Thursday, April 22, 2004
It's days like this that make you despair for your fellow countrymen... 80% of people in the UK would accept having ID cards but over 50% don't trust the Government not to cock up their introduction and only one in five would be happy paying the fee. And on that last point, I presume this 'mooted' £35 charge was the figure that MORI were using. Last time figures were being discussed I was sure it was in the £75 to £100 range.
Most of the 1,000 people surveyed by telephone said they believed the card would counteract illegal immigration.
I bet the next question wasn't "how exactly?"
[David Blunkett] promised the public their introduction would not be a "cock-up".
Which would be Shiteyes committing to something not achieved by a British Government in decades, an IT roll-out that was on schedule, on budget and not a bug-ridden farrago.
Most of the 1,000 people surveyed by telephone said they believed the card would counteract illegal immigration.
I bet the next question wasn't "how exactly?"
[David Blunkett] promised the public their introduction would not be a "cock-up".
Which would be Shiteyes committing to something not achieved by a British Government in decades, an IT roll-out that was on schedule, on budget and not a bug-ridden farrago.
