23-12-2017, 07:11 PM
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Re: Blue passports? They say we could have had them all along...
Originally Posted by CeeCee
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It is laughable when I visit the USA, having gone through passport and visa control, I am always picked up by Immigration. Simply because I do not have any fingerprints that are readable. I am always given a heavily armed escort to a holding area, where I am interviewed. It was funny the last time I went in that my son spent a long time discussing the merits of Nikon cameras which the man was planning to get for his wife. He told me that Air Stewardess' have the same problem with finger prints due to constant handling of hot dishes. Mine, apparently are due to over fifty years of typing
so the colour of my passport wont help that.
23-12-2017, 08:36 PM
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Re: Blue passports? They say we could have had them all along...
Originally Posted by twizzle
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The younger voters won't ever have had a blue one so I'm sure they'll be more concerned about having their freedoms to travel and work taken from them by the Brexiters than with the colour. I'm lucky that my burgundy one doesn't run out for a few years so I'll be spared the shame of carrying a Brexiter/Tory/Blue one for while.
As for the NAVY blue cover, that colour was allocated to Britain by the League of Nations after the original cardboard travel permits were mothballed.
23-12-2017, 09:23 PM
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Re: Blue passports? They say we could have had them all along...
They're not going to be that original navy blue that changed into black with age, are they? Just a rather unpleasant Tory propaganda blue.But the colour isn't that important, I'd just rather have a passport that gives visa free countries in 27 countries than a blue one.
I expect I'll buy a burgundy cover to cover the shame of the Brexiter associated one but that won't cover up what's lost in terms of no longer being able to travel, work, being part of the EU and belonging to a country whose actions and attitudes I could be proud of.
Why should we be forced to return to work permits when we could stay in the EU and keep what we have, which is so much better?
My favourite tweet on the subject:
"IDEA. People can choose the colour of their UK passport.
Maroon passport = you can continue to travel freely, work and live across the EU.
Blue passport = you can’t do any of that but you have a blue passport."
23-12-2017, 09:55 PM
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Re: Blue passports? They say we could have had them all along...
Originally Posted by twizzle
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My favourite tweet on the subject:
"IDEA. People can choose the colour of their UK passport.
Maroon passport = you can continue to travel freely, work and live across the EU.
Blue passport = you can’t do any of that but you have a blue passport."
23-12-2017, 11:48 PM
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Re: Blue passports? They say we could have had them all along...
Originally Posted by twizzle
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They're not going to be that original navy blue that changed into black with age, are they? Just a rather unpleasant Tory propaganda blue.But the colour isn't that important, I'd just rather have a passport that gives visa free countries in 27 countries than a blue one.
I expect I'll buy a burgundy cover to cover the shame of the Brexiter associated one but that won't cover up what's lost in terms of no longer being able to travel, work, being part of the EU and belonging to a country whose actions and attitudes I could be proud of.
Why should we be forced to return to work permits when we could stay in the EU and keep what we have, which is so much better?
My favourite tweet on the subject:
"IDEA. People can choose the colour of their UK passport.
Maroon passport = you can continue to travel freely, work and live across the EU.
Blue passport = you can’t do any of that but you have a blue passport."
Still, no good whingeing about it now. In fact, if you're quick you might be able to apply for French citizenship before we leave. Then you can have a French passport, with those lovely 'European Union' words emblazoned on its pretty red cover.
24-12-2017, 12:11 AM
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Re: Blue passports? They say we could have had them all along...
Are permits to work and travel within Europe such a hardship? It's just a few lines on a form and a signature. An advantage could be that a permit system could keep out known criminals from entering the UK and vice versa.Who said that any proposed new passports will be `Tory` blue? As far as I'm aware, the new ones will be going back to the original colour of dark navy blue.
24-12-2017, 12:15 AM
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Re: Blue passports? They say we could have had them all along...
Originally Posted by Judd
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Are permits to work and travel within Europe such a hardship? It's just a few lines on a form and a signature. An advantage could be that a permit system could keep out known criminals from entering the UK and vice versa.
They could be used for all manner of things, including NHS treatment.
24-12-2017, 12:16 AM
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Re: Blue passports? They say we could have had them all along...
Originally Posted by JBR
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Still, no good whingeing about it now. In fact, if you're quick you might be able to apply for French citizenship before we leave. Then you can have a French passport, with those lovely 'European Union' words emblazoned on its pretty red cover.
Or perhaps you prefer the "Honi soit qui mal y pense" old French again (with a dash of German).
24-12-2017, 12:22 AM
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Re: Blue passports? They say we could have had them all along...
Originally Posted by Bruce
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No need - you can have a British Passport with "Dieu et mon droit" emblazoned on it - that's French by the wayOr perhaps you prefer the "Honi soit qui mal y pense" old French again.
Of course, like everything else, we went and gave it back to them...
like a quarter of the entire planet, including the Antipodean colonies!
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