Petition from Fair Vote UK against Latest Government Attempts to Nobble Democracy

I got this email yesterday evening about the government’s latest bill, which will knock approximately 3.5 million people off the electoral register under the pretence that it’s protecting Britain against electoral fraud. As Mike points out, only one person was convicted of the offence when similar legislation was trialled. This is all about denying the vote to the poor, students and ethnic minorities, groups that tend to vote for the left. For further information, see Mike’s piece about it. I’ve signed the petition. I don’t know if it’s too late for others to do so, but if you support them, please try.

“Some issues are bigger than party politics and require a concerted response from across the political spectrum. The government’s latest attack on our democracy is one of those issues.

The government’s new Elections Bill is in parliament today. If passed, it would reduce voter turnout, suppress charity campaigning, and give the government control over the UK’s independent elections watchdog.

This is bad legislation that seeks to rig our democracy in favour of the party in power. We can’t let it pass.
Here at FairVote UK we’re working with Open Britain in a wide coalition of pro-democracy organisations, the Democracy Defence Coalition, to force the government to pause and rethink this Bill. We want the Bill to protect rather than undermine our democracy, and expand rather than narrow our fundamental rights.

But to do that, we need your help.  

We want you to remind your MP that they are in Parliament to represent your interests and, in this case, that means opposing this Bill. We need them to know we are watching how they vote on this most important of issues:

Sign the Petition

We’re taking a stand to make democracy work for everyone. Please stand with us.

Kind regards,
Kyle Taylor
Founder of FairVote.uk“

Tags: Elections, Electoral Fraud, Ethnic Minorities, FairVoteUK, Internet Petitions, Students, the Poor, Vox Political