notaclue
pfm Member
The slow creep of Tory authoritarianism just took a leap. All part of the war on those without the right papers.
"People have been denied the right to vote in local council elections in a controversial pilot of ID checks that force voters to prove their identities before casting their ballot.
The trial scheme has prompted concerns the measures will disproportionately affect black and ethnic minority people, the elderly and migrants.
A 76-year-old man who has lived in Bromley for 40 years told The Independent he was "shocked" to be turned away because he did not have a bank card or passport."
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...n-trial-polling-stations-latest-a8333916.html
"People have been denied the right to vote in local council elections in a controversial pilot of ID checks that force voters to prove their identities before casting their ballot.
The trial scheme has prompted concerns the measures will disproportionately affect black and ethnic minority people, the elderly and migrants.
A 76-year-old man who has lived in Bromley for 40 years told The Independent he was "shocked" to be turned away because he did not have a bank card or passport."
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...n-trial-polling-stations-latest-a8333916.html