U turn on ID Cards

Be wary of Johnson’s statement Home Secretary Alan Johnson is apparently dropping the idea of compulsory ID Cards for British nationals in another move which ought to be seen as a “Labour cut”, a policy which is not financially sustainable under the current economic conditions, another major reason for making his announcement is probably to head off BALPA who were starting to threaten strike action, but should we be taking his word that we will never be forced to carry an ID Card? But Mr Johnson said the ID card scheme was still very much alive – despite Tory and Lib Dem calls to scrap it. So for now, the scrapping of the compulsory element looks encouraging, especially for airside workers at British airports, but much of the future of the National ID Card scheme is wrapped up in the National ID Database, which is certainly... [read full story]                    

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