…my boss just happily countersigned the childrens’ passport declarations. The form states that the countersigner must be “a British citizen, other British national or Commonwealth citizen who is a Member of Parliament, Justice of the Peace, Minister of Religion, Bank Officer, Established Civil Servant or professionally qualified person, e.g. Lawyer, Engineer, Doctor, School Teacher, Police Officer or a person of similar standing”. I guess an Australian QC, who was a member of parliament for 21 years and foreign minister for 8 years, will do. Now let’s just hope we can get them processed in three weeks rather than four…