Jean Eaglesham writes in the Financial Times: Unions have thrown their weight behind airlines and airport operators in lobbying against the proposed roll-out of identity cards to the industry, adding to the political pressures on the government over the contentious scheme. The Trades Union Congress has told Jacqui Smith, the home secretary, of its “significant [...]
Andrew Mueller writes in FT Magazine: Two statements can be made with absolute certainty about the present government’s long-threatened compulsory identity card. One, it will cost billions of our hard-earned. Two, it will not make one resident of these islands happier, richer or safer than they are at time of writing. Despite these self-evident truths, [...]
Hugh Muir writes in The Guardian: Some things are non-negotiable. David Cameron will have no truck with ID cards. His loathing for the entire concept is visceral, so much so that the French say they will park the idea of a Euro ID during Sarkozy’s presidency of the European Union. “David Cameron told us that [...]
Matthew Hickley writes in The Daily Mail: Plans for a massive database snooping on the entire population were condemned yesterday as a ‘step too far for the British way of life’. In an Orwellian move, the Home Office is proposing to detail every phone call, e-mail, text message, internet search and online purchase in the [...]
John Welford writes in the Edinburgh Evening News, comparing various threats to privacy: However, I must stress that the greatest threat to our privacy will come with the introduction of compulsory identity cards and the associated “database state”. What you will really have to fear is the allocation to you of a Unique Person Number [...]
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