BBC NEWS Politics Minister defends ID cards plans: “‘I take the view that it is part of being a good citizen, proving who you are, day in day out,’ said Mr Burnham [a Home Office minister]. “
I see the arguments have moved on a little now. ID cards are no longer going to stop terrorists (they can’t stop British national terrorists as on July 7th and foreigners don’t need one), they won’t combat organised crime (ID cards will be linked to passports and those are easy enough to get hold of on the black market) and they won’t combat identity theft apart from maybe some benefits fraud. So what compelling argument are we left with by the government and their Tory allies?
Proving who you are, day in, day out, is part of being a good, obedient citizen. Hurrah!
In Britain we have the highest percentage of population (including uncharged individuals and minors) registered on a DNA database, the highest number of CCTV cameras per square mile and soon an inevitable and, lets face it, compulsory ID card linked to biometric data in a National Identity Register.
Better not complain about it though, as otherwise I’d be an ungood citizen and “those who have nothing to hide, have nothing to fear”.
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Repeat after me.. “ID cards aren’t a new scheme, they’ve been in place for years according to the Minister of Truth”…..
Why is a party with supposedly left wing roots encouraging us to follow steps towards an Orwellian nightmare?