thehatfox@lemmy.world to United Kingdom@feddit.uk · 1 year agoVoter ID in England led to racial and disability discrimination, report findswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square77fedilinkarrow-up1243cross-posted to: uk_politics@feddit.uk
arrow-up1243external-linkVoter ID in England led to racial and disability discrimination, report findswww.theguardian.comthehatfox@lemmy.world to United Kingdom@feddit.uk · 1 year agomessage-square77fedilinkcross-posted to: uk_politics@feddit.uk
minus-squaredarq@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoIt’s explained in the article. So I will say it again: “Maybe read the article?” Not every citizen has a passport. And they usually aren’t free either.
minus-squaredarq@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoBecause you don’t need a passport? It’s not something everyone needs or has.
minus-squarejames1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoWhy would you need a passport if you aren’t leaving the country? It’s a piece of paper you buy every ten years if you want to travel across national borders, it’s not like some intrinsic part of your being. At the point that the new voter ID legislation was introduced, about 8% of the electorate - ~3.5m people - did not have a passport or a driving licence.
minus-squareonymousol@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoIf passports were given out for free then sure, but they’re really fucking expensive. Mine expired years ago, but since I can’t afford to travel anyway I’m hardly going to scrape together the £80+ for a new one.
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It’s explained in the article. So I will say it again: “Maybe read the article?”
Not every citizen has a passport. And they usually aren’t free either.
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Read the article you walnut.
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Because you don’t need a passport? It’s not something everyone needs or has.
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Why?
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Why would you need a passport if you aren’t leaving the country?
It’s a piece of paper you buy every ten years if you want to travel across national borders, it’s not like some intrinsic part of your being.
At the point that the new voter ID legislation was introduced, about 8% of the electorate - ~3.5m people - did not have a passport or a driving licence.
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If passports were given out for free then sure, but they’re really fucking expensive. Mine expired years ago, but since I can’t afford to travel anyway I’m hardly going to scrape together the £80+ for a new one.
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