Apologist for those who feel this is not an appropriate subject for
discussion on this board but as it has been discussed before I would
hope its ok. I have an open mind on this subject by the way. I just
trying to look at points for and against.
People have often said if you have nothing to hide then you have
nothing to worry about from ID cards. However a recent thread
indicated that most people believe that any one who is a political
activist or labelled as one by the police might have have something to
worry about.
I don’t necessarily mean in terms of being dragged off by storm
troopers to be tortured would happen in somewhere like Burma but in a
more subtle way ie, affecting someone job prospects.
The issue, I guess is what held on the database, for what purpose, who
has access to it and will it only be used for the purposes specified.
Also Today a minister said that migrants who engage in anti- war
protest might not be get British passports. He was not just referring
to people who jeer at troops but also people who take part in
legitimate ant-war protest . The Minister said talking about migrants
said they owned an allegiance to the UK which appeared to mean not to
disagree with the Government. But not supporting a war or not
agreeing with the government does not make someone a traitor.
How far does that go? It does strike me that the government feels
nobody should go on a anti-war march. So it possible that this just
the start.
Also, you could say that Tibetans in London who protest about how
China treats Tibetans are being unBritish because the UKs relations
with China might be damaged.
So it is not possible that an ID card indicated that someone has view
the government does not like?
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