I really don't understand the aversion to ID cards.... but then maybe I have no problem with it because I have nothing to hide. Having lived and worked outside the UK for over 20 years it's normal to me to have some formal type of ID. Holland, Belgium and Germany all have it and it's very handy. No problems with identity theft here. You can open a bank account without having to produce a utility bill as evidence of where you live. Hire companies know who they are lending stuff to, credit agreements are safer because the lender knows who he is dealing with and when some toe rag does something wrong and is collared by the police they won't have to spend hours playing games because he gives them false name and address. What's the problem with being able to prove who you are ? :confused1:
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