tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9565399.post114958888488084061..comments2024-03-21T09:30:11.468+00:00Comments on Man in a Shed: Over 65% of overseas armed forces couldn't voteMan in a Shedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00990902055642035293noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9565399.post-914203858002358112010-02-09T17:34:54.140+00:002010-02-09T17:34:54.140+00:00I didn't see this at the time, so I've loo...I didn't see this at the time, so I've looked up the article.<br />http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1520389/Only-a-third-of-overseas-troops-could-have-voted.html<br /><br />"only 60 per cent of Britain's 202,000 service personnel were registered to vote in the general election, compared with 93 per cent for the overall electorate. But this figure plummeted to 34 per cent among the 48,000 serving overseas at the time."<br /><br />"The MoD responded last night by arguing that the figures were so low because members of the Armed Forces were "young and mobile"."<br /><br />What a damning thing to say - good enough to die, but not good enough to make sure they can vote.Mrs Rigbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06389986110372627649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9565399.post-1149677495048347282006-06-07T11:51:00.000+01:002006-06-07T11:51:00.000+01:00That is not democracy, I demand another general el...That is not democracy, I demand another general election! Perfect timing for us.Ellee Seymourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647480320978146418noreply@blogger.com