How the Tories shot themselves in the foot over voter ID by imitating Trump’s Republicans
‘So we made it hard for our own voters and we upset a system that worked perfectly well.’
‘So we made it hard for our own voters and we upset a system that worked perfectly well.’
“It seems to me there is a real possibility that the only fraud could be this Government.”
‘Parties that try and gerrymander end up finding their clever scheme comes back to bite them’
In 2019, 71% of all votes cast had no impact on the outcome of the election, either because they went to candidates who lost, or went into padding the majorities of winning MPs.
Voter ID has led to a postcode lottery at the ballot box
‘One voter turned away is too many’
In disenfranchising people on lower incomes, younger generations and ethnic minorities, what looks to be the latest Tory ruse to drain the Labour vote, could easily backfire for the government.
‘All the evidence seems to suggest that the UK Government believes it has very little responsibility in encouraging citizens to vote.’
While a 60+ Oyster card will be valid ID at a polling booth, an 18+ Oyster card won’t be.
According to the government’s own figures, two million voters do not currently hold a piece of photographic ID.