Speaking on the BBC Radio 4 Today Programme this morning, David Cameron re-stated his commitment that a future Conservative government would scrap ID Cards, the National Identity Register and ContactPoint. Listen again here (at around 12′ 10″).

Andrew Pierce writes in the Daily Telegraph that Michael Gove, the shadow schools secretary, is to announce the cancellation of ContactPoint by any future Conservative government:
Mr Gove, who will announce the end of the database project in his keynote speech on Tuesday, said: “ContactPoint can never be secure. We are taking this action because we [...]

Alasdair Palmer writes in the Sunday Telegraph:
The long-dreaded day has finally arrived: Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, revealed the first UK identity card last week.
I have to admit that it didn’t look particularly threatening. It was just an ordinary piece of plastic, the size of a credit card, with the holder’s name, date of birth, [...]

Sam Leith writes in the Daily Telegraph:
It is fairly seldom that the two great currents of political feeling in this nation find common cause. Consider the two eternal instincts. On the one hand, you have the freedom-lovers, the libertarians: the sort of people who want to decriminalise heroin, let short-sellers do what they will, and [...]

The ID card scheme was discussed on Radio 4’s Any Questions? this evening (26th September). On the panel were Chris Bryant MP (Labour), Chris Grayling MP (Conservative), Chris Huhne MP (LibDem), and the author Jeanette Winterson. Listen Again using Realplayer (the relevant section starts around 40 minutes in – the URL should work until 4th [...]