If you think that the reasons for why people dislike ID cards don't occur every day at the moment I've got a bridge to sell you. The reality is - 1) an ID card would simplify a whole set of… (View Post)

one chief aim of ID cards was to solve right to work checks. Binning ID cards means we are stuck with a system that has obvious flaws if you are close to the system that most people simply don't… (View Post)

Which you are now going to have to share across the 8 million people without passports rather than the 50 million with them the cost of providing an ID card to someone with a passport was minimal, th… (View Post)

So what Id can be used via a phone to confirm that the person is both who they claim to be and has the right to work in the UK? And remember the fine for screwing up is £60,000 so I'm not taking… (View Post)

The need for it is there - just ask anyone living on a council estate without a passport Trying to get a job from a firm that outsources status checks (View Post)