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On air: Your advice to UK voters

Claudia Bradshaw Claudia Bradshaw | 14:00 UK time, Wednesday, 5 May 2010


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Here's the idea for today's show ahead of . We've invited a panel of five voters onto the programme who are willing to listen to your advice on the issues that they should make a priority, and the candidates that they should support. So what would tell our panel of UK voters? Which policies affect you, and which policies should be the most important when they decide which way to vote?

One of your panellists isn't planning to vote. You may have some words of advice specifically for him.

CLAUDIA'S ORIGINAL POST:
Khaliq in Kabul wants more troops in Afghanistan. He thinks the Conservative party in the UK is the most committed to this, and so he's voting for them in the British general election on May 6th. Atique lives in Bangladesh and his house was once destroyed in a cyclone. He's really worried about climate change and thinks the Liberal Democrats will do the most to fight it, so they've got his vote. Kwabena from Ghana is worried about international trade and says Britain has enormous power in global politics. He thinks the Labour party are most likely to look out for his interests and is voting for them.

All three are taking part in where people in the UK (who have signed up) are directed to vote for a particular party by someone in another country. The campaign says politicians in powerful countries make decisions on issues like war, climate change, migration and poverty, which affect people all around the world. They are trying to give those people a democratic say in those decisions.

We've invited Khaliq, Atique and Kwabena to talk to us on the show, as well as people in the UK who are giving up their vote. We'll also talk to other voters and would like to know what you think. What if you could vote in another country... Is it a good idea? Are there any issues that cross international borders which affect you?

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