Banana Republic UK? Vote Rigging Fraud and Error in British Elections since 2001 - Softcover

Buckley, Mr Sam

Softcover

ISBN 10: 146628112X ISBN 13: 9781466281127

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2011

Synopsis

This book is about a subject I believe to be hugely important – ballot rigging in modern Britain. The practice is real and it is widespread. Vote rigging has occurred and been proven to occur in Birmingham, Slough, Peterborough, Reading, Bristol, Burnley, Blackburn, Halton, Guildford, Havant, Bradford and other towns and cities. Election Commissioner Mawrey concluded that the 2004 Birmingham City Council elections “would disgrace a banana republic.” In the course of that election there was a small riot as activists from the local Labour party fought to steal postal ballot papers from both the postal workers on their delivery rounds and Labour’s rivals from a local Kashmiri party. The Council of Europe described our electoral system as "childishly simple" to rig. International election observers have found potentially fatal flaws in existing safeguards. Politicians of all three main UK parties have been caught ballot rigging. The dangers to our democracy are very real.

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About the Author

The author is a lifelong trades union activist who lives on the South coast of England with his partner and child. He has a degree in politics and has worked as a Parliamentary researcher, a builders labourer, a housing adviser and an office supplies salesman among other things. He thinks politicians are a good thing provided they're nailed down.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 146628112X
• ISBN 13: 9781466281127
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 172