On Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:30:05 +0100, Tim C. wrote:
>Following up to Martin :
>
>>On Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:38:45 +0100, Tim C. =
wrote:
>>
>>>Following up to Bert Hyman :
>>>
>>>>In news:C188DA3B.C4350%evleth@wanadoo.fr Earl Evleth =
>>>>wrote:=20
>>>>
>>>>> The advantage of an EU passport is its universality,
>>>>> that it does not hinder the flow of people within the EU.=20
>>>>
>>>>Not unlike traveling state to state within the US, I suppose.
>>>>
>>>>We don't even need an internal passport; not yet, anyway.
>>>
>>>Citizens of EU countries don't need "internal passports" either.
>>
>>*You* and I will need to carry a passport in UK when British ID cards =
are
>>issued. Expats aren't going to be eligible. Another fine mess they ...
>
>Doh!=20
I discovered it by looking at the new official 10 Downing Street petition=
web
site.
>
>
>>BTW Tim do you know that you will only need 30 years of DSS pension
>>contributions in future to qualify for a full DSS pension?
>
>No I didn't. I'll check it out. thanks.
It was hidden away in the last budget. I paid getting on for 10 years too=
many
voluntary DSS contributions
--=20
Martin
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