Fact. Scotland, Wales and N.Ireland voters get a chance to vote twice for those who govern them. Once for an MP in who sits in Westminster and once for a member of their respective assemblies. Voters in England of course only have one chance, and they have to share that chance with the voters in Scotland, Wales and N.Ireland! On a separate point - and this might be regarded by some as racist, but... I think it is time that only UK citizens should be permitted to vote in UK elections! If immigrants – including those from the Canada, Australia & New Zealand as well as the rest Commonwealth, wish to have a say in choosing the government of the UK, then they should show their allegiance and commit to this country by applying for and taking British citizenship! Simply living and paying tax here is NOT enough! I believe that you should only be able to vote in the country that you are registered to vote in. And that you should only be registered and therefore allowed to vote in that country if you are a citizen of that country. If you move permanently to live in another country then you should become a citizen of that country and lose the right to vote in country you are leaving. Either way, if a person chooses to move permanently out of the country of their birth and chooses not to become a citizen of another country then their right to vote anywhere is forfeited!
Posted on: Wed, 07 Aug 2013 10:08:49 +0000
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