tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455700514377143758.post8610494546376946641..comments2024-03-28T07:00:06.844+00:00Comments on Now Appearing: Hurrah for the demise of ID cardsBrian Clegghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12723555872580740773noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455700514377143758.post-81146553766990467952011-01-25T08:54:09.798+00:002011-01-25T08:54:09.798+00:00'ID cards' in this context is shorthand fo...'ID cards' in this context is shorthand for 'the Labour government's ID card scheme, including a central database.'Brian Clegghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12723555872580740773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455700514377143758.post-23505643927968028252011-01-25T01:50:04.696+00:002011-01-25T01:50:04.696+00:00"ID cards" ARE compulsory. If you apply ..."ID cards" ARE compulsory. If you apply for a job you have to prove you have a right to employment. If you open a bank account you need proof of identity. If you need benefits of any type, e.g. medical, you need some sort of ID. <br /><br />Few people in the UK would even know how they could live without any sort of ID, and even fewer would want to.<br /><br />Yes, there is merit in "trying" to stay off a central database. French Jews paid the ultimate price of having their "ethnicity" indicated on their ID cards in 1940.<br /><br />But it is absurd to say that there is no need for some sort of ID, it is absurd to say that we don't have "ID cards" just yet, and it is absurd to say that an "ID card" has to mean a central database where ALL the data is compiled. <br /><br />Anyone who understands how data is best safeguarded knows that the current system in the UK is far far worse than just a simple "driving licence" type card, that only confirms identity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455700514377143758.post-59152872464623271062010-05-17T09:04:49.550+01:002010-05-17T09:04:49.550+01:00'Can be' or 'should be'?'Can be' or 'should be'?Brian Clegghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12723555872580740773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455700514377143758.post-34953358702669883302010-05-15T23:42:53.133+01:002010-05-15T23:42:53.133+01:00I've campaigned against ID cards ever since it...I've campaigned against ID cards ever since it was made clear that they would be compulsory. <br /><br />I've often said to anyone in earshot that I'd rather go to jail than be forced to have an ID card; on the other hand if they had anything extra to offer over and above a passport or a driving licence (with their photo IDs) then I might be prepared to compromise and enter into my own coalition with the state - but hopefully that's at least 5 years away.<br /><br />The real question for me now is what else can be swept away in the name of savings?laurasdadnoreply@blogger.com