ID cards about "removing fear"
Blunkett: ID cards about "removing fear"
Guardian [UK]
11/29/04
David Blunkett, the home secretary, today denied he was shifting Britain towards an 'authoritarian state' as he unveiled plans for identity cards and a national identity database. From 2008, all passport applicants will be issued with cards, and a decision will be made in 2011 or 2012 as to whether holding identity cards will be compulsory. ... Mr Blunkett -- who is at the centre of allegations that he fast-tracked a visa application to help a former lover -- said his aim in introducing the scheme was to help to 'remove fearfulness from people's lives.' 'The national identity card scheme will give people confidence, convenience and security in an increasingly vital aspect of modern life -- proving and protecting their identity,' he told the Commons...
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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
Guardian [UK]
11/29/04
David Blunkett, the home secretary, today denied he was shifting Britain towards an 'authoritarian state' as he unveiled plans for identity cards and a national identity database. From 2008, all passport applicants will be issued with cards, and a decision will be made in 2011 or 2012 as to whether holding identity cards will be compulsory. ... Mr Blunkett -- who is at the centre of allegations that he fast-tracked a visa application to help a former lover -- said his aim in introducing the scheme was to help to 'remove fearfulness from people's lives.' 'The national identity card scheme will give people confidence, convenience and security in an increasingly vital aspect of modern life -- proving and protecting their identity,' he told the Commons...
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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
Starmail - 30. Nov, 12:27
