Guess who said this on ID cards?
“We all suffer crime, the poorest and vulnerable most of all, it is the duty of government to protect them. But we can make choices in spending too. And instead of wasting hundreds of millions of pounds on compulsory ID cards…let that money provide thousands of extra police officers on the beat in our local communities. But the truth is that the best two crime prevention policies are a job and a stable family.”
Who said this? Who else but Tony Blair in 1995. Thanks to Peter Black for the insight.
November 13th, 2006 at 10:06 pm
Looks like James Hall, Chief Executive of the Identity and Passport Service, will be online from 1600 GMT on Tuesday 14 November to talk about ID cards. Sooo many questions.