So you thought voter ID was straightforward?

Grantanow

Of course not. The Tories never intended it to be easy. It's intended to disenfranchise poorer and less-educated people so they can't vote against this rotten government. The claim that it prevents voter fraud is bogus: there have been very, very few voter frauds. Most election fraud has been down to a very few candidates in my view. Voter ID does not address that.

Totally correct in every way. Think something like 30 suspicious voters were referred at the last GE, ONE was prosecuted.
This new legislation has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with preventing fraud,a nd everything to do with deliberately defranchising the young and anyone who may be likely NOT to vote tory!!!!

Costing £200 million apparently.

Of course not. The Tories never intended it to be easy. It's intended to disenfranchise poorer and less-educated people so they can't vote against this rotten government. The claim that it prevents voter fraud is bogus: there have been very, very few voter frauds. Most election fraud has been down to a very few candidates in my view. Voter ID does not address that.

In the meantime (until ID requirement abandoned) get a postal vote. Bit of a faff to get the right bit of the form in the right envelope but better than queuing in the rain for hours.
Agree - voter suppression. Tories anxious to deter people so that they can boast that their percentage poll increased.

There is no reason for bringing this about apart from voter suppression.

The Tories have been learning lessons from the Republicans.