Sonnet for the Free
Our democracy is but a century young;In this our supposèd land for the free.Yet now our liberty dies ere it’s begun.Killed by those who launder our diction’ry. Our ID belongs to […]
Clarke Attacked Over ID Card Costs
The rancorous thug (incidentally that Google bomb seems to have worked ) is under fire over the cost of ID cards. Nothing new here… However, you have […]
A couple of Quotes
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 […]
Early Passport Renewal
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 […]
A Battle Lost…
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 […]
Lucky Toad
Looks like Mr Toad got lucky after all.
Lies, Lies, Lies and more Lies
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 […]
Signs of Spring
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 […]
More From Henry Porter
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 […]