I don't think Stand can be considered independent, they are decidedly against such legislation, although this doesn't diminish the value of thousands of people using them to formally state their abhorrence for the proposal.
When I wrote to my MP (Labour, current governing party) at the start of the consultation I was told "The entitlement card was just another version of the preoccupation of some civil servants (usually in the Home Office) with the idea." and "I really do not hear of any serious move down this road at UK level." Not that I really believe him, but maybe they realise they have a difficult time ahead.
Privacy International have just requested an investigation into the maladministration of the current consultation process on ID cards that has just ended so its not over yet, and certainly not on the basis of a survey by a company who wants to make money out of it. It is outrageously easy to get the results you want by tuning the questions you ask. This will not be trusted.
As a historical aside, the last UK ID cards were abandoned in 1953. At the time the Lord High Chief Justice stated that "it is obvious that the police now, as a matter of routine, demand the production of national registration identity cards whenever they stop or interrogate a motorist for any cause....This Act was passed for security purposes and not for the purposes for which, apparently it is now sought to be used...."
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I don't think Stand can be considered independent, they are decidedly against such legislation, although this doesn't diminish the value of thousands of people using them to formally state their abhorrence for the proposal.
When I wrote to my MP (Labour, current governing party) at the start of the consultation I was told "The entitlement card was just another version of the preoccupation of some civil servants (usually in the Home Office) with the idea." and "I really do not hear of any serious move down this road at UK level." Not that I really believe him, but maybe they realise they have a difficult time ahead.
Privacy International have just requested an investigation into the maladministration of the current consultation process on ID cards that has just ended so its not over yet, and certainly not on the basis of a survey by a company who wants to make money out of it. It is outrageously easy to get the results you want by tuning the questions you ask. This will not be trusted.
As a historical aside, the last UK ID cards were abandoned in 1953. At the time the Lord High Chief Justice stated that "it is obvious that the police now, as a matter of routine, demand the production of national registration identity cards whenever they stop or interrogate a motorist for any cause....This Act was passed for security purposes and not for the purposes for which, apparently it is now sought to be used...."