Calling UK citizens and residents

[purpletigron]

Polls suggest that millions oppose being numbered, fingerprinted and assigned a state identity. Knowing the likely cost, over 30% think ID cards are a bad idea - remember, only 22% voted Labour.

The UK Government is planning to rush ID cards through Parliament. The proposed legislation is deeply flawed. The Conservative Party says that Labour is yet to prove that the proposal has clearly defined and achievable objectives, which the Home Office can implement cost-effectively without unwarrented invasion of privacy. Current cost estimates range up to UKP 5.5 billion.

If you have any reservations about the current Identity Cards Bill, I invite you to sign:

http://www.no2id-petition.net/

Remember, time may be very short. You can also express your opinions by writing to your MP, to the Home Office and to Tony Blair, and by joining No2ID.

Comments

[vgnwtch.livejournal.com]

It won't accept foreign postcodes, I fear.

[purpletigron.livejournal.com]

Perhaps you could sign up chez your parents? I think they only want UK citizens and residents to sign, but that's a crude way to distinguish, you're right...

Sorry about the mailing list thing...

[vgnwtch.livejournal.com]

No worries. I think I'll check with the 'rents before putting their address on anything. They're away for a while, but said they'd try to bob into a library or internet cafe to check their email, so I'll see what occurs.

[carandol.livejournal.com]

Our city council, run by the "traffic light coalition" (Labour, Lib Dem & Green) have come out as supporting the No2ID campaign, which is rather gratifying.