Leo Benedictus is a journalist and novelist. He is the author of “The Afterparty” (Jonathan Cape)
For some, Brexit will only be realised when we see the new British passport—presumably with the notable absence of the words “European Union” at the top. But that might not be the only change. Backed by many Tory MPs, the Sun is campaigning for a return to the “old blue” cover that was replaced by the burgundy European version in 1988. The campaign got a boost at the Conservative conference, when the Brexit secretary, David Davis, let slip to reporters at a fringe event that “I liked my old blue passport.”