ID cards: Be very afraid.

[Hernancortes]

The government has realised that the public doesn't trust them with vast amounts of info and have therefore decided that: non EU citizens, airport workers and various public servants working in certain environments will require an Id card.
This is ID by stealth and i think for the database scheme to be sold to the public, you just mention the magic words ' it helps stop illegal immigration' for the public to agree to it.

Britain is a very scary country and its about to get worse.

[gollywood]

Yes, and a bit of plastic will prevent another World Trade Center attack.

[kg1983]

Like terrorists will require an ID card to enter the country. 7/7 terrorists were all home grown British citizens.

[global gypsy]

As with anything else in life, if you follow the money trail you can get some idea as to why they are insisting on doing this. I can bet the companies that have been contracted to work on the ID card are anxiously waiting for the pot of money, hence must be 'contributing' to the party coffers.

Why else would bureaucrats get all excited about something to which there's so much opposition amongst the general public?

[Hernancortes]

I bet Capita and EDS get the contract. The whole scheme stinks of authoritarianism and corruption.
I hope there's civil disobedience when people are required to register for the database.

[global gypsy]

These companies don't even need to bribe ministers directly. They use the 'revolving door' technique, i.e. promise lucrative jobs in their companies soon after these folks leave office. A recent example is Tony Blair joining the board of Merrill Lynch.

The govt is sneaking the ID card in by limiting it initially only for foreigners and airport staff. The general populace will buy into this easily, thinking it's only for 'those bloody foreigners' - soon people get used to the concept.

Civil disobedience? Not in countries like Britain where the public is lulled into lethargy by side shows on the idiot box and the like.