Yvette Cooper couldn't rip a paper bag apart, she is like all Labour female MP's bitter, horrible, spiteful and angry .
The sort of woman we used to be scared of when we were younger, always the woman down the street who's kid's were angels and never did anything wrong.
People need to take more responsibility and not want a new passport today delivered yesterday because they are going away next week and then complaining when they don't get it.
It is the same as the increase in fines for speeding and using mobile phones. Don't break the law and you won't be fined, check your passport before you need it and don't expect the passport office to do it all at your beck and call.
Yvette Cooper couldn't rip a paper bag apart, she is like all Labour female MP's bitter, horrible, spiteful and angry . The sort of woman we used to be scared of when we were younger, always the woman down the street who's kid's were angels and never did anything wrong.
People need to take more responsibility and not want a new passport today delivered yesterday because they are going away next week and then complaining when they don't get it.
It is the same as the increase in fines for speeding and using mobile phones. Don't break the law and you won't be fined, check your passport before you need it and don't expect the passport office to do it all at your beck and call.
Oh dear. Has political debate fallen this low? Very sad.
yes everyone proposes and ends up on their honeymoon within 6 months.
the vast majority could plan around renewing their passport. it is after all something you have 10 years notice of.
the problem is people who travel a lot and can't go without it for a few weeks.
Ah, but that involves people taking responsibility for something. Not the lefty, Labour way - the government should be responsible for everything. I mean, should not the passport office be sending reminders to people? It's an outrage!!
Ah, but that involves people taking responsibility for something. Not the lefty, Labour way - the government should be responsible for everything. I mean, should not the passport office be sending reminders to people? It's an outrage!!
Except they charge you over £70 just to renew a passport, if there was no charge then that's a different kettle of fish.
Lots of people are unable to plan effectively, and due to online services Amazon etc expect instant gratification. A cry of increased numbers of Passport staff but that is crazy way to staff for a seasonal peak, unless Labour are proposing zero-hours contracts?
People in my office plan their overseas holidays around Nov-Feb for July-Sept, they don't leave it to the last minute.
There are genuine cases, such as people who don't ordinarily travel suddenly having too, beyond a holiday, such as business, family crisis/tragedy for them I have some sympathy.
As to cost, if you want to combat passport fraud and possible organised crime and terrorism then those systems and checks cost money, lots of money and needs to be essentially self funding.
I was surprised to see this. I had my passport nicked at the end of last year (a few months after buying a new one, ugh) and my replacement came pretty quickly, less than a month. I'm overseas too so it should have took ages.
Here's a crazy notion. Have a valid passport before you book your holiday! It is valid for 10 years you know!!
Trouble is people have grown accustom to getting things instantly.
I think the 10 year validity is the key to why people forget. When you have to do something only a few times a lifetime you tend not to think of having to do it.
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"Darling, will you marry me, provided your passport has more than 6 months still to run"
Yvette Cooper couldn't rip a paper bag apart, she is like all Labour female MP's bitter, horrible, spiteful and angry .
The sort of woman we used to be scared of when we were younger, always the woman down the street who's kid's were angels and never did anything wrong.
People need to take more responsibility and not want a new passport today delivered yesterday because they are going away next week and then complaining when they don't get it.
It is the same as the increase in fines for speeding and using mobile phones. Don't break the law and you won't be fined, check your passport before you need it and don't expect the passport office to do it all at your beck and call.
Oh dear. Has political debate fallen this low? Very sad.
yes everyone proposes and ends up on their honeymoon within 6 months.
the vast majority could plan around renewing their passport. it is after all something you have 10 years notice of.
the problem is people who travel a lot and can't go without it for a few weeks.
Except they charge you over £70 just to renew a passport, if there was no charge then that's a different kettle of fish.
People in my office plan their overseas holidays around Nov-Feb for July-Sept, they don't leave it to the last minute.
There are genuine cases, such as people who don't ordinarily travel suddenly having too, beyond a holiday, such as business, family crisis/tragedy for them I have some sympathy.
As to cost, if you want to combat passport fraud and possible organised crime and terrorism then those systems and checks cost money, lots of money and needs to be essentially self funding.
So the Tories are just finishing the job off then.
The cost of something is not proportionate to the amount of nannying by the government.
I know, I'm merely pointing out if you are paying directly for something such delays are less likely to be tolerated than if you aren't.
this i just a blip compared to the last one. the last one had 600,000 passports backlogged, and worse was entirely predictable.
what do you mean by 3rd world bureaucracy?
it's a confusing image.
People should organise themselves better.
Trouble is people have grown accustom to getting things instantly.
I think the 10 year validity is the key to why people forget. When you have to do something only a few times a lifetime you tend not to think of having to do it.