tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11461767.post112044969839443937..comments2023-10-08T16:13:53.045+03:00Comments on The Last Ditch (Archives): Panic in No 10 as ID card support collapsesTom Painehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01254163054362676487noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11461767.post-1120552162272635912005-07-05T12:29:00.000+04:002005-07-05T12:29:00.000+04:00I think people initially supported anything which ...I think people initially supported anything which might make them safe from terrorism. The little bit of Cromwell in all English DNA also made us to WANT to suffer to prove we were all on the same side.<BR/><BR/>Then the Government admitted ID cards would do no such thing. Support dropped. There was public discussion about costs, economic and social. Support dropped further. The LSE published Tom Painehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01254163054362676487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11461767.post-1120478743643640352005-07-04T16:05:00.000+04:002005-07-04T16:05:00.000+04:00Of course we expect it to be introduced. There see...Of course we expect it to be introduced. There seems little we can do to prevent that. Surely, though, we can make the system completely unworkable, simply by refusing to buy the cards. <BR/>The most amazing thing about that article was the figures. Who are these 78% who were for ID cards two years ago (or the 45% who are now)? I've never met one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com