Prove it

So you Australians, Canadians, New Zealanders, South Africans, and Americans think you can speak English? Bah, humbug! If you're trying to get UK citizenship right now, you're going to have to get a 'designated person' to prove you can speak the mother of all tongues. Though what makes a 'designated person' exactly, nobody - including the Home Office - seems to know... [hat tip to d4d]. Rejection slips have already been passed to a public figure who has been knighted and has lived in Britain for 44 years, and to a 30-year-old Australian writer...