ID Cards

ID cards are a topic that is particularly under discussed in the UK.

Not since during and just post WWII has it been mandatory for a UK citizen to carry ID at all times. Back then of course it was just basic information; now however, the new ID cards being introduced will have everything about you on them.

Now these are being brought in under the guise of homeland security. This of course in a morally balanced and secure situation is almost passable as a good idea. However we don't live in a balanced and secure world.

I totally object to submitting my genetic profile, finger print, retinal scan and general statistics to a government database that will potentially be no more safe than all the information that has already been left on trains or sold accidentally on ebay.

What if your card is stolen from you? Who will be responsible for getting your entire identity back?

No government should have the right to monitor its population in such a detailed personal way. Especially as there is no way of guarding against the abuse of this information by a more unscrupulous government or agency in the future.

Added to this, of course, is the cost. This piece of plastic that will hold all of your information will set you back £100 and can not be used as a passport. So to travel abroad you will also have to fork out a further £75 (current price) for a passport.

For all of these reasons I will NOT be getting one when they are introduced. I will NOT be getting one when they send me a formal letter asking me to. I will NOT get one when they threaten legal action. I will NOT get one when they tell me I will be fined if I do not conform. And when I don't pay their fine I will go to court and stand up for myself as a British citizen with the right to refuse my information under the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Human Rights Act 1998.