According to the conventional wisdom, Britain’s social model is based on coexistence between different communities, with each continuing to observe its conventions and customs while respecting the country’s laws – an informal federation of communities. But that common wisdom is grossly mistaken, because British law grants immigrants from all the Commonwealth countries something extraordinary: the right to vote in British elections, even national ones.
根据通常的观点，英国的社会模式是基于不同群体的共存，每一个群体都遵循它自己的风俗习惯，同时也尊重这个国家的法律——一个非正式的社会群体的联盟。但是这种共同的观点在很大程度上被误解了，因为英国的法律授予了来自所有英联邦国家的移民某种特别的东西：即在英国选举中、甚至是在国家层面的选举中投票的权利。