Paul of Manchester United Ruined My Life has this to say about ID cards, and the claim that they might prevent horrors like the recent mass drowning of those unfortunate Chinese:
The recent tragic death of 19 Chinese cockle pickers demonstrates why ‘Mad Dog’ Blunket’s ID card scheme will fail to address his issues.
If you are willing to live in terrible conditions as reported here by icWales (40 to a house, no bedding, etc) and work for £1/day, do you seriously think that you could care less about a voluntary ID card?
It simply shows that if you are willing to break numerous laws, that the police can’t enforce anyway, then further legislation introducing ID cards, is a futile measure when it comes to stopping criminal activity. In fact the only people ID cards will significantly affect are the law abiding citizens of the UK who will not doubt adopt and follow the rules to the detriment of their own personal freedom.
UPDATE: Blunkett is saying more of the same (Thur 12th) again, so so is Paul of MURML again.
