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I guess I should hand in my passport

5th September 2003

An example Britishness test based on proposals by the home office for a written test for immigrants applying for citizenship. I got 3 out of 10! (via Simon Brunning).

Posted 5th September 2003 at 8:55 pm · Follow me on Mastodon, Bluesky, Twitter or subscribe to my newsletter

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