????...... So you cannot see how the UK has moved on, 86% has a passport because they NEED one to go abroad for holidays, etc.
Yes things can change, UK folk have to wait a lot longer for a passport , NOW....
I think you are blowing things way out of proportion, which I expected...
Here's a picture of my uncle, at a time of real poverty in London...
But, folk now may not be able to splash out on an Indian takeaway, very expensive now.....????