Monday, August 16, 2004
Another day, Another official agency warns about confusion over ID Cards and what they are for and another case of it being ignored by the Home Office.
Mr Thomas says, although he is not for or against an ID card scheme itself, he is concerned about the government's failure to spell out their exact purpose... "The government has changed its line over the last two or three years as to what the card is intended for. "You have to have clarity. Is it for the fight against terrorism? Is it to promote immigration control? Is it to provide access to public benefits and services?" A Home Office spokesman said: "The Government remains committed to its plans for a national identity card scheme which, among other things, will protect people in the fight against identity fraud and organised crime."
AAAARGH! But it won't, it won't It Won't! It's nothing more than a gravy train for big business to make huge amounts of money from the public purse! It was proposed as part of the War Against Terror but that aspect was later dropped when Shiteyes Blunkett was forced to admit that it wouldn't help at all!
Meanwhile, Blair wants to scrap the rules that delay Ministers and civil servants leaving Government and moving into jobs in related industries despite the fact that I'm fairly sure Labour lobbied hard to bring those rules in back in their days of opposition, saying that not doing so was part of the sleaze of Major's government.
It comes at a time when Whitehall is being flooded with controversial applications from senior civil servants and the military, who have been offered private-sector jobs. One watchdog has voiced concern about the growing "traffic" from the Ministry of Defence to British and foreign contractors who benefit from billions of pounds of defence orders every year. There have been 344 defence appointments in recent years.
I dare say that what with the old boys network and keeping in contact with friends in the department delaying people moving job has had more of a symbolic rather than actual effect but can't Blair even pretend any more that his Government isn't mired in sleaze?
Mr Thomas says, although he is not for or against an ID card scheme itself, he is concerned about the government's failure to spell out their exact purpose... "The government has changed its line over the last two or three years as to what the card is intended for. "You have to have clarity. Is it for the fight against terrorism? Is it to promote immigration control? Is it to provide access to public benefits and services?" A Home Office spokesman said: "The Government remains committed to its plans for a national identity card scheme which, among other things, will protect people in the fight against identity fraud and organised crime."
AAAARGH! But it won't, it won't It Won't! It's nothing more than a gravy train for big business to make huge amounts of money from the public purse! It was proposed as part of the War Against Terror but that aspect was later dropped when Shiteyes Blunkett was forced to admit that it wouldn't help at all!
Meanwhile, Blair wants to scrap the rules that delay Ministers and civil servants leaving Government and moving into jobs in related industries despite the fact that I'm fairly sure Labour lobbied hard to bring those rules in back in their days of opposition, saying that not doing so was part of the sleaze of Major's government.
It comes at a time when Whitehall is being flooded with controversial applications from senior civil servants and the military, who have been offered private-sector jobs. One watchdog has voiced concern about the growing "traffic" from the Ministry of Defence to British and foreign contractors who benefit from billions of pounds of defence orders every year. There have been 344 defence appointments in recent years.
I dare say that what with the old boys network and keeping in contact with friends in the department delaying people moving job has had more of a symbolic rather than actual effect but can't Blair even pretend any more that his Government isn't mired in sleaze?
