• I certainly am not suggesting that we follow Australia's immigration policy, although it looks like we are heading in that direction unfortunately.

    I started to write a long reply to your question, but began to ramble. Arguments for and against here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsory_voting

  • For me it's simple.

    I object on principle.

    But if someone can show me some evidence to prove a benefit then I could be persuaded to change my mind.

  • I certainly am not suggesting that we follow Australia's immigration policy

    They have much, much higher inward migration than we do - as of last year 28.5% of their population was born overseas, versus 13% for the UK.

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