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Britain to scrap unpopular ID card program

World May. 28, 2010 - 06:45AM JST ( 13 )

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graftonMay. 28, 2010 - 07:43AM JST

The Labour government created an outlandishly expensive and near unworkable scheme that ended up costing stupid amounts of money and as such they killed what should have been a good idea had it been kept within sane limits.

Now the new government are playing with the minds of the newly “free” British who believe everything they are told (again). This isn’t being done to give liberty to the down trodden Brits, not will it save very much either, there are too many contracts to be honoured and too much has already been spent. Pure and simple propaganda aimed the gullible sheeple (again). And does anybody really believe any government will destroy a data base?
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stevecpfcMay. 28, 2010 - 07:50AM JST

grafton, sort out your paraonia, 1984 was only a film, although Blair tried to make it a reality. The id card scheme is over, th dna datbase is being reviewed to stop u, biometric passports will mot be intriduced and CCTV cameras come under new regulations.

Both Tory and Liberals wanted no id cards, the financial side is secondary.

The schme for foreignrs is also likely to be stopped according to reports.
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Pukey2May. 28, 2010 - 08:53AM JST

Good riddance. I hope foreigners from countries where non-citizens are arrested if they don't carry ID cards 24/7, still have to carry them though.
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WilliBMay. 28, 2010 - 12:32PM JST

Next thing Clegg will scrap all border controls US/Mexico style. After all, illegal immigration is the greatest thing, isn´t it?
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nandakandamandaMay. 28, 2010 - 03:29PM JST

They are probably studying Japan's Identity Card system for people who begin with the 'f' word.
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smithinjapanMay. 28, 2010 - 05:26PM JST

"but many foreign nationals will still require one of the credit-card sized documents carrying biometric data"

Ummm... then what's the point?
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MadvertsMay. 28, 2010 - 06:11PM JST

"Ummm... then what's the point?"

So they can be identified - especially the bearded ones.

I support that, even in France until recently even European residents had to have a Carte de Séjour.
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graftonMay. 28, 2010 - 06:22PM JST

stevecpfc at 07:50 AM JST - 28th May

“sort out your paraonia, 1984 was only a film,”

For me 1984 was only a book, but then I have never taken the simplistic rout to education. My paranoia (assuming that was the word you intended) is relative to all governments who historically have shown that they can never be trusted NOT to use any information once it has been collected.

“Both Tory and Liberals wanted no id cards, the financial side is secondary.”

No, they wanted votes and the financial side may be secondary to you but seems to be important to both the British people and the current government, IF what they are saying is to be believed. Not that I do. By the way was there some particular need on your part for being quite so snide? I can’t remember having been offensive to you at any time in the past, so why so personal?
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MistWizardMay. 28, 2010 - 06:28PM JST

I carry my biometric data with me everywhere I go. No need to put it on a chip in card.
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graftonMay. 28, 2010 - 07:23PM JST

MistWizard at 06:28 PM JST - 28th May

“I carry my biometric data with me everywhere I go. No need to put it on a chip in card.”

We all do, but sometimes it is better to also have it in binary coded decimal so as to avoid all the painful blood letting.
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stevecpfcMay. 28, 2010 - 08:48PM JST

grafron, sorry old boy, was in a really bad mood down to the trouble and strife.

Anything is better than the plans Blair in progress, that totally infringed on peoples privacy. I don`t support any of the leading parties, but hope the regular and disadvantaged can benefit from the massive savings made by scrapping these ideas, though i have a feeling we may well be bailing out banks again.
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mikehuntezMay. 29, 2010 - 04:19AM JST

Maybe they should try branding people's favorite soccer team emblem on people's backs for id instead.
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fleetwood77May. 31, 2010 - 09:54PM JST

It wasn't needed anyway - I already knew who I was and so did most of us in Britain.