tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post2373261125840910503..comments2024-02-21T08:52:55.878+00:00Comments on Your Freedom and Ours: Not Chrismas yetHelenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799545178433498944noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post-18971643829385972832009-12-27T19:23:01.000+00:002009-12-27T19:23:01.000+00:00Yes it is "my man". W6 is Hammersmith. D...Yes it is "my man". W6 is Hammersmith. Don't know what Shaun Bailey is playing at but he may well lose votes sending these letters out.Helennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post-64272134069178470512009-12-27T14:22:09.000+00:002009-12-27T14:22:09.000+00:00This letter was in the Torygraph on Boxing Day. So...This letter was in the Torygraph on Boxing Day. Sounds like your man:<br /><br />SIR – Four years ago, a judge in a vote-rigging trial said the postal voting system is “wide open to fraud”.<br />Communication that I have just received from a parliamentary candidate, telling me “it is easier than ever to apply for a postal vote”, shows how true this remains. Enclosed was an easy to complete application form, which says that when the electoral services office receives the application they “check you are on the voters list and that your form is filled in correctly,” in which case “your name is added to the postal voters’ list”.<br />The potential for fraud is manifest, and where the male head of the household is regarded as the authority, the opportunity for coercion does not need spelling out.<br />In the privacy of a polling booth a person can cast a vote without relatives knowing how he or she voted, which is unlikely to be the case when voting at home. The forthcoming election is open to fraud or other subtle transgressions, most of which will be undetectable.<br />Allen Esterson<br />London W6Clarencenoreply@blogger.com