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[Politics] The Friday debate - Would you give up your UK passport?

Could you give up your U.K. passport?

  • Yes - I don’t mind giving up my U.K. passport

    Votes: 55 47.4%

  • No - Rule Brittania etc etc.

    Votes: 61 52.6%
  • Total voters
    116


Bold Seagull

Bold Seagull

strong and stable with me, or...
Mar 18, 2010
29,788
Hove
Neville's Breakfast said:
No, never said that.I also think a passport is merely a document but this mere document is being politicized on this thread. In my view taking a passport merely for its economic benefit is capitalism at its finest.
My reference to the US was one to the home of national self loathing and there are sufficient numbers in the 36 % to get a similar debate going over there.
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Why is taking a passport that might enable you to work in a different country capitalism at it's finest? When is your contribution to society through work considered capitalism? I honestly don't understand your view point.
 




Green Cross Code Man

Green Cross Code Man

Wunt be druv
Mar 30, 2006
19,706
Eastbourne
Lincoln Imp said:
You may be right here. Perhaps the way forward is to ask Farage if he is pleased that the children he helped bring into the world are taking the life-enhancing option of giving themselves freedom to live, study, work and retire right across Europe. And then ask him why he has battled so hard for a situation that will see those rights removed from everyone else's children. We can judge him on his answers.
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There is a danger that such is the continuing outrage at the Brexit vote, that personal dislike of Farage (fair enough) could cloud objectivity.

It seems that under the premise being advocated, any politician can not support a policy which may be to the benefit of his family.
 


Sorrel

Sorrel

Well-known member
Jul 5, 2003
2,743
Back in East Sussex
I only qualify for a UK passport, so to get another one I would have to choose a specific country and move there and try and get citizenship. Too old for Antipodean migration as well.

The chances of me doing the above are fairly low, so I'm very unlikely to give up my rights to a UK passport. Not that I've always had one - didn't have a passport from 2001 to 2007 and it didn't really affect my life at all (though presumably going abroad would have been a bit harder, if I had tried).
 
















nicko31

nicko31

Well-known member
Jan 7, 2010
17,567
Gods country fortnightly
Pretty depressing result really to the poll, but hardly surprising really.

When push comes to shove many people will place freedom over patriotism, the UK passport will soon no longer be Premier League
 




moggy

moggy

Well-known member
Oct 15, 2003
5,050
southwick
If it’s possible to obtain an EU passport then they can have my uk passport.
I’ll be looking to get spanish residencia. Hopefully before brexit happens
 




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cheshunt seagull

Well-known member
Jul 5, 2003
2,495
I have a pretty clear sense of my own identity which I would retain whatever my documentation said. When it comes to a passport I would sail under whatever flag of convenience gave me the best of options. Unlike my wife and daughter with Cypriot family connections I don't have any dual nationality options, unless Scotland becomes independent.
 


happypig

happypig

Staring at the rude boys
May 23, 2009
7,959
Eastbourne
I am eligible for Italian citizenship via my great great grandfather but it would mean a heap of work (birth/marriage certificates for everyone in the direct line between us) and almost certainly employing a specialist lawyer to research and apply.
I intend to retire in 1-2 years and might live abroad but I don't think leaving the EU will make a huge amount of difference to that, as long as I've got enough income/savings (should have).
 






The Spanish

The Spanish

Well-known member
Aug 12, 2008
6,477
P
Look at the amount of British people living in the US,Hong Kong Singapore etc. Before we even start on the antipodes. This belief or rather middle class affectation that we will not be able to work in Paris or Milan any more is just nonsensical as a) most British migrants will go to English speaking countries to work and b) very few people have the language skills to work in mainland europe anyway

This EU passport stuff is utter guff. If you get a job in Paris post brexit making artisan bread or curating an art gallery I am pretty sure residency and visas will not be a problem
 


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sir albion

New member
Jan 6, 2007
13,055
SWINDON
Only the dorks are anti British and most of these dorks are brainwashed into being anti British.If only people could be proud to be British again !!
 




A1X

A1X

Well-known member
NSC Patron
Sep 1, 2017
17,742
Deepest, darkest Sussex
The Spanish said:
When you look at where British and Irish people want to and do emigrate too it’s not other EU countries anyway.
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Yeah, there's no British pensioners in Spain or Portugal at all.
 




The Spanish

The Spanish

Well-known member
Aug 12, 2008
6,477
P
A1X said:
Yeah, there's no British pensioners in Spain or Portugal at all.
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That’s an obsession the old dears in Spain and totally skews the debate. Go down Clarke quay on a Thursday night and see all the Brits having drinks after work - it’s hassle getting an e pass for Singapore but somehow th have managed. Don’t need PR or a sing passport to live and work. How many Brits are in the US or Australia? Loads. Working. The belief that we cannot leave the EU because some people like living on the costas with minimal paperwork is just nonsense.
 




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