To think that when the lead item is about a passport backlog we've run out of real news?

[CogitoErgoSometimes]

It's a hardy perennial. Everyone suddenly realises their passport is about to run out two weeks before heading off to Majorca, sends off a form and then moans that they don't get it back by return of post. There's nothing else going on is there?

There is a passport backlog story every summer without fail. You'd think people would get a bit organised and sort their passports out more than 3 minutes before travelling FFS.

Some people have been waiting since the start of May, hardly 3 minutes! Easy to judge when your holiday isn't hanging in the balance, so glad mine runs out next year and I can renew in January when it's quieter.

Its bloody rolling news on BBC breakfast you are going on holiday check your passport its not hard, people sre fooled with oh it only takes a few weeks

I think it's the complete opposite, Cog

What news are they burying

We've been waiting almost 6 weeks now. Luckily we decided not to book until we'd got it so now i'm hoping it turns up and we can get a late deal.

We couldn't really have sent the forms off much earlier as it's for DD2 (who is 4mo).

ITV rather shot themselves in the foot this morning by interviewing a family bemoaning their fate at missing their holiday to Portugal next week. Centre shot was of a small girl in school uniform. You can just imagine every viewer discounting the passport story and honing in on the fact the family had been about to take a term-time holiday!

I sent mine off ages ok and it looks like a special family holiday will be ruined. The fact that the government has created an all might cock up that will ruin lots of people's holidays is news for me.
I just wish they'd been upfront about the mess and back log so I could have fast tracked.
Absolutely gutted.
It's not everyone that's been stupid trust me.

I thought it must be a slow-news-day this morning when R4 Today did a whole article about 'Is Russell Watson an opera singer' at around 8.30am this morning. Apparently, he's just a singer. Not an opera singer.

I sent off renewals on 20 and 21 may. Got first one back today.
About Three weeks as estimated.

(Still to get 2nd one back though so I shan't say too much)

They did actually spend a great deal of time discussing the situation in Iraq, which I think is the most terrifying thing since 9/11; I wouldn't call it a slow news day. Plus the schools fiasco in Birmingham.

Iraq is very scary indeed - I wonder, are they trying to distract from that by making such a big thing about the passports and Russell Watson ?