ID cards will become compulsory
The BBC has an interview with the Lord Chancellor (head of the House of Lords and the Judiciary) in which he says what opponents of ID cards have always believed: that they will end up being compulsory:
Lord Falconer told BBC Radio Four's Any Questions: "The question is should you require – and I think ultimately, unless there is compulsion, you won't get the benefits of an ID card system – is it right to compel those that don't have a passport also to get an ID card?
"I think it is, I think it will become inevitable that you need reliable means of identification, both to stop people stealing your identity, and also making it much, much easier for you to deal with the state.
"You won't every time you want to change something have to fill in a long form, life will just become much easier."
The lord chancellor said the final decision would rest with Parliament and he added: "I think the government takes the view that to get the full benefits they will ultimately have to become compulsory."
