As the platform party headed back to Westminster, a demob happy Labour Party Conference has passed an immigration policy that will never make it into a General Election manifesto.
But it is right on about thing. Nationality ought to have no bearing as to whether or not a legal resident had the vote.
Just so long as parliamentary candidates had to be British Citizens in Great Britain, or British or Irish Citizens in Northern Ireland. No party would in practice give its local opponents the open goal of putting up anyone to whom that did not apply.
People who are going bananas today ought to bear in mind that Pakistani and Bangladeshi nationals already can and do vote for the House of Commons, and could in principle stand for it. It is Americans and Israelis who cannot.
Another hung Parliament is coming, and we need our people to hold the balance of power in it. A new party is now in the process of registration.
After nearly 30 years of suggestion, speculation, and even a sort of preparation, I will stand for Parliament here at North West Durham.
The crowdfunding page is here, and buy the book here. Please email davidaslindsay@hotmail.com. Very many thanks.
Just so long as parliamentary candidates had to be British Citizens in Great Britain, or British or Irish Citizens in Northern Ireland. No party would in practice give its local opponents the open goal of putting up anyone to whom that did not apply.
People who are going bananas today ought to bear in mind that Pakistani and Bangladeshi nationals already can and do vote for the House of Commons, and could in principle stand for it. It is Americans and Israelis who cannot.
Another hung Parliament is coming, and we need our people to hold the balance of power in it. A new party is now in the process of registration.
After nearly 30 years of suggestion, speculation, and even a sort of preparation, I will stand for Parliament here at North West Durham.
The crowdfunding page is here, and buy the book here. Please email davidaslindsay@hotmail.com. Very many thanks.
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