Friday, July 23, 2004
According to an email I deleted too hastily, the Home Office Select Committee on ID Cards will be releasing their report on ID Cards on July 30th. I don't know how much we're supposed to be reading into the fact they are releasing this one week after Parliament goes on it's summer holiday, one might wonder if they're releasing it too late for the sceptical Opposition to make a fuss in the Commons and hoping that everybody's forgotten it by the time Parliament reconvenes in the Autumn. I also don't know whether it's important that although there will be a statement for the press there won't be a press conference for it. Maybe the members of the committee want to leave as soon as possible to get down to the seaside.
