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Big_Bird
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: Sometimes here sometimes there...
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| Wangja wrote: |
Sorry, one more thought, borrowed from the Telegraph ....
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| ID cards, that perennial solution in search of a problem. |
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Ha. Too true.
And what is the latest regarding the UK and ID cards? |
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thepeel
Joined: 08 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 6:44 am Post subject: |
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Of the many reasons to oppose the welfare state, in my mind this is the most powerful. The road to serfdom is paved with good intentions. |
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stevieg4ever
Joined: 11 Feb 2006
Location: London, England
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| Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 2:30 am Post subject: |
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Its a sad state of affairs when the government doesnt know who is in this country. Some of the prices being quoted for the card (and replacement cards should they be lost) are grossly expensive and it seems to tie in nicely with the Olympics bid. Why is it that in the UK whenever the government cocks up the public is left to pick up the bill?
That said, I hadnt considered the points above about it being used to reduce benefit fraud so perhaps it may have some advantages after all.
Read this by the way:
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/20071112/tuk-illegal-immigrants-given-security-po-dba1618_2.html |
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Pligganease
Joined: 14 Sep 2004
Location: The deep south...
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| Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 3:58 am Post subject: |
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| Dear God! Cards that show who you are?!?! What next? Will they make you take a test before you can drive? |
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thepeel
Joined: 08 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 5:11 am Post subject: |
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| Well, to answer "what next" I would say 10 police cameras on every block in London to monitor for "anti-social" behavior, but that could never happen. |
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igotthisguitar
Joined: 08 Apr 2003
Location: South Korea (Permanent Vacation)
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| Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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| thepeel wrote: |
Well, to answer "what next" I would say 10 police cameras on every block in London
to monitor for "anti-social" behavior, but that could never happen. |
Say, this reminds me, aren't most English police "Free" - masons? |
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