{"id":52624,"date":"2019-12-11T15:16:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T15:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=52624"},"modified":"2019-12-11T15:16:00","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T15:16:00","slug":"inpoverty-how-do-we-ensure-the-homeless-have-an-equal-chance-to-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2019\/12\/11\/inpoverty-how-do-we-ensure-the-homeless-have-an-equal-chance-to-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"#InPoverty: How do we ensure the homeless have an equal chance to vote?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cardiff\u2019s homeless already face an uphill struggle to get their voice heard, and with Boris Johnson looking to introduce voter ID at election polls, it could get much harder<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"635\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/InPovertyFeature.jpg\" alt=\"Homeless bedding in Cardiff underpass\" class=\"wp-image-52825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/InPovertyFeature.jpg 980w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/InPovertyFeature-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/InPovertyFeature-768x498.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/InPovertyFeature.jpg\" alt=\"Homeless bedding in Cardiff underpass\" class=\"wp-image-52825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/InPovertyFeature.jpg 980w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/InPovertyFeature-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/InPovertyFeature-768x498.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>While registering to vote when you have an address is fairly straightforward, voting when you are homeless can be a strenuous task<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a gloomy Monday on Church Street like no other. The cocktail bar 10 Feet Tall is usually closed, but its doors are wide open, and all hot drinks are on the house. It is the day before the voter registration deadline, and homeless people from across the city centre have dropped in to make sure they get their say in the general election.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt shouldn\u2019t matter if you have fallen on hard times,\u201d explained 10 Feet Tall marketing manager Caitlin Whelan, \u201cIf you are a UK citizen you deserve an equal opportunity to vote.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In truth, Cardiff\u2019s homeless have limited access to the political sphere. Without a fixed address and internet access, those living rough have to find somewhere that will allow them to register, and face the near impossible task of making an informed decision on polling day.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now thanks to Boris Johnson\u2019s Electoral Integrity Bill, rough sleepers are poised to face a further obstacle that hinders their opportunity to vote, as the government trials identification checks at polling stations.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Isolated, not informed<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the time the bar closed at 5pm, the staff of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/10FeetTallCF?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"10 Feet Tall (opens in a new tab)\">10 Feet Tall<\/a> had registered 12 new voters. To Caitlin, this was proof that homeless individuals do care about politics. \u201cThose who have come in to register have been really grateful for the opportunity to vote, and that has been lovely.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, she was startled by just how many sleeping rough thought their vote didn\u2019t matter. \u201cBesides those who don\u2019t see the point in politics, many of the people we talked to felt completely disenfranchised.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"#InPoverty: How do we ensure the homeless have an equal chance to vote?\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lhbue7i8Gz8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"#InPoverty: How do we ensure the homeless have an equal chance to vote?\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lhbue7i8Gz8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s true,&#8221; said Cardiff rough sleeper Darren. \u201cA lot of homeless people, for whatever reason, they have given up with the government anyway. But if you don\u2019t vote, you are not going to change anything.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>25-year-old Darren has been homeless for a year, and was one of the rough sleepers that registered to vote at 10 Feet Tall. Darren has always had a keen interest in politics, but his current situation means that he is almost always left out of the loop.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey could make politics more accessible,\u201d he continues, \u201cI don\u2019t have access to a TV or the internet. The only information I can get is from newspapers that I find now and again, and those can be biased anyway.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to register to vote, a fixed address needs to be given to receive a polling card. Homeless persons of no fixed abode can also register to vote online, but without help this is relatively obsolete as those sleeping rough have little to no access to the internet.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Darren registered by filling out a \u2018Declaration of local connection\u2019 paper form, a document that he says he would not have obtained without the help of the staff of <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/culture\/local-author-launches-new-book-about-prison-football-at-10-feet-tall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"10 Feet Tall (opens in a new tab)\">10 Feet Tall<\/a>.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/InPoverty3.jpg\" alt=\"10 feet tall allows the homeless to register\" class=\"wp-image-52839\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/InPoverty3.jpg\" alt=\"10 feet tall allows the homeless to register\" class=\"wp-image-52839\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Located on Church Street in the centre of Cardiff, 10 Feet Tall wanted to provide a city centre location for the homeless to register to vote<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ostracized, not identified<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardiff\u2019s homeless face difficulties in getting their political opinions heard, and those sleeping rough could face even tougher barriers to expressing their political opinion in the public domain in the near future.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an attempt to limit voter fraud, Boris Johnson\u2019s Conservative government are currently trialling their Electoral Integrity Bill across a selection of council wards in England, enforcing that all voters will need to show valid photocard Identification at the polling stations in order to cast their vote.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon hearing about the bill, Darren came to a troubling conclusion. \u201cI don\u2019t have ID and many others don\u2019t either; if that became law I wouldn\u2019t be able to vote.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is true that Darren is one of many without ID. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"An Electoral Commision report from 2015 (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.electoralcommission.org.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/pdf_file\/Proof-of-identity-scheme-updated-March-2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">An Electoral Commission report<\/a> from 2015 found that 3.5 million UK citizens have no access to photographic identification.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/InPoverty2.jpg\" alt=\"Passports stock image from Flickr homeless\" class=\"wp-image-52820\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/InPoverty2.jpg\" alt=\"Passports stock image from Flickr homeless\" class=\"wp-image-52820\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The December 2015 Electoral Commission report also concluded that 11 million people in the UK did not have a valid passport or drivers licence (Picture thanks to Karen Bryan https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/europealacarte\/)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Clare Collier, the advocacy director of the charity Liberty, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/2019\/oct\/13\/conservatives-accused-of-election-rigging-leaked-id-plans-voter-fraud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"raised her concern to The Guardian in October (opens in a new tab)\">raised her concern to <\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/2019\/oct\/13\/conservatives-accused-of-election-rigging-leaked-id-plans-voter-fraud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"raised her concern to The Guardian in October (opens in a new tab)\">The Guardian<\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/2019\/oct\/13\/conservatives-accused-of-election-rigging-leaked-id-plans-voter-fraud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"raised her concern to The Guardian in October (opens in a new tab)\"> in October<\/a>, \u201cVoter ID is likely to damage election turnout and will worst affect those who are already disadvantaged &#8211; including young people, BAME communities and homeless people.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bill also states that homeless individuals can apply for a free electoral identity document if the policy becomes law. However, an additional application system only creates further difficulty for rough sleepers like Darren, as they would likely need support to apply for this document too.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;A lot of people have strong opinions but they lose hope that they can do something about it&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hopeful, not hopeless<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the Electoral Integrity Bill will not affect Cardiff in the fast-approaching general election. Taking place on 12 December, we are set for one of the most uncertain, and yet most important, general election votes in recent history. With voting margins predicted to be tight, some rough sleepers are realising that they have the potential to make an impact like never before.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/ElectionGraph-1-403x312.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52848\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/ElectionGraph-1-403x312.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52848\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/electionsinwales\/2019\/12\/09\/the-final-welsh-political-barometer-poll-of-the-2019-general-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Cardiff University polling predictions (opens in a new tab)\">The Cardiff University polling predictions<\/a> conducted on 9 December concludes that Labour only hold a 3% lead over the Conservatives<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey believe this [election] might change things,\u201d said soup kitchen owner Andrew Mcleay <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/news\/uk\/soup-kitchen-worker-more-needs-to-be-done-to-help-homeless-people-vote-and-make-them-feel-like-they-a4296151.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"in an interview with the Evening Standard (opens in a new tab)\">in an interview with the Evening Standard<\/a>. Andrew has also been helping the homeless of his local area of Ealing to register, and strongly believes that more can be done to make the homeless aware that their vote matters.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He explained, \u201cI think loads could be done. I think a lot of people have strong opinions but they lose hope that they can do something about it. Explaining what each government would mean helps, so giving out manifestos and having political figures visit shelters to explain why their vote matters and why they themselves can enact change is important.\u201d&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back at 10 Feet Tall, Caitlin whole-heartedly agrees. \u201cPublic bodies need to make sure more people are aware; they need to come and visit homeless shelter communities to let them know why their vote is important.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The homeless already face an uphill struggle to get their voice heard, and the introduction of voter ID could make things 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