Category Archives: expatriates

Expatriates in High Court legal action over Brexit exclusion

Posted on 19/03/2016 by Grahame Pigney

Update on the High Court action to remove the 15 year limit on voting for expatriates for the EU Referendum.   According to the Telegraph a High Court judge has ordered the Government to file a written response to the … Continue reading →

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Shout for Democracy

Posted on 01/02/2016 by Grahame Pigney

Parliamentary petition to Implement Votes for Life legislation before EU referendum Posted on Facebook by Lyn Pigney:- If you, like me and my family, all UK Citizens then as now, have decided to move across La Manche to live, I think … Continue reading →

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Democracy – whichever way you vote

Posted on 28/11/2015 by Grahame Pigney

Parliamentary petition to Implement Votes for Life legislation before EU referendum Britons will shortly be voting to say whether Britain should remain a member of the EU. Well, a lot of them will. The ones resident in the UK (perhaps even … Continue reading →

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Votes for Life – Petitioning Parliament to remove 15yr limit on Democracy for UK Citizens

Posted on 30/10/2015 by Grahame Pigney

Petitioning Parliament – Implement Votes for Life legislation before EU referendum It is estimated that of the 5 million UK citizens of voting age who live outside the UK, 1 million are disenfranchised by the current 15 year limit on … Continue reading →

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UK over 18s to be denied vote in referendum

Posted on 12/06/2015 by Grahame Pigney

People who are: over 18 years of age hold UK passports with the right of abode in the UK old enough to serve in or have served in the UK’s armed forces are directly affected by decisions made the the … Continue reading →

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What are expatriates and why are they ignored?

Posted on 09/03/2015 by Grahame Pigney

There seems to be a common misconception that expatriates have not only left their native country but also renounced it. Expatriate derives from “ex – out of or from” and “patria – country”. An expatriate is very different to an ex-patriot. A … Continue reading →

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How many people are we talking about?

Posted on 09/12/2014 by Grahame Pigney

There are an estimated 2.4 million UK citizens who live elsewhere in the EU. All the different sources acknowledge that the numbers in France and Spain are significantly understated probably by as much as 100%. That would add another 400-600,000 … Continue reading →

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