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PABLO’S BREAKDOWN: âWHATâS GOING ON HERE THEN, MATE?!â
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PABLO’S BREAKDOWN: âWHATâS GOING ON HERE THEN, MATE?!â
Right, so the new rules come in⌠and youâre thinking, âNo problem, Iâll just register to vote.â
OOOH NO! Not so fast! đ˛
đ´ SENIORS â âThey didnât see that coming!â
I donât know, mate⌠a lot of retirees down in NaplesâŚ
Theyâre looking for a birth certificate from 1952⌠itâs in a drawer somewhere⌠or maybe it isnât!
đ Suddenlyâtheyâre being asked to prove citizenship again!
Unbelievable!
đ STUDENTS â âTheyâve taken that away!â
Young lad turns up, student ID in handâŚ
REF SAYS: NOT HAVING THAT! â
đ No passport? No documents?
Heâs got a problem, mate! A BIG problem!
đ PEOPLE MOVING HOUSE â âEvery time they moveâŚâ
Theyâve moved once⌠twice⌠three timesâŚ
Now they just want to update their addressâŚ
đ BANG! FLAGGED! đ¨
âI was just changing my postcode, mate!â
đ NAME CHANGES â âOh I donât believe it!â
Got married⌠changed your nameâŚ
Everythingâs fine⌠UNTILâ
đ The system goes:
âHang on⌠that doesnât match!â
Now they want paperwork, mate! Paperwork everywhere! đ
đ NO DRIVERâS LICENSE â âTheyâre in all sorts!â
No REAL ID? No driverâs license?
đ The systemâs looking at you like:
âWho are ya then?â
Youâre getting checked⌠and checked again!
đ NATURALIZED CITIZENS â âTheyâve done everything right!â
Theyâve done it properly, mateâfollowed the rules, became citizensâŚ
But nowâ
đ âWhereâs your certificate?â
đ âWhereâs your passport?â
If they havenât got it handy⌠theyâre stuck!
â ď¸ THE BIG MOMENT â âThey didnât expect that!â
Hereâs the key bit, mateâŚ
You donât even have to be a new voter!
You just:
Change your address
Switch party
Update your name
đ AND SUDDENLYâYOUâRE IN THE SYSTEM!
OH I DONâT BELIEVE IT!! đą
đ§ FINAL WHISTLE
So whatâs happening overall?
đ More checks
đ More documents
đ More chances to get flagged
Some people sail throughâŚ
But others?
Theyâre looking around thinkingââWhatâs going on here then, mate?!â đ