The Sun newspaper has described it as a “stunning Brexit victory for The Sun.”
Seriously. They also described the blue passports as “iconic,” God love them.
Since the United Kingdom decided to leave the EU in June 2016, the whole thing has been a bit of an unmitigated disaster. David Cameron has resigned, Theresa May’s majority in government has been cut to ribbons, there are constant disputes over what’s going to happen with Northern Ireland, and the pound is significantly weaker than it was before the Brexit referendum.
However, some hardline leavers are now celebrating a major win over the EU. British citizens are set to get their blue passports back, rather than using the boring old burgundy ones used by the rest of the EU!
Yes, again, seriously.
Needless to say, Twitter has torn strips off anyone celebrating this totally nonsense “victory” and pointed out that while the passport may be blue, it’s nowhere near as useful as having, well, an EU passport.
This sums up the unfortunate generational divide on Brexit. I’m not getting a blue passport “back”, I’ve never had one. I have though had a passport that allows me visa free travel across Europe all of my life. https://t.co/fMnf3ayhGv
— Gordon McKee (@GordonMcKee_) December 21, 2017
Oh dear sweet jumping Jesus, they've put a blue passport "article" on the front page and paint it a a massive victory.
The absolute fucking state of #Brexit Britain . https://t.co/G4RJXRySW9— Darren Geraghty (@GeraghtyDarren) December 21, 2017
I do not want a blue Brexitland passport. What I want is to keep my European citizenship, not have my future stolen by people who are genuinely excited by old passport colours. https://t.co/Z1ydBBtVZ9
— Matt Kamen (@MattKamen) December 21, 2017
Seriously. This blue passport thing – none of us Remainers thought it was real. We thought it was the most absurd thing some random brexiter has said, that we could use to take the piss out of other Brexiters. But no. It’s real. The UK is a joke. https://t.co/oOazC4yZg7
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) December 21, 2017
Some commentators even pointed out that the burgundy colour of most EU passports is not even mandated by the EU, and that Croatia currently issues blue passports.
Passport size and design is fixed by the ICAO (int civil aviation auth) which has nothing to do with the EU. EU member states aren't obliged to have burgundy passports. Croatia for example has a dark blue passport. The passport thing is a hunt of a snark. https://t.co/IlfRaqU2yF
— Otto English (@Otto_English) December 21, 2017
Just a reminder…
The UK could have a blue passport and not leave the EU.
— Madeleine Morris (@remittancegirl) December 22, 2017
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