Between cups of tea and dithering paper noises (yes, we are experimenting with what ‘dithering’ actually sounds like, this time with German Potteries’ Burgenland teacups) Rich and Carola talk citizenship; Carola’s application for permanent UK residency; citizenship tests; passport differences; melting pot vs multi-diversity; and various stumbles over the word citizenship (try saying it 10 times…). And we have a chat about the fact that Richard is not exactly a UK citizen but a subject whilst Carola delights in the contents of a British passport, quoting Haynes manual: “One of the wonderfully quirky things about being a ‘loyal royal subject’ is the reassuring regal proclamation residing inside the front cover of British passports – an imperial warning formulated to ward off persons with the temerity to be of foreign persuasion”. We recorded this episode back in March, but it is still timely.
Sources:
- Albertson, Kevin; Rock, Ian; Medway, James; Fox, Chris (2015) Haynes Manual on How to run the Country. Haynes Publishing. ISBN 978 0 85733 800 6. This book asks the question of “But what if the country needs fixing?” Out of print, but still available at Amazon. https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Run-Country-Manual-Economics/dp/0857338005
- Official UK Citizenship Test and website – https://www.gov.uk/life-in-the-uk-test
- For any Europeans needing to apply for settlement status to remain living in the UK beyond BREXIT https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families
