It makes perfect sense. If people want to take part in deciding the future of a country then they should make the effort, show commitment and get citizenship. Indeed we should be removing the franchi… (View Post)

Apologies. My response was sharper than you deserved. (View Post)

Indeed. Nor is it particularly arduous as a process. In the last 2 years I have acted as referee for 4 people to take British citizenship - 2 Vietnamese, a Pole and a Venezuelan. All had good English… (View Post)

I disagree with the reduction in the age of voting but that is more of a philosophical argument and one we have been discussing over the last few days. But extending the franchise to non citizens - s… (View Post)

So Starmer wants us to become the only country in Europe that allows non nationals to vote in the national elections (excepting the reciprocal arrangments we have with Ireland). Specifically those he… (View Post)