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A couple of Quotes

March 30, 2006 3

From “Duncan S” on the NO2ID forum, a variation on Pastor Martin Niemöller’s well known piece: First they banned hunting, but I said nothing because […]

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Early Passport Renewal

March 30, 2006 1

If you want to avoid being registered on the National Identity Register during the “voluntary” phase, then you will need to avoid having to renew […]

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A Battle Lost…

March 29, 2006 3

Well, the Lords finally capitulated: The battle over the government’s controversial ID Cards Bill has ended after peers accepted a compromise deal. No, it is […]

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Lucky Toad

March 29, 2006 1

Looks like Mr Toad got lucky after all.

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Lies, Lies, Lies and more Lies

March 29, 2006 0

Here’s a little intellectual exercise for you. It’s not too onerous. This, first, from yesterday’s Grauniad following the fifth defeat of the ID cards bill in […]

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Signs of Spring

March 28, 2006 1

We’ve had a few warmer days of late. The daffodils are out and the crocuses are almost gone. The pond is full of frog spawn […]

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More From Henry Porter

March 28, 2006 0

Via the NO2ID newsblog; this from Henry Porter writing on the Grauniad’s comment is free: You can well imagine the army of snoopers, informers and […]

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Blog Jet

March 28, 2006 0

I tend to use off-line blogging tools rather than the native writers supplied by the blog software. This is partly because I can take my […]

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“Buff” Hoon and ID Cards

March 27, 2006 2

Geoff “Buff” Hoon is criticising the Lords over their refusal to budge on the ID cards Bill. He refers obliquely to the Salisbury convention. “But […]

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Why Do Politicians Always Disappoint?

March 27, 2006 2

Neil Harding asks “must politicians disappoint?” Good question. Not one that I’m too worried about as politicians have never disappointed me; they have always managed to live […]