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‘I’m voting in the UK general election after decades abroad’ - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)

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[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 50 points 5 months ago (1 children)

“I deserve to have a say in what's going on,” 76-year-old Valerie Stacey says from her home in central Madrid.

Fuck off.

[–] Darkard@lemmy.world 27 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Even after almost five decades abroad, Ian takes a keen interest in UK government policy because of concerns about his pension.

He has spent 20 years campaigning for the UK government to improve state pensions for British citizens who moved abroad. Some countries, like Canada, do not have a financial agreement with the UK that allows for annual increases to the UK state pension

What a fucking leech

[–] HauntedCupcake@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Absolute leach, he can get fucked. I can understand moving abroad after retiring. But he's not paid into the system for 50 years