Comments on: A Wanstead man has become the first person in London to enrol for a national ID card for 16 to 24-year-olds http://www.no2id.net/newsblog/2010-02/a-wanstead-man-has-become-the-first-person-in-london-to-enrol-for-a-national-id-card-for-16-to-24-year-olds/ The latest on Identity Cards and Databases in the UK Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:28:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: nina steggar http://www.no2id.net/newsblog/2010-02/a-wanstead-man-has-become-the-first-person-in-london-to-enrol-for-a-national-id-card-for-16-to-24-year-olds/comment-page-1/#comment-143893 nina steggar Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:52:02 +0000 http://www.no2id.net/newsblog/?p=1765#comment-143893 I wrote to the evening gazette in teesside and they didn't seem too bothered. The kid is clearly a very gullible little chav. I wrote to the evening gazette in teesside and they didn’t seem too bothered. The kid is clearly a very gullible little chav.

]]> By: margaret curran http://www.no2id.net/newsblog/2010-02/a-wanstead-man-has-become-the-first-person-in-london-to-enrol-for-a-national-id-card-for-16-to-24-year-olds/comment-page-1/#comment-143887 margaret curran Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:05:18 +0000 http://www.no2id.net/newsblog/?p=1765#comment-143887 This shamefully was not publicised in the media. I did try to get on several radio chat shows, one of them Talk Sport (several times), to warn London youngsters, but they wouldn't let me on the air. Even though I explained very clearly how important this was. Shame on them. It was not strictly on-topic to what they were discussing (well on second thoughts that's a moot point: on one occasion the topic was the Economy; and the huge amounts being squandered on this scheme are very relevant to that). I also wrote about it to the editors of the Mail and Metro newspaper, but I believe they didn't publish my letter. This shamefully was not publicised in the media. I did try to get on several radio chat shows, one of them Talk Sport (several times), to warn London youngsters, but they wouldn’t let me on the air. Even though I explained very clearly how important this was. Shame on them. It was not strictly on-topic to what they were discussing (well on second thoughts that’s a moot point: on one occasion the topic was the Economy; and the huge amounts being squandered on this scheme are very relevant to that).
I also wrote about it to the editors of the Mail and Metro newspaper, but I believe they didn’t publish my letter.

]]> By: Thomas http://www.no2id.net/newsblog/2010-02/a-wanstead-man-has-become-the-first-person-in-london-to-enrol-for-a-national-id-card-for-16-to-24-year-olds/comment-page-1/#comment-143879 Thomas Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:35:34 +0000 http://www.no2id.net/newsblog/?p=1765#comment-143879 Just goes to show how easily people are seduced by convenience. I also think it's incredibly unfair that this scheme applies to 16-year-olds. Apparently if you're 16, you're not old enough to buy sharp objects, drink alcohol, or even vote, but it's okay to sign yourself up for the National Identity scheme? Just goes to show how easily people are seduced by convenience. I also think it’s incredibly unfair that this scheme applies to 16-year-olds. Apparently if you’re 16, you’re not old enough to buy sharp objects, drink alcohol, or even vote, but it’s okay to sign yourself up for the National Identity scheme?

]]> By: andrew http://www.no2id.net/newsblog/2010-02/a-wanstead-man-has-become-the-first-person-in-london-to-enrol-for-a-national-id-card-for-16-to-24-year-olds/comment-page-1/#comment-143878 andrew Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:56:57 +0000 http://www.no2id.net/newsblog/?p=1765#comment-143878 Mr Fawcett also appeared in a BBC report on the ID cards roll-out, and bears a close resemblance to this chap, who doesn't seem to need any help buying alcohol: http://burkesworks.livejournal.com/270247.html Mr Fawcett also appeared in a BBC report on the ID cards roll-out, and bears a close resemblance to this chap, who doesn’t seem to need any help buying alcohol:

http://burkesworks.livejournal.com/270247.html

]]> By: Robin Tudge http://www.no2id.net/newsblog/2010-02/a-wanstead-man-has-become-the-first-person-in-london-to-enrol-for-a-national-id-card-for-16-to-24-year-olds/comment-page-1/#comment-143876 Robin Tudge Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:36:04 +0000 http://www.no2id.net/newsblog/?p=1765#comment-143876 Is he a Labour party stooge, who only agreed to do it on condition they deleted his detail afterwards? 'Ha! Right into our trap!' 'Grrr! What kind of set up do you call this? I'm leaving the country.' 'Yeah, right, fat chance with THAT card, buster!' 'Brr-r-r-r! WHY are you doing this, to your own citizens??' '£30 a punt for one, times 60 million, that's a lorra lettuce.' Is he a Labour party stooge, who only agreed to do it on condition they deleted his detail afterwards?
‘Ha! Right into our trap!’
‘Grrr! What kind of set up do you call this? I’m leaving the country.’
‘Yeah, right, fat chance with THAT card, buster!’
‘Brr-r-r-r! WHY are you doing this, to your own citizens??’
‘£30 a punt for one, times 60 million, that’s a lorra lettuce.’

]]> By: Kent http://www.no2id.net/newsblog/2010-02/a-wanstead-man-has-become-the-first-person-in-london-to-enrol-for-a-national-id-card-for-16-to-24-year-olds/comment-page-1/#comment-143875 Kent Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:07:28 +0000 http://www.no2id.net/newsblog/?p=1765#comment-143875 Mr Fawcett's comments sound like a government script: he mentions proof of age, travel overseas without having to take his passport with him (he hopes), and that priceless piece of b/s "if you've got nothing to hide you've got nothing to worry about." He also seems to have no reservations about the proliferation of CCTV: "Plus if you go into London every day your face is on CCTV pretty much the whole time anyway!” There is no doubt that people, especially young adults, have been groomed by government into accepting things like CCTV, fingerprinting from an early age (eg to get fed in the school canteen or to withdraw a library book) and the notion that the state has the right to a deep knowledge of each citizen. Mr Fawcett’s comments sound like a government script: he mentions proof of age, travel overseas without having to take his passport with him (he hopes), and that priceless piece of b/s “if you’ve got nothing to hide you’ve got nothing to worry about.” He also seems to have no reservations about the proliferation of CCTV: “Plus if you go into London every day your face is on CCTV pretty much the whole time anyway!” There is no doubt that people, especially young adults, have been groomed by government into accepting things like CCTV, fingerprinting from an early age (eg to get fed in the school canteen or to withdraw a library book) and the notion that the state has the right to a deep knowledge of each citizen.

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