Judging from the news headlines, it seems that the ID card bill has been passed by the house of commons. Quote from BBC website:

Ministers have won a Commons vote making it compulsory for people to be given ID cards – and put on a register – when they apply for passports.

Well, it seems like a back door attack on what was once considered a “right” of the British People. Oddly I fail to see how this would make anyone in the country any safer? Would it have prevented the London bombings in July? Did we need these measures to prevent the IRA (were they even seriously considered even when the IRA mortared 10 Downing Street?)?

Interestingly, lots of other countries do have compulsory ID cards – Spain for example – and has it shown any effect in reducing identity theft of preventing terrorist attacks?

I suspect the answer is no.

Sadly, as previously mentioned, we are in a brave new world now. With each passing month there are new laws (no religious jokes for example) which limit our ability to express ourselves (not really a “right” as we dont have a bill of rights per se in the UK)

Looks like it could be time to emigrate.