I have absolutely no intention of ever getting a National ID card. The government doesn’t need my fingerprints, biometric details, addresses, driving licence details or my insurance numbers. As a result, it looks like the Home Secretary won’t renew my passport when it comes due in 2009. I trust the British government with my details even less than I trust the US government (and they’ve earned that distinction.)
I cannot believe that I’m saying this, but David Cameron’s Tories are increasingly looking like a reasonable response to the overreaches of Labour.
More (opposition) info about the national identity card scheme here.
Peej
Damn. I guess I just found my impetus to finally get U.S citizenship…although who knows how long it will be before they take up the same stance.
MB
Ultimately, that’s my out, too. But I never imagined (nor do I plan) that I’d use it.
Europeans trust their governments too much. Americans trust corporations too much. That’s the view I take on a pessimistic day. The flip side, of course, is that Americans could teach Europeans a few things about keeping gov’t in check (please ignore the past few years for the purpose of my point . . .), and Europeans could show Americans the proper place of corporations.
ragazza
Useful site. Thank you.
mp
Useful site. Thank you!!!