Mandatory voter ID would dangerously undermine UK democracy | Jess Garland

The best electoral systems are the most inclusive. This government plan will lock out many legitimate voters Last week millions of voters across Britain went to the ballot box in a bumper set of elections. But government plans to restrict access to the ballot box could mean that Thursday's elections will have been among the last of their kind to be fair and free in the UK. Proposals to introduce mandatory voter ID, as unveiled in today's Queen's speech, are a dangerous attack on our democratic r...