Comments on Tory Bear - right-wing political gossip: ID Cards will not be compulsory

This annoucement is not all it appears. Although ...

2009-07-02T15:51:01.849+01:00

This annoucement is not all it appears. Although ID Cards will not be compulsory, registration on the National Identity Register will be. This is just a reformulation of existing policy. If the Tories are serious about abolishing ID Cards then they must also abolish the register. The register is the whole point of the exercise and is why so many of us oppose it.

And what about the Liberal Democrats who have offi...

2009-07-01T09:47:56.479+01:00

And what about the Liberal Democrats who have officially opposed ID cards right from the start when it was actual Tory policy (and in the Conservative manifesto) to support them? I know you're a partisan animal Torybear, but at least give credit where credit is due.

Hate to say but this is not the victory we think i...

2009-06-30T23:47:10.492+01:00

Hate to say but this is not the victory we think it is.

The Guardian has the story.
https://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/libertycentral/2009/jun/30/idcards-terrorism

ID cards may not be compulsory now but nearly all ...

2009-06-30T20:35:25.887+01:00

ID cards may not be compulsory now but nearly all the same information has been in RFID chips in passports since 2004 onwards.

Those in power will always find a way to screw us

We all know the reasoning behind this. AJ knows it...

2009-06-30T18:23:55.315+01:00

We all know the reasoning behind this.
AJ knows it's unpopular and not a vote winner.
IF, and God forbid they do, win the next election, I'd lay odds on they reintroduce the scheme, albeit under another guise.
IF, and God forbid that it did, happen, I'd be amongst the first in the long queue for the fastest boat, train or plane out of the Country.
Not wishing to be a pessimist; but there again who dreamt Phoney would get back in; as a precaution, my dogs and horses passports are all up to date