury.........."

 

regards worgeordie

But a pension none the less. You can only get out what you put in.

 

You could have paid voluntary payments to increase your entitlement. I guess you didn't.

[worgeordie]

34 minutes ago, youreavinalaff said:

But a pension none the less. You can only get out what you put in.

 

You could have paid voluntary payments to increase your entitlement. I guess you didn't.

OK , but if you are in certain countries around the World ,you get pension increases ,but  because

you choose to live in Thailand , your pension is fixed for the rest of your life...

 

Self employed all my life , retired at 42 , that's why I get less pension, that's OK because I provided

for myself ,so I could retire early, it's not the 90 quid , it's that its frozen for life...and for all UK expats

that retired to Thailand...... now they want our votes ,

 

regards worgeordie

 

 

[youreavinalaff]

26 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

OK , but if you are in certain countries around the World ,you get pension increases ,but  because

you choose to live in Thailand , your pension is fixed for the rest of your life...

 

Self employed all my life , retired at 42 , that's why I get less pension, that's OK because I provided

for myself ,so I could retire early, it's not the 90 quid , it's that its frozen for life...and for all UK expats

that retired to Thailand...... now they want our votes ,

 

regards worgeordie

 

 

Had you continued to pay after you retired by way if voluntary contributors, you'd have got more.

 

You likely knew living in Thailand would freeze your pension prior to settling here. It was your choice.

 

They don't want your votes. They are giving you the option to vote if you want to.