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Blue passports - aye, right!

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westendgirl Mon 13-Jun-22 15:15:45

Why does it matter what colour it is?

Zoejory Mon 13-Jun-22 15:10:30

See? Identical. Very black. But called blue. Never understood why.

AGAA4 Mon 13-Jun-22 15:10:20

I don't really care what colour my passport is as long as it works.

tanith Mon 13-Jun-22 15:09:49

My very old original passport is very very dark blue the new one still looks to have a bluish hint to me although very dark and as we all perceive colour in our own way maybe that’s why some see black and some see blue.

Esspee Mon 13-Jun-22 15:09:36

Well mine is most certainly not blue Petera.

It has just occurred to me, perhaps Scots are being given black ones to distinguish them from saltire blue ones to be issued after independence.

Zoejory Mon 13-Jun-22 15:08:29

I remember having this discussion about the colour of passports, years ago.

They were said to be blue. But they were the darkest blue I've ever seen

I always used to say they were black. Father used to get cross with me.

But they're exactly the same colour. I have my old and new one.

Same.

Joelsnan Mon 13-Jun-22 15:08:21

Esspee
You would do yourself a big favour if you researched the difference between a true refugee using legal and compassionate routes to get here, and economic migrants that pay the equivalent of a first class flight to get her via the back door.
This done because they know they would fail the classification of refugee.

Esspee Mon 13-Jun-22 15:06:31

I don’t have an alternative……..at the moment crazyH.

Petera Mon 13-Jun-22 15:05:48

The government seem to believe that they are both blue and iconic.

www.gov.uk/government/news/iconic-blue-passports-return-next-month

crazyH Mon 13-Jun-22 15:01:44

Esspee that’s an awful thing to say. If you feel so strongly, why don’t you relinquish your British passport/ citizenship ?

Oldbat1 Mon 13-Jun-22 14:59:15

Are these being printed in France? Or have I made that up?

grannyrebel7 Mon 13-Jun-22 14:57:45

Shame on you!

Urmstongran Mon 13-Jun-22 14:41:17

That’s me then.

Esspee Mon 13-Jun-22 14:36:50

I have a new one and I can assure you it isn’t blue.
Anyone happy to send refugees to Rawanda has no humanity.

Zoejory Mon 13-Jun-22 14:27:30

They're exactly the same colour as they were before we got EU passports!

I hardly think anyone's that concerned about the colour of their passport either

Smileless2012 Mon 13-Jun-22 14:26:50

Yes it is GSM.

Germanshepherdsmum Mon 13-Jun-22 14:24:41

To say that anyone’s soul is black is horrible.

Esspee Mon 13-Jun-22 14:22:29

I have just seen another comment on twitter from someone expecting the arrival of their new blue passport.
Do most people expect a blue passport now we are not in the EU?
Sorry to disillusion you but British passports are now black like the souls of the PM and the Conservative party.