RubberDuck@lemmy.world to UK Politics@feddit.uk · 1 year agoMPs back proportional representation system for UK elections in symbolic votewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareJackthelad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoWho was disenfranchised? It was the biggest democratic vote in the UK’s history, if I recall correctly.
minus-squareFelixCress@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoJust three million of EU citizens in the UK and hundreds of thousands of UK citizens in the EU.
minus-squareJackthelad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoThey can’t vote in general elections either.
minus-squareFelixCress@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 year agoYour point is? They live in the UK, pay taxes here - and by the way, they were able to vote in Scottish Independence referendum. I would like to see Tories if SNP were to exclude English voters from the independence vote.
minus-squareJackthelad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year ago I would like to see Tories if SNP were to exclude English voters from the independence vote. That would be denying UK citizens a right to vote in a UK referendum, so that’s not even close to the same thing.
Who was disenfranchised? It was the biggest democratic vote in the UK’s history, if I recall correctly.
Just three million of EU citizens in the UK and hundreds of thousands of UK citizens in the EU.
They can’t vote in general elections either.
Your point is? They live in the UK, pay taxes here - and by the way, they were able to vote in Scottish Independence referendum.
I would like to see Tories if SNP were to exclude English voters from the independence vote.
That would be denying UK citizens a right to vote in a UK referendum, so that’s not even close to the same thing.