I've lived in the UK for nearly a third of my life, but I can't vote in the general election. I wrote about what that feels like:https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/elections/2019/12/i-cannot-vote-general-election-and-now-more-ever-my-life-your-hands …
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I've also written in this about how I feel like shit as an *American white woman*. For immigrants who are not white, things are obviously a million times worsehttps://www.newstatesman.com/politics/elections/2019/12/i-cannot-vote-general-election-and-now-more-ever-my-life-your-hands …
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Thank you for this. 40+ years in Scotland, can only vote in Scottish elections. One of the reasons why I support independence for Scotland.
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Can you not naturalise? I presume that you will likely have settled (accepted ILR) at some point in 40 years.
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Exactly the same as in other EU countries I guess.
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