tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11461767.post114407906723777920..comments2023-10-08T16:13:53.045+03:00Comments on The Last Ditch (Archives): The Database State rolls up its sleevesTom Painehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01254163054362676487noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11461767.post-1144312316331947342006-04-06T12:31:00.000+04:002006-04-06T12:31:00.000+04:00I guess I can always grow a beard to justify the n...I guess I can always grow a beard to justify the new passport. The trouble is I will then look like a Guardian reader. It's bad enough that I read Angliskaya Pravda without actually looking the part.Tom Painehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01254163054362676487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11461767.post-1144262556995676692006-04-05T22:42:00.000+04:002006-04-05T22:42:00.000+04:00I did all ours last year. Still had a couple of...I did all ours last year. Still had a couple of years to run but no questions were asked. So they all last till almost 2016. By then the whole lot will have collapsed in a heap.<BR/><BR/>I may even retire to Spain or somewhere prior to 2016 if it get's much worse here.Baghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09972525000973914288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11461767.post-1144099813613023592006-04-04T01:30:00.000+04:002006-04-04T01:30:00.000+04:00As far as I can tell from the renewal form, if you...As far as I can tell from the renewal form, if your appearance has changed significantly, that's also grounds for renewal.<BR/><BR/>I'd get the thing in anyway. If they cash your check, that surely means you're getting a new passport. Well fuck, I hope so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11461767.post-1144081518146715462006-04-03T20:25:00.000+04:002006-04-03T20:25:00.000+04:00Since sending you that, I have heard elsewhere tha...Since sending you that, I have heard elsewhere that the original footnote was only ADDED recently after pressure from anti-ID-card campaigners. <BR/><BR/>I've no way to verify that - and I'm not sure it means much one way or the other.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com