tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180510102149409012.post7193572101766014813..comments2023-04-26T09:07:28.917+02:00Comments on Pensioners Debout! Stand up!: The Extraordinary thoughts of Mr. CleggAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06050379982381080678noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180510102149409012.post-20799460030674185402012-05-02T00:11:51.174+02:002012-05-02T00:11:51.174+02:00I can only but agree with Brian's response to ...I can only but agree with Brian's response to the 'Clegg' reply. Many of us expats also continue to pay taxes to the UK through our government pensions. We are therefore, as continuing UK tax payers, deeply effected by the issues in the UK. For Clegg to infer otherwise is crass. We should continue to be represented in the UK parliament after 15 years. Indeed as other countries do, we should have a special M.P. for us, the overseas constituents. Let us demand that we have such an contituency. As taxpayers surely we should be entitled to be represented?David Fordnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180510102149409012.post-29924712203449968532012-05-01T17:33:40.925+02:002012-05-01T17:33:40.925+02:00Very well put Brian. until now I have had a lot of...Very well put Brian. until now I have had a lot of respect for Nick Clegg, but after this comment that can only be described as insulting, my opinion has changed somewhat. What on earth made him make such a statement? I would have expected better of him. <br />I know we who have been here over 15 years no longer have a vote so perhaps he thinks it doesn't matter what he says, but does he realise that most of us have close families in the UK, some larger than others who do have a vote and think that we are being discriminated against in being disenfranchised. Come the next election and their vote WILL COUNT. Perhaps he should reflect on this matter.Robert in Les Landesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180510102149409012.post-84542344434765561982012-05-01T12:21:14.765+02:002012-05-01T12:21:14.765+02:00Bravo Brian, extremely well said.
Has Nick Clegg&...Bravo Brian, extremely well said.<br /><br />Has Nick Clegg's outrageous position now become the new Liberal Democrats' party line? From the logic of his reply he appears to not have an inkling of who or what a citizen is, particularly one living abroad, and this despite his own numerous stints abroad, including with the European Commission and as an MEP. I find it hard to believe he has been informed properly of the letters he has received and which give rise to this unacceptable reply.<br /><br />As he also has special responsibility for constitutional reform, this is particularly insidious. Perhaps he would like us to be declared no longer citizens at all after 15 years' absence?<br /><br />Our children born abroad have already had their right to transmit our nationality taken away from them, unless we happened to be in Crown service or working for example in a European Union institution at the time of their birth, and to add insult to injury, retroactively for anyone over the age of 30 (I leave aside the previously untenable position of mothers not being able to transit their British nationality before the 1981 Act).Nicholas Newmanhttp://britons-abroad.asso-web.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180510102149409012.post-7769802744570289802012-05-01T10:36:28.463+02:002012-05-01T10:36:28.463+02:00Well put as always Brian.
Can I add that it is ...Well put as always Brian. <br /><br />Can I add that it is insulting in the extreme that come election time candidates from all parties suddenly become interested in the expat that still retains the vote. I experienced a sudden rush of interest in my vote at the last election with all sorts of promises made to aid the expat.<br /><br />What has happened since then? <br /><br />Well, you do not need me to answer that question as it is self evident.<br /><br />After eight years in France it will be interesting to see what happens at the next election as I did use my proxy vote last time.<br /><br />So there it is, politicians tell us that expats do not need a vote but are very keen to seek the vote of the expat that still has it - double standards? Surely not!<br /><br />Keep up the good work Brian, we need to become an itch that our representatives, (for that is what they are), cannot scratch.Denis in the Tarnhttp://blog.old-and-bold.info/noreply@blogger.com