This week’s NTK says it best:

“Into the final days of the government’s Great ID Card Consultation – and the Home Office couldn’t be more excited. Lord Falconer continues to tell everyone who’ll listen that over 1500 people have responded, and the majority of them were extremely positive on the idea.

Now, given that they’re proposing a massive IT project to introduce a universal identifier for all citizens, with a centralised database of personal details, kept accurate by making a new crime of withholding your current address from the government – well, we can’t help but think that more people would a bit squeamish on the principle.”

The lovely folk from stand.org.uk have created a tool to make your voice heard in the consultation on Identity Cards, making it easy to go and do your bit.

» Stand.org.uk: A Cynic’s Guide To Entitlement (*cough* ID *cough*) Cards