I don't think Blojob cares too much if we leave with his deal or leave without one. He will look at the polling and stand at the election based on what is likely to win for him. If the Tories win the election, we will leave under whatever he has promised in the manifesto. I expect that to be his deal.
That’s because there are EU citizens Alan in this country who have been living here for over 50 years or more and have a British other half and British children, have been paying into the system all of their life’s , just because they where born in a EU country and where comfortable living here without changing their passport for a British one , that Alan is why it is a disgrace that they can’t vote in this country! Sure lots of you will disagree but that’s how I see it, and yes I am one of them!
I thought that but @Loz pointed out he did actually win his one on his 8th attempt. https://metro.co.uk/2019/10/15/boris-johnson-finally-wins-vote-house-commons-10924606/
There's an 'understanding' thing between UK and Ireland - didn't know it worked the Irish way too, hmmm, maybe retire to the Emerald Isle
"United Kingdom. British citizens living abroad may vote in UK general elections, referendums and European Parliament elections for up to 15 years after leaving the UK"
Sorry to offer a happy positive into a thread of doom and gloom Won't this once and for all allow those absolute rights, once they have registered as existing citizens and leave us with the most upto date register of those who would be able to use those rights. Surely a good thing?
Well I have to say...if you want to be British and get to vote in UK elections, then become British. Why not? ..you seem to like it here and plan on stopping anyway, so you could keep dual-nationality. If you choose to retain your nationality of origin (only), then good for you. I respect that too and of course you're still welcome here. But that comes with a downside (you don't get to vote) and that's the result of your decision.
Clarification: If you believe in the EU as a political entity, you do not believe in the concept of "the nation state of UK" - thus you are entirely content for anyone living in the UK to get a vote, whether or not they are "citizens of the UK" (according to that outdated notion). If you do not believe in the EU and instead believe in "the nation state of UK" - and you think that only citizens of the UK should be able to vote in UK elections. People arguing about "who gets a vote" as above are simply continuing the argument about UK membership in the EU. It's the same discussion. If 16 year-olds can vote, why can't any child old enough to hold a crayon and able to hit the check-box on the ballot first time? Why are you discriminating between children based upon their age? This is very easy logic to grasp, if you think critically about these issues.
