General Chat

Sometimes we just vote for one heavy yoke to be replaced by another equal in weight or worse.

Uzzi do check your private pension, given the changes made a couple of weeks ago you may want to take some or all in cash (if it's the right kind of pension) when you get to 55.

Rose I worked and contributed until I was ..well until 11 years ago so Yes I am entitled to a UK pension. Mind like you I am not sure if I will ever see it the way they are moving the goal posts. ...I really must check my Bass Charington pension !

If someone is entitled to a UK pension, I would probably say that they have a right to vote, as any government chosen can affect how and when they get that pension? eg I am really not impressed that having expected to get my pension at 60 I now have to wait till 66....and by the time I get to 66 (assuming I do) they could well have moved the goalpost again.

However if one is not entitled to a state pension, because one has not lived and worked here, but is only British by birth then I think not...eg my nephew emigrated having contributed only a couple of years of NI and tax, so I would not expect him to have a vote.

Robert, I couldn't disagree more about the English voting on independence for Scotland. If the English votes had swung it for the independence vote, and a couple of years down the line it all went pear-shaped up there,, who would the Jocks blame? Us of course. This is not an anti Scots sentiment, by the way, I had a couple of pleasant hours in the pub last night with my Scottish friend.

If you're entitled to vote, then you should do so, but is it morally right?

Mine will be an unpopular opinion - if someone has lived full time outside of the UK for 6+ years and for intents and purposes sees another country as their home, why should they be entitled to influence the running of their country of birth?

Some people split their time between the UK and another country - I've no problem in those cases.

As a Scotsman living in England, I was not allowed to take part in the Scottish Independence vote.

Having said that , I think everyone in the UK should have been involved in that vote not just people living in Scotland.

Glad you registered Uzzi, the unions fought hard for the right of the working classes to vote. You do have the moral right to vote in your mother country, plenty here from the Eurozone get an automatic right to vote, so why not you,

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'Vote early & vote often' was the universal cry in which part of the UK not so long ago?

I once went to a local council election vote and it was a tied vote, after two recounts it was still tied.

They drew names out of a box to decide the result

So your one vote does matter

Ann I have nothing to lose and maybe nothing to gain. I am a great believer in saying if you don´t vote don´t complain.

I understand that my 1 vote won´t make a difference but I know that if everybody who agreed with this didn´t vote then it would be nightmare, and I as they actually have ideas

I once voted for the Monster Raving loony party because my vote counted.

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Well done Uzzi,
I was watching The One Show tonight.
They were discussing the deadline and that anyone living abroad can still register to vote for 15 years after leaving the UK

You have nothing to lose by voting.

Yes Mary I have registered to vote.

My hubby also worked here in Spain and paid into the system but it is still worrying/ We paid in UK as well. Anyway you have done it

better now :-D

Mary I agree if the UK comes out of the EU it would´t be great for us. but I have an OH who has worked in Spain for the last 8 years so we are also in their system , which is why I didn´t over worry.
I really need to take a lot more notice of things :-0

well done Uzzi xx :-D :-D :-D

Sorry quick panic there ....I have now registered to vote
isn´t it amazing how your national security number comes back to you !
Now need a wee ...will be back

we have registered to vote if UK come out of EU we would not be in a good situation

Uzzi,
The election takes place on 7 May and I believe that the deadline for registering is today,....Monday 20 April

http://www.parliament.uk/get-involved/elections/register/