About time? Could this work? Yvette Cooper thinks so.

Casdon

There was me thinking it was a coalition government, Tory/Lib Dem keepingquiet, I didn’t realise it was just Lib Dem.

It was one of the issues the LibDems pushed on, as was the referendum on election reform which nobody seems to remember.
Lib Dems were always oppsoed to ID cards as they saw them as an infringement on human rights and too much state control.
I'm not too sure how the Tories felt about them, but I think it may still be Lib Dem policy to oppose them?
Coalitions aren't effective forms of government, as we learned from this disastrous one...

I don't mind physical ID cards, but having it all digitalised is a worry to me. I could be deleted at any moment!

There was me thinking it was a coalition government, Tory/Lib Dem keepingquiet, I didn’t realise it was just Lib Dem.

Casdon

FriedGreenTomatoes2

David Blunkett wanted to introduce them in 2006 - he wasn't allowed to do so.

He was introducing them, there was an Act in 2006, but it was repealed by the Cameron/Clegg government in the Identity Documents Act of 2010, which reversed the introduction of identity cards, and required the destruction of the information held on the National Identity Register. What a mistake that was.

Yes- blame the LibDems for resisting ID cards back in the days of the coalition. Shame they didn't resist the referendum!
We carry cards for everything these days- our phones contain data that so many faceless people have access to, and we even need ID to vote!
Young people have to carry ID to get served in pubs.
So, no I don't have a problem with them at all and I think it will help cut out fraud and identity theft across the board.
Bring them on, that's what I say!

Thinking about it, Yvette Cooper would have been involved in the previous scheme - hopefully if it is introduced now the path might be smoother.

FriedGreenTomatoes2

David Blunkett wanted to introduce them in 2006 - he wasn't allowed to do so.

He was introducing them, there was an Act in 2006, but it was repealed by the Cameron/Clegg government in the Identity Documents Act of 2010, which reversed the introduction of identity cards, and required the destruction of the information held on the National Identity Register. What a mistake that was.

David Blunkett wanted to introduce them in 2006 - he wasn't allowed to do so.

But not for jobs in the black market. Cash in hand. No questions asked.

When boat people land, the Home Office takes charge of them and I'm very sure they are registered and documented in UK with some kind of ID. Essential for claiming asylum, which is why they've come.

Read it here.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czjekx34d70o

Everybody had an ID card in Britain in the war.

I’ve still got mine!

It didn’t seem to harm anyone.

fancythat

I hate the idea of ID cards. But I have forgotten why!

Everyone will be tagged? Aka Germany in the war?

Every country in Europe has id cards, except UK and Denmark.

I hate the idea of ID cards. But I have forgotten why!

Everyone will be tagged? Aka Germany in the war?

Something needs to be done/tried as this ridiculous situation needs to be addressed.
It might even work as a deterrent.

Sounds good. Will probably cost an obscene amount, but it's going to come to this in the end, anyway.