Geoff914

Whilst I suppose to could call him English as he was born in England he spent his adult life in France or on Crusades, "Though regarded as a model king during the four centuries after his death and viewed as a pious hero by his subjects, he was later perceived by historians as a ruler who treated the kingdom of England merely as a source of revenue for his armies rather than a land entrusted to his stewardship. The lion is still a better symbol than the French chicken.

I was watching a tv programme about car theft and the thieves use a GPS blocker. I assume it is some sort of jamming device.

She lives in the UK. Her passport expires in Feb 2026 but as she was going to Italy in October and know what the EU says about having less that 6 months valid on a passport suggested she renewed it now. I was unaware of this new rule. I wonder what would have happened if she just kept her mouth shut about having another passport. I did see something in the link that you sent that said keeping a passport in another name could be accepted if you have to travel to the other country to change it. Not sure if the Thai Embassy in London can do that or at short notice. May be she can use that as an excuse, on costs alone, just to flit over the Thailand to change the passport and ID card. If it does become an issue then she should change the UK passport. But then flights are already booked in her married name.

Based on that looks like she is screwed. I can't see her changing her name in the Thai passport to align with the UK one. That will means she has to change the ID card, bank accounts, property and God know what else. I suppose she can change the the UK one but then the same problem, she has to change all her bank accounts, credit cards and God know what else. Looks like her holiday in October will have to be cancelled.

I assume a Catholic can renounce their religion at any time. Any Muslim who does that has a fatwa put upon them.

That could be an issue then. In the UK she goes by her married name and her passport is in her married name. Her Thai ID card and I assume her passport are in her maiden name. As for preventing fraud, fraud will continue as fraudsters know how to circumvent the system. It just makes it difficult for ordinary people. Example when opening a bank account in the UK that need all sorts of ID to confirm who you are. So how can bank fraudsters get away with it. The Banks ""must know"" who the fraudsters are. If they followed the correct procedures when opening the accounts of course.

I posted this on the visas to others countries forum. Not really sure where to put it. Does anybody have an answer. "My ex wife renewing her UK passport has been told to send her Thai passport with the UK application. I can't think of a single reason why that is necessary. Has some strange rule come into place where dual nationals in the UK need to show their national passport when renewing their UK passport?"

Step daughters having miscarriages? Why only step daughters? Seems a very strange thing to say.

About Polio "Once infected, there is no specific treatment. The disease can be prevented by the polio vaccine, with multiple doses required for lifelong protection. There are two broad types of polio vaccine; an injected polio vaccine (IPV) using inactivated poliovirus and an oral polio vaccine (OPV) containing attenuated (weakened) live virus. Through the use of both types of vaccine, incidence of wild polio has decreased from an estimated 350,000 cases in 1988 to 30 confirmed cases in 2022, confined to just three countries. In rare cases, the traditional OPV was able to revert to a virulent form. An improved oral vaccine with greater genetic stability (nOPV2) was developed and granted full licensure and prequalification by the World Health Organization in December 2023." Just 30 cases. Pretty impressive.

What huge improvement in sanitation occurred between the 1950s and the 1960s? It is 2025 and we are still essentially using the 19th century Bazalgette system. So I don't think that in the UK at least improved sanitation has anything to do with it.

Same here plus the Dash Cam videos and how can you not watch the cat videos. There is a lot of good history programmes and science. Hell if you think about it there is a lot of damn good stuff on YT

I assume the anti vaxxers will say by some sheer fluke polio and small pox viruses, in the Western World at least, just miraculously died out.

I wrote "My father was in it right from 1939 to 1945. He must be turning in his grave to think what he risked his life for 6 years for." The next post yours said "He's a disgrace to the British people." Sorry for the confusion but you didn't specify that you meant Charlie. Actually the only people respected in the UK now are migrants. Only people like us who have a relatives connected connected to either World war who shows any respect or interest.

My ex wife renewing her UK passport has been told to send her Thai passport with the UK application. I can't think of a single reason why that is necessary. Has some strange rule come into place where dual nationals in the UK need to show their national passport when renewing their UK passport?

You know it is funny, When I was at school in the 60 there was always a few kids who had a metal brace on their legs. I was told it was because they had polio. You just don't see that any more. How strange that a disease like polio just goes away on its own. There use to be small pox out breaks as well. Where did these diseases go?