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News Leaked emails from senior civil servants have revealed their fears that the ID cards project is heading for disaster. In the emails David Foord, mission critical director of identity and defence at the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) criticised... [10 Jul 2006]
Renew your passport and beat the ID cards plan
News If you want to stay out of the government's identity card database for the next 10 years you might want to renew your passport now. Throughout May anti-ID card group No2ID has been running a campaign encouraging people to renew their passports... [26 May 2006]
Public will "pay twice" for ID cards
News The public will be forced to fork out for a costly replacement if the biometric chip in their future passport or ID card breaks down, the government has admitted. In response to a written parliamentary question about footing the bill for damaged... [05 May 2006]
New ID cards agency set up after Queen approves bill
News The government has wasted no time in starting work on the controversial ID card scheme after the bill became law this week, and has set up a new agency that will be tasked with introducing ID cards. The ID cards bill is now on the statute book... [31 Mar 2006]
ID cards battle deadlocked
News The ID cards battle remains deadlocked after MPs again overturned a House of Lords amendment that would have prevented people being forced to register for an ID card when applying for a passport. MPs voted by 292 votes to 241 votes - an increased... [16 Mar 2006]
Leader: Don't be fooled by Blair's "cardboard" ID compromise
Leader Reading the papers this morning, you'd be forgiven for thinking the government had made some compromises on the controversial ID cards legislation, which will be voted on again by MPs in the House of Commons on Monday. [10 Feb 2006]
ID cards will be "snooper's paradise" say critics
News ID card critics have slammed government plans to include RFID-style tracking tags on the controversial cards, saying they will be a "snooper's paradise". Home Office minister Andy Burnham told parliament just before Christmas that ID cards will not... [30 Jan 2006]
Leader: ID cards victory for silicon.com campaign
Leader Today represents something of a landmark day in silicon.com's ongoing ID Cards on Trial campaign following the savage defeat inflicted on the flawed legislation by peers in the House of Lords on Monday evening. [17 Jan 2006]
ID cards bill in crisis after major defeat in Lords
News The government's controversial ID card plans have suffered a major defeat in the House of Lords with peers refusing to approve the bill until a detailed cost breakdown of the scheme is made public. The House of Lords voted 237 votes against 156... [17 Jan 2006]
Biometrics roadshow kicks off ID cards charm offensive
News The public are being invited to try out the technology behind the national ID card scheme at the UK Passport Service's (UKPS) "biometrics roadshow". The Home Office-backed roadshow is part of the government's latest attempt to convince an... [12 Sep 2005]
ID card benefits were exaggerated, admits government
News The UK government has admitted that it exaggerated the benefits of ID cards by claiming they would be a panacea for identity theft, benefit fraud and terrorism. The frank admission was made by Home Office minister Tony McNulty at a private meeting... [04 Aug 2005]
Anti-ID card campaign notches up 10,000 refuseniks
News The NO2ID campaign group has signed up over 10,000 refuseniks to its pledge of resistance to the government's proposed ID card system. The 10,000 have signed a pledge promising to "refuse to register for an ID card" and donate £10 each to a defence... [20 Jul 2005]
ID Cards on Trial: Pensioners and priests to resist bill
News Pensioners, priests and doctors are among thousands of people who have signed a pledge to resist the introduction of ID cards in the UK despite the threat of heavy fines and imprisonment. The government narrowly won the ID card vote last week and... [04 Jul 2005]
ID Cards on Trial: Blair warned by rebel MPs
News Rebel Labour MPs have warned the government they will unite to vote the ID card bill down at the second reading on 28 June unless concessions are made. As more details on the cost of the scheme emerge, alongside increasing doubts about the... [24 Jun 2005]
ID Cards on Trial: Public loses faith over rising costs
News Public support for the government's controversial national ID card bill has dropped dramatically as the full scale of the costs involved begin to emerge, according to a new survey. An ICM poll of 1,000 UK adults has found support for ID cards is... [14 Jun 2005]
