UK Identity Card
#1
UK Identity Card
I believe that 10% of British citizens now live abroad. Here's a reason why more will.
Everyone should read this article from today's Daily Telegraph:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...2/24/nid24.xml
One more reason to get US citizenship and ditch Blighty for good.
Everyone should read this article from today's Daily Telegraph:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...2/24/nid24.xml
One more reason to get US citizenship and ditch Blighty for good.
#2
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Location: Mumbai, India
Posts: 42
Re: UK Identity Card
I think that what happened with the introduction of the poll tax will repeat itself with the ID card fiasco. I think that the British people have a proud and long-standing history of civil disobedience, and I for one expect it to carry on throughout the century!
Merry Christmas and/or happy holidays to everyone on that note!
Merry Christmas and/or happy holidays to everyone on that note!
#3
Re: UK Identity Card
Originally Posted by TRPardoe
I believe that 10% of British citizens now live abroad. Here's a reason why more will.
Everyone should read this article from today's Daily Telegraph:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...2/24/nid24.xml
One more reason to get US citizenship and ditch Blighty for good.
Everyone should read this article from today's Daily Telegraph:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...2/24/nid24.xml
One more reason to get US citizenship and ditch Blighty for good.
RealID
Last edited by gruffbrown; Dec 24th 2006 at 12:34 pm.
#5
Re: UK Identity Card
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
If this had been properly debated on the House Floor it would never have got this far.
Last edited by TRPardoe; Dec 24th 2006 at 2:13 pm.
#6
Re: UK Identity Card
Originally Posted by TRPardoe
They cannot even get the Driver's License uniform across the 50 states. I'll be surprised if this one flies by the time 2008 gets here with the obvious cost overruns.
If this had been properly debated on the House Floor it would never have got this far.
If this had been properly debated on the House Floor it would never have got this far.
#7
Re: UK Identity Card
If you have nothing to hide then whats the problem with an identity card ? Its common practice in quite a few European countries to have to carry ID at all times ....
I suppose if your a scum sucking thieving low life then it may be an inconvenience ...
I suppose if your a scum sucking thieving low life then it may be an inconvenience ...
#8
Re: UK Identity Card
Originally Posted by Circus-of-Power
If you have nothing to hide then whats the problem with an identity card ? Its common practice in quite a few European countries to have to carry ID at all times ....
I suppose if your a scum sucking thieving low life then it may be an inconvenience ...
I suppose if your a scum sucking thieving low life then it may be an inconvenience ...
Or believe in civil liberties, perhaps?
#9
Re: UK Identity Card
Originally Posted by Circus-of-Power
If you have nothing to hide then whats the problem with an identity card ? Its common practice in quite a few European countries to have to carry ID at all times ....
I suppose if your a scum sucking thieving low life then it may be an inconvenience ...
I suppose if your a scum sucking thieving low life then it may be an inconvenience ...
Of course, if the powers that be can't even check people for the correct identification at poe what difference is it going to make if you introduce a new form of id which presumably they will still fail to enforce correctly.
#10
Re: UK Identity Card
Originally Posted by Circus-of-Power
Its common practice in quite a few European countries to have to carry ID at all times ....
Perhaps you don't remember England before the "Suss Law" when you were free to walk the streets without Police harassment.
#11
Re: UK Identity Card
Originally Posted by Circus-of-Power
I suppose if your a scum sucking thieving low life then it may be an inconvenience ...
#12
Re: UK Identity Card
Originally Posted by AdobePinon
Perhaps they should just tattoo our ID numbers on our foreheads in the name of convenience and keeping us safe from the boogie monster.
#13
Re: UK Identity Card
Originally Posted by Toontje
Why not a scanable barcode on your forehead? Talking about convenience......
nah RFID Tag inserted just under the skin
#14
Re: UK Identity Card
Originally Posted by fatbrit
Or believe in civil liberties, perhaps?
Originally Posted by TRPardoe
That was one of the nice things about the UK which made it a better place than those European countries you mention.
Perhaps you don't remember England before the "Suss Law" when you were free to walk the streets without Police harassment.
Perhaps you don't remember England before the "Suss Law" when you were free to walk the streets without Police harassment.
When I lived and played rugby in the south of France I was required to carry ID at all times ....that was such a big chore as well ...
Like I said before ... if you have nothing to hide then it won't matter one jot
#15
Re: UK Identity Card
Total bullshit ...in what way does having a form of verifiable id infringe any civil liberties ?
Even if you don't believe that the government want ID cards as another step towards creating a police state in the UK, they will inevitably create a whole host of new 'crimes' such as failing to carry a card, failing to report a change of address, and so forth. Our grand-parents rebelled against ID cards in the post-war era precisely because they were being absused by jobsworths to harass people who were behaving in a perfectly reasonable manner.
The only good news is that they're so utterly incompetent that they have little hope of making such a system work. It will be just another multi-billion pound boondoggle that funnels money to Tony's cronies in the business world.
Like I said before ... if you have nothing to hide then it won't matter one jot