My disunited kingdom for an Irish passport
Take it from a Brit living here: my fellow nationals have made a deeply reckless choice
While renewing my passport last summer, I had a choice: I could either quickly replace the British one I had happily held since I was 18, or apply for an Irish one.
I made some initial inquiries at the passport office, where I flaunted my Irish bona fides – Irish grandparents, proof of living here since 2002, an Irish wife and two Irish children.
Myself and the guy at the desk shared the ...