There’s been much debate online today about the announcement that Manchester is to become a trial area for ID cards but this video vox from the BBC particualrly grabbed my attention.
As you’d expect from the Beeb, there’s argument both ways, but it’s striking just how fear seems to be the main motivation for those who are “for”.
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Elsewhere online I’ve seen little support for the plan across the local blogosphere. A good indication of the temperature of the issue can be seen at what I think was the earliest published poll on the subject from Rob Brown.
Apparently almost 90 % of Manuncunians will rise up and ‘just say no’ if his poll proves correct although a poll on the MEN was running more closely at 63% against at the time of posting.
I’ll leave the final word with Matt Buck’s Hack Cartoon the Cost of an Elephant, unless that is you want the final word.
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i would like to draw a parallel between today’s “war on terror” and the bygone days of the “war against communism”. twas the reason Identification Cards (commonly known as ICs) “… were first introduced by the British in pre-independent Malaya to help control the communist insurgency.” (http://www.rogerclarke.com/DV/MyKad.html#49) it’s a tried and tested method, rehashed for the information age. but did/will it really work?
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interesting comparison. history can only be a good teacher if we listen to its lesson………
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i would like to draw a parallel between today’s “war on terror” and the bygone days of the “war against communism”. twas the reason Identification Cards (commonly known as ICs) “… were first introduced by the British in pre-independent Malaya to help control the communist insurgency.” (http://www.rogerclarke.com/DV/MyKad.html#49) it’s a tried and tested method, rehashed for the information age. but did/will it really work?
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interesting comparison. history can only be a good teacher if we listen to its lesson………
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