Expats voting, WHY?

[Gambatte]

and don't see why I should. If I am not going to be effected by the decisions, why should I have a say in them?

Does the reverse also hold?
That if you ARE going to be affected by the decisions you should have a say?
I think yes, you should. But for the last 22yr I did not have a say, as resident in countries of which I was/am not a citizen.
Mind you I could/can still vote "back home", never mind I spend there a week a year or so, no income no assets there.

[DrPatrickBarry]

Does the reverse also hold?

Not sure you understand, I am Irish but have lived in the UK for the past thirty years. I cannot vote in Ireland but always vote in the UK.

What I was saying is that I don't (and in my opinion should not) have a vote in Ireland.

[TheHeathens]

All elections Dr.

When you leave the country YOU forfeit your vote.

You pay taxes to the country YOU live in not your country of origin.

No you don't. You can be domiciled in one country and resident in another - domicile should take preference.

If you become domiciled in a new country, then I would agree with you.

[Gambatte]

Not sure you understand, I am Irish but have lived in the UK for the past thirty years. I cannot vote in Ireland but always vote in the UK.

What I was saying is that I don't (and in my opinion should not) have a vote in Ireland.

Fine with that.
But you still have not answered my question.
Do you think you should have the right to vote in the UK, where you've been living 30yr?

[Gambatte]

No you don't. You can be domiciled in one country and resident in another - domicile should take preference.

If you become domiciled in a new country, then I would agree with you.

Could well be. But for almost everybody domicile and residence coincide.

[DrPatrickBarry]

Fine with that.
But you still have not answered my question.
Do you think you should have the right to vote in the UK, where you've been living 30yr?

Because of our shared history UK /Irish citizens, have more rights than other expats. Predates EU.