Phil sez, "My personal take on the Mistaken Identity public meeting re. UK ID cards at the London School of Economics yesterday."
Lord (Andrew) Philips of Sudbury, Liberal Democrat peer, was particularly good – especially in his detailed grasp of the system, e.g. regarding the nonsensical restriction of the powers of the Interception of Communications Commissioner, and his realistic take on the task ahead in persuading the 80-ish% that ID cards backed by a National Identity Register are a BAD IDEA.
He referred specifically to tackling the all-too-common "If you've got nothing to hide, you've got nothing to fear" argument and, although he didn't explicitly say the phrase, his comment "We're on no-one's list now" led me to think that "If you're not on their list, you won't exist" might imply/initiate a relevant counter-argument. [Wait for the T-shirt – I'm all for slogans!]
