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News The immigration bill, which is backed by the Bush administration and has drawn the ire of many conservatives, requires employers to demand Real ID cards of new hires starting in 2013. The US Senate took a preliminary... [28 Jun 2007]
UK pay-as-you-drive fuelled by local plan
News The Conservatives, however, have labelled the scheme "a Trojan horse" that will eventually lead to a nationwide system of tolls. The government is pushing ahead with plans to introduce pay-as-you-drive road-pricing... [23 May 2007]
Tories propose 'googling for taxes' scheme
News The move is part of wider legislative proposals made by the Conservatives to make the government more accountable for its spending. The Conservative Party is urging the government to build a website that would allow... [14 Nov 2006]
Blair slams ID cards critics
News But the Conservatives, which have vowed to scrap ID cards if they win the next election, called it a "final act of ineffective and expensive authoritarianism". Prime Minister Tony Blair has again hit out at critics of... [07 Nov 2006]
Google's Schmidt speaks to Tory Party faithful
News Google chief executive Eric Schmidt brought some internet glamour to the Conservative Party on Tuesday when he gave a keynote address at their annual conference in Bournemouth. Schmidt - who polled third in silicon.com's 2006 Agenda... [04 Oct 2006]
Leader: Are we too snobbish to deserve a British Google?
Leader Even though - as the Conservatives have apparently just noticed - much of the innovation is coming from internet technologies. 'Whatever happened to the British Google, Yahoo! or MySpace? This is the latest cry from the... [13 Jun 2006]
Gordon Brown dubbed "analogue Chancellor"
News The Conservatives had suggested refining the scheme, including tighter definitions on the equipment which would qualify for tax relief in future, saving money for the Treasury, while still allowing the scheme to survive. [05 May 2006]
Leader: ID cards fight must go on
Leader Conservatives and Liberal Democrats in the House of Commons and the House of Lords had been united in opposing the introduction of ID cards until the climb-down, presented as a 'compromise', finally let the government... [31 Mar 2006]
Will's Web Watch: What's the story dawning e-Tory?
Comment In recent months the Conservatives have increasingly recognised technology is a key battlefield in modern politics and they have also been using it as a stick with which to beat the Labour government. [24 Feb 2006]
Tories attack "stealth" growth of national DNA database
News Conservatives have accused the government of trying to build a national DNA database "by stealth". The Tories are calling for more debate over the growth of the national DNA database. Shadow home affairs spokesman,... [13 Feb 2006]
ID cards 'could make identity fraud worse'
News The government's ID cards project will not combat ID fraud but could instead make the problem worse, according to the Conservatives who have seized upon the controversy surrounding the scheme to score some easy points. [03 Feb 2006]
MPs knock EDS for CSA IT failures
News The Conservatives said moving the system to the Inland Revenue would be difficult because the EDS system was already full of problems. IT services firm EDS has come under fire once again for its involvement with Child... [18 Jan 2006]
'Satellite-photo database will increase council tax'
News Satellite photos and a 'Big Brother' database could be used to increase the council tax bills of householders who have made improvements such as conservatories, claim the Conservatives. But the government has denied the... [06 Jan 2006]
ID Cards on Trial: Rebel MPs halve government's majority
News In the end just 20 Labour MPs joined forces with the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats to oppose the ID card scheme, meaning a few abstentions swung the vote in the government's favour. The government's majority was... [29 Jun 2005]
Leader: It's not too late to rethink flawed ID cards plan
Leader Despite this the government looks like it will narrowly win the vote at the second reading of the ID cards bill on Tuesday, thanks to unionist MPs and a number of abstentions from the Conservatives. Nothing, it seems,... [27 Jun 2005]
