This piece of "news" comes as no surprise to me. After all when Michael Howard was Home Secretary, he proposed a similar scheme. The only thing I suspect that is sticking in his throat is that it is a Labour government that is showing signs of succeeding where he failed.
He said that the police had said ID cards could:
"help them foil a terror bomb plot in which people could lose their lives. When the police say that you have to take them seriously".
How many times will this tired and discredited argument be trotted out by buffoons who believe their own rhetoric?
ID cards do not prevent terrorism. Identity of the perpetrators is not the issue – intent is. ID cards are a solution looking for a problem. Mr Howard has just confirmed his utter unsuitablity for high office – well, from his last performance, we knew that already….
This story is also covered over at the UK ID Card Blog
Did the use of ID cards foil terrorism in the US, nope! ID Cards will be introduced here, that’s inevitable I’m afraid but then we seem to have a government that does what it wants, without once referring back to the wishes of the people it’s supposed to represent.Visit me @ http://iridescence.blog-city.com/