Post by daclarob on Mar 6, 2008 18:02:24 GMT -5
AYE,BIG BROTHER IS TRULY WATCHING YOU
A question mark hung over the Government's budget for ID cards after their own expert recommended that no-one should have to pay for a card.
A report commissioned by Gordon Brown from a former banking chief said the enrolment process and the cards themselves should be free of charge to win "hearts and minds".
The proposal by former chief executive of HBOS banking group Sir James Crosby raised the prospect of massive changes to the bill footed by the taxpayer.
However, Sir James' suggestion came just as Home Secretary Jacqui Smith announced she would make a "genuine reduction" of £1 billion in the project's total cost, mainly by allowing private firms to fingerprint people for the new database.
Sir James, who is now deputy chairman of the Financial Services Authority, also said the ID card scheme should be independent of government.
"To engage consumers' hearts and minds on the scale required, enrolment and any tokens should be provided free of charge," said Sir James' report.
The current Home Office plans will see a fee of £30 for a stand-alone card, and more than £100 for a combined ID card and passport.
Phil Booth of anti-ID card group NO2ID said: "Sir James' recommendation would hugely bump up the cost to the taxpayer. If they don't charge you for the card, the cost will get dumped in your taxes. The black hole in the Home Office accounts will only get bigger."
Ms Smith said most Britons will have a biometric identity card within nine years.
The project will begin in November with compulsory ID cards for foreign nationals. Within three years all new foreign applicants arriving in the UK will have to have a card. British workers in sensitive jobs, such as airport staff, will have to enrol from 2009.
A question mark hung over the Government's budget for ID cards after their own expert recommended that no-one should have to pay for a card.
A report commissioned by Gordon Brown from a former banking chief said the enrolment process and the cards themselves should be free of charge to win "hearts and minds".
The proposal by former chief executive of HBOS banking group Sir James Crosby raised the prospect of massive changes to the bill footed by the taxpayer.
However, Sir James' suggestion came just as Home Secretary Jacqui Smith announced she would make a "genuine reduction" of £1 billion in the project's total cost, mainly by allowing private firms to fingerprint people for the new database.
Sir James, who is now deputy chairman of the Financial Services Authority, also said the ID card scheme should be independent of government.
"To engage consumers' hearts and minds on the scale required, enrolment and any tokens should be provided free of charge," said Sir James' report.
The current Home Office plans will see a fee of £30 for a stand-alone card, and more than £100 for a combined ID card and passport.
Phil Booth of anti-ID card group NO2ID said: "Sir James' recommendation would hugely bump up the cost to the taxpayer. If they don't charge you for the card, the cost will get dumped in your taxes. The black hole in the Home Office accounts will only get bigger."
Ms Smith said most Britons will have a biometric identity card within nine years.
The project will begin in November with compulsory ID cards for foreign nationals. Within three years all new foreign applicants arriving in the UK will have to have a card. British workers in sensitive jobs, such as airport staff, will have to enrol from 2009.
© 2008 The Press Association Limited
Now given that anyone going for a job interview has to provide copious proof of ID, be it a job in Macdonalds or a hospital, it fair makes you wonder what those so called experts are collating all the data for, now I for one have nothing to hide and im fairly sure the wifes not engaging in any terrorist activities, but this topic is fair ripping my knitting at the moment, and here we all thought it was a democracy, well thats what the government told us it was
anyhow below is a link for some enlightening reading,see what you think
www.no2id.net/index.php
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"When life hands you lemons, ask for a bottle of tequila and salt"
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"When life hands you lemons, ask for a bottle of tequila and salt"
A question mark hung over the Government's budget for ID cards after their own expert recommended that no-one should have to pay for a card.
A report commissioned by Gordon Brown from a former banking chief said the enrolment process and the cards themselves should be free of charge to win "hearts and minds".
The proposal by former chief executive of HBOS banking group Sir James Crosby raised the prospect of massive changes to the bill footed by the taxpayer.
However, Sir James' suggestion came just as Home Secretary Jacqui Smith announced she would make a "genuine reduction" of £1 billion in the project's total cost, mainly by allowing private firms to fingerprint people for the new database.
Sir James, who is now deputy chairman of the Financial Services Authority, also said the ID card scheme should be independent of government.
"To engage consumers' hearts and minds on the scale required, enrolment and any tokens should be provided free of charge," said Sir James' report.
The current Home Office plans will see a fee of £30 for a stand-alone card, and more than £100 for a combined ID card and passport.
Phil Booth of anti-ID card group NO2ID said: "Sir James' recommendation would hugely bump up the cost to the taxpayer. If they don't charge you for the card, the cost will get dumped in your taxes. The black hole in the Home Office accounts will only get bigger."
Ms Smith said most Britons will have a biometric identity card within nine years.
The project will begin in November with compulsory ID cards for foreign nationals. Within three years all new foreign applicants arriving in the UK will have to have a card. British workers in sensitive jobs, such as airport staff, will have to enrol from 2009.
A question mark hung over the Government's budget for ID cards after their own expert recommended that no-one should have to pay for a card.
A report commissioned by Gordon Brown from a former banking chief said the enrolment process and the cards themselves should be free of charge to win "hearts and minds".
The proposal by former chief executive of HBOS banking group Sir James Crosby raised the prospect of massive changes to the bill footed by the taxpayer.
However, Sir James' suggestion came just as Home Secretary Jacqui Smith announced she would make a "genuine reduction" of £1 billion in the project's total cost, mainly by allowing private firms to fingerprint people for the new database.
Sir James, who is now deputy chairman of the Financial Services Authority, also said the ID card scheme should be independent of government.
"To engage consumers' hearts and minds on the scale required, enrolment and any tokens should be provided free of charge," said Sir James' report.
The current Home Office plans will see a fee of £30 for a stand-alone card, and more than £100 for a combined ID card and passport.
Phil Booth of anti-ID card group NO2ID said: "Sir James' recommendation would hugely bump up the cost to the taxpayer. If they don't charge you for the card, the cost will get dumped in your taxes. The black hole in the Home Office accounts will only get bigger."
Ms Smith said most Britons will have a biometric identity card within nine years.
The project will begin in November with compulsory ID cards for foreign nationals. Within three years all new foreign applicants arriving in the UK will have to have a card. British workers in sensitive jobs, such as airport staff, will have to enrol from 2009.
© 2008 The Press Association Limited
Now given that anyone going for a job interview has to provide copious proof of ID, be it a job in Macdonalds or a hospital, it fair makes you wonder what those so called experts are collating all the data for, now I for one have nothing to hide and im fairly sure the wifes not engaging in any terrorist activities, but this topic is fair ripping my knitting at the moment, and here we all thought it was a democracy, well thats what the government told us it was
anyhow below is a link for some enlightening reading,see what you think
www.no2id.net/index.php
_________________
"When life hands you lemons, ask for a bottle of tequila and salt"
_________________
"When life hands you lemons, ask for a bottle of tequila and salt"