tony blairs id card scheme for the uk
now i really dont believe most ppl want this in the uk and im foking sure that they dont want to have to pay 100 foking quid for one, its like if blair wants uk ppl to carry id then the foking govt should pay for it, would you pay for an id card that you didnt want or need?
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TONY Blair is ready to put a £100 cap on the cost of ID cards in a bid to win support for his controversial plan.
He pledged to keep the price affordable - if necessary by dipping into PUBLIC FUNDS.
The PM vowed the cards will cost less than £30 on top of the cost of a new £70 biometric passport.
He admitted he faced a “political headache” after a study claimed the cards could cost up to £307 each.
But Mr Blair insisted: “Some of the figures banded around are absolutely absurd. No government is going to start introducing something that’s going to cost hundreds of pounds - that would be ridiculous.”
He was thrown on the back foot after a report by 14 professors branded the scheme a “dog’s dinner”.
They warned that putting details of 62 million Brits on to computer would descend into chaos - and be open to abuse.
The boffins, who quizzed 100 experts, said the final price tag could hit £19.2billion - THREE TIMES government estimates.
The PM added yesterday: “People in the country think identity cards in principle are a good idea.”
He will today attempt to get the ID card Bill through the Commons for the second time. It was abandoned before the general election after a revolt by 19 Labour MPs.
The professors, from the London School of Economics, claim the cards could cost between £232 to £307 if the launch hits technical problems.
Prof Ian Angell said: “It would be a one-stop shop for fraudsters.”
Shadow Home Secretary David Davis said: “This report raises many concerns relating to the cost, security and practicalities of the ID card proposals. The Government has not addressed a single one of them.”
Re: tony blairs id card scheme for the uk
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Originally Posted by dirtydog
if blair wants uk ppl to carry id then the foking govt should pay for it...
Just where does HM Govt. obtain their money then dd if not the good people of the UK?