urgh. i can’t believe that 85% of britons really want a compulsory national identity card. i’m with the register in hoping this is just a blip.

on top of the obvious privacy issues, and whatever larry ellison thinks, the software for a system like this would be a nightmare. i foresee more problems being created than solved. dvla couldn’t create a photo driving license system for the uk without royally screwing it up so you can’t do anything without the big photoless paper bit of the license to go with it. i don’t think an id card system could work like it’s supposed to even if i did think it was a good idea.