Dear
John,
Voter ID is about limiting our freedom, not protecting our
democracy
That’s why we are relaunching our successful ‘letters to the
editor’ campaign to protest this Government’s assault on our
democracy.
The Government is in the midst of an unprecedented
assault on our democracy, from the draconian Policing Bill to
defanging Judicial Review and voter ID. It’s time to make some noise about it.
Millions of people read local newspapers, and the letters
section is often the most read after the front
page. It’s a great way to inform and engage your
community on issues which matter to you, and it only takes a few
minutes.
Copy and paste the
template letter at the
bottom of this email, and send it on to your local
paper.
 The email address you need
should be on their website.
Once you’ve sent the letter to your local newspaper, let us
know by completing our short survey. Thank you.
While contacting your MP online
with Hey-MP is brilliant,
many MPs still rely on
their local paper to get a sense of
their constituents’
views. And many older people still rely
on local print media to get
their information.
Please feel free to copy and paste our template,
which you will find at the bottom of this email,
or alter it as you see fit!
Best wishes,
Cary Mitchell,
Director of Operations, Best for
Britain
To the editor,
Requiring ID at polling stations is not about protecting our
democracy, it’s about limiting our democratic freedom. Best for
Britain has pointed to data which shows, as of 2015, 3.5 million
citizens, or 7.5 per cent of the electorate, did not have access to
any photo ID meaning that while the move may stop a dozen complaints
of fraud, it could also disenfranchise or disincentivise
millions.
The Government also plans to dismantle the Electoral
Commission watchdog and defang Judicial Review, which overturned the
Prime Minister’s unlawful prorogation of Parliament in 2019. Mayoral
elections in England will be returned to First Past the Post – the
only countries in Europe which still use this antiquated system for
national legislatures are the UK and Belarus.
Taken together, these measures are a coordinated and insidious
attack on the fabric of our democracy. They clearly show that the
Government wants to avoid accountability, in parliament, in court and
at the ballot box, and it is vital that progressive parties work
together to stop them.
It’s about time we made our voting system fair so that
election results actually reflect the will of the people, every vote
is counted and trust is
restored in our political system. Until
we do, progressive parties must
unite to resist this unchecked
power grab from those at the top.
Yours faithfully,
[Your name]
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