Two articles on ID cards by The Register

The first is about a report by a Tory think tank ridiculing the ID cards and pointing out the hypocracy of the government stand there are some good quotes from Peter Lilly MP who is opposing ID cards in Parliment such as:

"ID cards fit squarely within the New Labour mould. They have the smack of modernity – witness Ministers' talk of biometrics, smart cards and new technology; they are nakedly populist; they make Britain more like our European neighbours, many of whom have identity card schemes of one sort or another; and they reflect New Labour's desire to nanny and control us."

The second article points out that the way that they are being phased in is not in accordance with the Human Rights Act, as it would be descriminatory with some people having to have one and others it being voluntary. It is easy to see what the government response to that being taken up in court would be from the house arrest powers El Duci has granted himself, it will suddenly be compusary for everybody.