My headshot printed on the inside of my passport and seen through an odd plastic lens in the laser engraved polycarbonate main ID page. The lens is a heptagon with curved sides like British 20p and 50p coins. Quite what it’s supposed to do, I’m not sure.

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   Mark McCaughrean (markmccaughrean@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Nov-2024 01:48:03 JST Mark McCaughrean

   So, in the end, it took just 8 days from sending my current passport from Germany to the UK before I received the new one via DHL today.

   I’m impressed – thank you, HMPO 👏

   And to be honest, I don’t mind the colour of the cover & there are some nifty new security features inside, including me staring through a 20p-shaped plastic lens for some reason 🤷♂️

   But I strongly object to the lack of “European Union” on the outside 🤬

   #FuckBrexit