I'm vociferously against them in principle, but 30 years working in IT means I'm also very aware of how having a giant central database of the personal details of everyone in the country is a colossa… (View Post)

To many people don't seem to understand that for ID cards to actually work for the stated purpose they'll have to be validated against a database every time they're used. That's one reason why drivin… (View Post)

The databases are somewhat fragmented, DVLA, HRMC, DWP, LAs, etc, all have information about you but don't routinely share it because their systems are not interoperable. The number one reason the UK… (View Post)

It's brutal, but entirely correct. We have zero responsibility for Africa now. British rule, in those countries that were part of the empire, is pages in a history book for almost everyone. They got … (View Post)

I think you are badly underestimating how Trump has corrupted the US. He has spent his entire time in office doing a succession of things that are blatantly not legal, but who stops him? Nobody. He h… (View Post)