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ID cards are dead
Comment Gordon Brown has distanced himself from all of this, and for good reason - he doesn't want to be lumbered with this costly and unpopular white elephant when he goes to the electorate. The new plan also... [07 Mar 2008]
ID cards: Gov't slaps on fines of up to £1,000
News Critics of the scheme said the perceived two-year slip in the widespread rollout of the cards is another sign of wavering support among Gordon Brown's government for ID cards. C is for... [26 Feb 2008]
ID cards plan: Airport union wants answers
News Critics of the scheme said the perceived two-year slip in the widespread rollout of the cards is another sign of wavering support among Gordon Brown's government for ID cards. C is for... [20 Feb 2008]
ID cards: What's the latest?
News PM: Parliament to decide ID cards fate but Gordon Brown accused of "dithering" C is for Compulsory Confused about where it's going? Or where the whole project started? The project has... [29 Jan 2008]
Students revolt against being ID card guinea pigs
News Critics of the scheme said the perceived two-year slip in the widespread rollout of the cards is another sign of wavering support among Gordon Brown's government for ID cards. C is for... [24 Jan 2008]
ID cards rollout pushed back to 2012
News Opponents have seized on the revelations as evidence that Gordon Brown's government is cooling towards ID cards. Brown was already accused of wavering in his support for the scheme... [23 Jan 2008]
Compulsory ID cards for UK citizens within five years
News A late round of lobbying by Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown in Blair's absence ensured the government won the crucial votes in the House of Commons and overturned amendments made to the ID cards... [14 Feb 2006]
Leader: ID cards victory for silicon.com campaign
Leader Ultimately Blair could still force the bill through using the Parliament Act later in the year but after this key battle in the Lords opponents and critics now hope any delay may even be long enough to see Gordon... [17 Jan 2006]
Leader: Watch the ID card retreat
Leader Here's betting Gordon Brown's people will be unimpressed by Clarke's 'back of a fag packet' sums. He even hinted that the provision for secondary legislation before the cards can be made... [04 Aug 2005]
Blunkett pressing on with ID card plans
News The plans have not only attracted the criticism of many civil rights organisations but also members of the cabinet, including Gordon Brown and Jack Straw, who believe the project has the potential to... [11 Nov 2003]
Blunkett's ID card plans facing derailment
News While Chancellor Gordon Brown's distaste for the scheme is well known, a letter from Foreign Secretary Jack Straw to other members of the Cabinet detailing his objections to the scheme was leaked over... [13 Oct 2003]
Will cost and controversy keep Britain ID-free?
News The substantial cost of the programme is also holding up its implementation, with neither Gordon Brown's Treasury nor the public likely to willingly bear the brunt of the cost - which could be up to £100... [22 Sep 2003]
File tax returns online or face a fine
News Increasing concern is being voiced by industry at the decision by Chancellor Gordon Brown to force all companies to file their tax returns online or face hefty fines. The government plans to make... [13 May 2002]
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