Originally Posted by techguyone (Post 35841892)

I'm not arguing against the extension per se but the presumption that we should all be automatically registered for something because we're too stupid/lazy/clueless to do it for ourselves. Part of being a grown up means doing grown up stuff, otherwise we'll all end up a nation of Adult Babies. Probably the reason why you can't vote until you're 18.

Originally Posted by Damien (Post 35841885)

This would work better had a whole load of them not be kicked off the register due to the change in how registering works.

Voting is not a right that should be earned. It's a fundamental right in a democracy and the barriers to access should be as low as possible. I agree with TheDaddy that registration should be automatic, although not just for under-40s but everyone. I am not entirely sure why that isn't the case but it might be because people move around in a way the government can't check? Not sure.

Besides a deadline is the deadline but if you set it at for 11:59pm then that is when it should end. Not 10pm. Yes it's irresponsible to leave it so late but that laziness should not be punished by disenfranchisement and the fundamental fact here is that they were not late, they attempted to register ahead of the deadline.

The only sympathy I have with Leave's argument on this is that two days is a bit much for 2 hours of missed registration.

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Anyway I don't think this will change that much. The majority of registrations will be re-registrations from people already on the electoral roll making sure they are.

Originally Posted by Big Brian (Post 35841894)

Be very careful what you wish for. I think you'll get your wish soon. I believe there will come a day and it's not too far away when we will all be chipped at birth and all your information will be on that chip. Much as I disagree with that concept it's going to happen like it or not. Then it doesn't matter if you move around as things like voting registration would be programmed into that chip. They already tag babies now so the next step is the chip. They do it with pets already.

Originally Posted by heero_yuy (Post 35841896)

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/at...8&d=1465459571



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Originally Posted by Damien (Post 35841836)

Bizarre! It's not happening here. Are you both on the same ISP? Something is really weird there. Just be sure this is the site: https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

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No we did that on purpose.

Originally Posted by MarkC1984 (Post 35841906)

My 17 yo sister would vote to stay in. Her reasons? 'Because I love this chocolate and it is only available in the EU so I won't be able to buy it if we leave'.

Honestly, if that is the kind of reasons for people voting to stay or leave, then God help this country when that generation run to be PM of the UK.

Originally Posted by Damien (Post 35841893)

Fair enough. I think we should look at automatic registration though. I assume there is a reason we need to register to vote, probably so the Government know where we are, but it seems a bit odd.

Originally Posted by MarkC1984 (Post 35841906)

My 17 yo sister would vote to stay in. Her reasons? 'Because I love this chocolate and it is only available in the EU so I won't be able to buy it if we leave'.

Honestly, if that is the kind of reasons for people voting to stay or leave, then God help this country when that generation run to be PM of the UK.

Originally Posted by Osem (Post 35841908)

Sadly you can't educate some people - young and old. It'd be nice if everyone actually made an effort to understand the basics before voting in any election but it's not going to happen. If you ask a lot of young people they don't even know who the PM and leader of the opposition are and you'd have thought they more than anyone have the means and the reason to find these things out if only they cared enough to do so.

Originally Posted by Gavin78 (Post 35841910)

http://news.sky.com/story/1709166/br...rue-nhs-claims


A leading Brexit supporter has defected to the Remain camp, saying she cannot support a campaign she "knows to be untrue".

Switching sides, Tory MP Sarah Wollaston hit out at Vote Leave's claim that leaving the EU would give the NHS an extra £350m a week, which is written across the side of their battle bus.

Originally Posted by Osem (Post 35841916)

Odd that it's taken her so long to come to that conclusion and that it's apparently the only factor in her choice.

She might disagree with the figure quoted and/or the tactic(s) being used but does any of that alter the fundamental argument for staying or leaving? Evidently not for her...

Originally Posted by Big Brian (Post 35841909)

No. It helps with your credit rating and your finances per se. It is difficult to get credit if you are no on the register. The Government don't know where you are just because you are registered to vote. They only know that once every 10 years when we have a census.