The point being I think that even though there is clearly considerable opposition to ID cards (as expressed through polling) these petitions serve little purpose for big issues where there is an ongo… (View Post)

This argument is false. Just because I wouldn't vote for one set of loons doesn't mean I shold vote for another set because they are slightly less loony - or actually just as loony but in a different… (View Post)

Actually much of what he talks about has come about because of a flexible and evolving law rather than a rigid one and because that flexibility has been used to limit the scope of the State. From the… (View Post)

Agree with all of this. I am no fan of Reform and its offshoots but sometimes, in spite of other objections, someone says something worth crediting and Lowe is absolutely right in this. (View Post)

The point being that the social credit system in China cannot work without digital ID. No we are not now going to start doing that sort of thing. Probably not even under a more right wing Government … (View Post)