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| Tue 26 Dec 2017 18.15 GMT | |
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| Brandon Lewis is wrong when he says replacing the burgundy coloured passport with the blue design will help “restore national identity” (British passports will be navy blue after Brexit, says Home Office, 22 December). Britain never lost its national identity in the EU in the first place. Language and culture are what determine national identity not passports kept in a drawer awaiting trips abroad. Andrew Rosindell refers to the burgundy passport as being a source of national “humiliation”. This view will not be shared by the sensible 48% who voted to remain in the EU, an organisation which has played a decisive role in keeping the peace amongst its member states since 1957. The notion that “British identity was slowly being submerged into an artificial European one” is absurd. The determinants of British identity, language and culture are manifestly so strong and resilient that the risk of submersion in a European super identity is plainly nonexistent.David Craine Brussels | Brandon Lewis is wrong when he says replacing the burgundy coloured passport with the blue design will help “restore national identity” (British passports will be navy blue after Brexit, says Home Office, 22 December). Britain never lost its national identity in the EU in the first place. Language and culture are what determine national identity not passports kept in a drawer awaiting trips abroad. Andrew Rosindell refers to the burgundy passport as being a source of national “humiliation”. This view will not be shared by the sensible 48% who voted to remain in the EU, an organisation which has played a decisive role in keeping the peace amongst its member states since 1957. The notion that “British identity was slowly being submerged into an artificial European one” is absurd. The determinants of British identity, language and culture are manifestly so strong and resilient that the risk of submersion in a European super identity is plainly nonexistent.David Craine Brussels |
| • In the name of polarity, how about we have a choice of colour when it comes to renewing our passport? In this way, those who voted remain could opt for a burgundy colour to show any European border officials how they voted. Indeed, there could be a dual queueing system for UK citizens according to passport colour in each EU state. It would be interesting to see a) which queue was generally the longest and b) which moved fastest.Morgan ArmstrongColwyn Bay, Conwy | • In the name of polarity, how about we have a choice of colour when it comes to renewing our passport? In this way, those who voted remain could opt for a burgundy colour to show any European border officials how they voted. Indeed, there could be a dual queueing system for UK citizens according to passport colour in each EU state. It would be interesting to see a) which queue was generally the longest and b) which moved fastest.Morgan ArmstrongColwyn Bay, Conwy |
| • Finally, the prime minister has specified a tangible benefit of Brexit that will help to ease the pain of isolationism, rising inflation, falling wages and economic decline: the return of the blue passport. Take that, remoaners! Robert SaundersBalcombe, West Sussex | • Finally, the prime minister has specified a tangible benefit of Brexit that will help to ease the pain of isolationism, rising inflation, falling wages and economic decline: the return of the blue passport. Take that, remoaners! Robert SaundersBalcombe, West Sussex |
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