And the fat lady has sung
We arrived in the UK right behind the shock referendum in 2016. I didn’t fully understand the vote, nor did I have a real vested interest in understanding, the vote was done, what part could I play in this? But then a snap general election was called in 2017, followed by various council by-elections and an EU election and now the biggest, and probably most historical, general election ever held in the UK. I voted in every single one, not only to be part of the oldest democracy in the world, but also because I really wanted the experience. And boy…has the experience been something we as Saffas cannot comprehend. Shortly after arriving, we registered on the electoral role, as encouraged on multiple immigration pages. We duly received a little card telling us exactly where to vote, which came in the post and the novelty was almost too much to stand! The card clearly says you don’t need to take it with to the polling station…but it says little else. So we dutifully g