Vote for the stateless

I explained to a French friend that, after January 31, I will not have any voting rights in France and, since I’ve lived here for 18 years, I have no voting rights in the UK either.

Published Thursday 13 February 2020 - 16:37 Modified Thursday 13 February 2020 - 16:37

Ah, he said, in French, you are apatride. There must be thous-ands of Brits across Europe who are apatride.

Shall we start an Association des Apatrides?

Derek TAYLOR, by email

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Vote for the stateless

I explained to a French friend that, after January 31, I will not have any voting rights in France and, since I’ve lived here for 18 years, I have no voting rights in the UK either.

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