Whats New with ID?
Identity card schemes have been introduced into this country twice before, only to be scrapped soon after amidst widespread public rejoicing and relief. They were initially brought in during World War I, as a way of increasing domestic security at a time of unprecedented national emergency; but they were generally regarded as a threat to civil liberties rather than a safeguard, and abandoned when the war ended.
Reintroduction of identity cards began in 2009. However, after the 2010 general election a new government was formed, comprising a coalition between two parties that have pledged to scrap ID cards - the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats - and the Home Office has announced that the identity cards and the national identity register will be cancelled. For more information visit NO2ID and Association of British Independent Chartered Accountants.
