Referendum leaflets

A friend gave me an address to return this expensive ,ridiculous brochure. so that the Conservative Party have to pay -as opposed to the taxpayer.
30 Millbank London SW1P 4DP .

Wales and N.I. Are not having them delivered until after our May elections

I am still undecided as to how to vote - though I don't respect or trust most of the spokespersons for the Out Campaign.

Although the impression might be given, with the funding of these leaflets, that the dice is loaded in favour of the In Campaign, I'm not sure it's a fair impression. As Matthew Wright said on his programme, the vast majority of newspapers are carrying many articles and opinion pieces in support of the Out Campaign so in that sense the Out Campaign has from the outset received far more media support and continues to do so.

Still, I don't think many people will have considered that point so I feel that sending out these leaflets might turn out to be a bit of a PR disaster.

Ours came today, shame we don't have an outside netty

Still not arrived.
We are beginning to feel left out.

I haven't got a leaflet/booklet yet ( not complaining though.)

It's helping to keep my postman in a job though!

Yes why don't we all post the booklets back, if you think the 9 million was wasted, why not waste even more (freepost costs someone). If you are not interested in it, just bin it. Otherwise read it, we would be complaining that we weren't informed if we didn't get it.

I just wonder what over £9 million could have paid for, how many operations, hip and knee replacements, heart operations, cataract laser treatments, cancer drugs and treatments, meningitis vaccines, the list is endless.
But any one of them would have definitely been far better value, but then so would spending our EU contributions on our own country.

This week an MEP had written in one of the newspapers telling it as it is, and how money is wasted!

But another kick in the guts, large multi national companies have complained to the EU courts that our tax system has made them pay too much tax......and the EU judges have agreed, and ordered we refund billions in tax! Who exactly is in charge?

You can return the booklet to the House of Commons addressed to your MP with no stamp. If you send it to No 10 with no stamp the post office will destroy it if No 10 refuses to pay the postage (double, I think), which they will.

I've received my leaflet and i'm going to post it to the conservative party foundation which has a freepost address. there are loads of posts about it on facebook. I understand that many, many people are going to do it.

my daughter cannot understand how the price of £9 million can be justified - I agree with her.

what a waste of time, money and energy - it has not gone any way to change my "out" vote.

I will be using my postal vote - registered for this years ago.

I would rather the money spent on this booklet had gone towards my pension (1950s WASPI lady) rather than on this leaflet. I will be returning it freepost to The Conservative Party.

Sorry about all the typos. It would appear the this is only a concern if you want a postal vote.

Ah, thanks for that clarification pompa. I shall have to check my own status re my postal vote.

Thatbags. Having looked at the web site, I was not sure if we were registered for a postal vote in the referendum. Th web site said that you had to contact your council as records were not held on line. The lady I spoke to said it would have depended on what we originally asked for, which I could not remember. She willingly checked for me and confirmed that we were registered for both, but it was not always the case. That may onl y apply to postal votes, but that was all I was concerned about so did not ask otherwise.

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From The Electoral Commission:
To vote in an election or referendum, you must be on the electoral register.

Just checked info on BBC website about this. This is what it says:

British, Irish and Commonwealth citizens over 18 who are resident in the UK, along with UK nationals living abroad who have been on the electoral register in the UK in the past 15 years. Members of the House of Lords and Commonwealth citizens in Gibraltar will also be eligible, unlike in a general election. Citizens from EU countries - apart from Ireland, Malta and Cyprus - will not get a vote.

Looks straightforward to me.

Gosh, pompa! Are you sure about what you said at 11:57:29 about not being registered to vote in a referendum even if one is registered to vote in a General Election and local elections? I renew our voting registrations once a year online. As I understood it that qualifies us to vote in any relevant political election or referendum. Surely if one's a registered, resident British voter, it is automatic?

This issue is vitally important and should be treated as such and not with the 'knee-jerk' reaction from those who claim to be better at running things than the rest of us.
Totally agree, Devorgilla.

The media seem to think it's all about "Is David Cameron popular or not". It's a little bit more important than that.

No leaflets here, but I don't need to read one as the only way is out. Holland wants a referendum and if we go they will probably follow.

A twelve page booklet. Telling me nothing that I didn't already know. I don't know how we will avoid further political integration,as it isn't explained. This booklet leaves a lot to be desired. I think it was a gigantic waste of money.

Yes, I too have just received the booklet and cannot believe how sparse it it. Personally I think this vote is coming along all too quickly. A few extra months of education on the topic, especially for the young, would have been beneficial. I am not a fan of the quick response to whatever is the flavour of the month for the media or the warring factions in the political sphere or elsewhere. This issue is vitally important and should be treated as such and not with the 'knee-jerk' reaction from those who claim to be better at running things than the rest of us.

Alima out tonight, please let me know if it was worth watching. I like him too.

Not sure I would go so far as blackmail but I can't see how it could be in their interest to be particularly kind to us because of the message it would send out.

Well spotted Ana, should be "hopefully the former". Gawd, and they trust me with a vote.