you know that i.d. card initiative that i keep banging on about?

it’s officially started being rolled out to foreign students and foreign spouses as of last week.

Ministers predict that between 50,000 and 60,000 cards will be issued by the end of March.

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said: “In time, identity cards for foreign nationals will replace paper documents and give employers a safe and secure way of checking a migrant’s right to work and study in the UK.”

and in a farcical twist, revealing just how ill-conceived this entire sham is…

the home office admitted that there is not a single scanner in any government office which can read them.  and no plans for issuing any.

home secretary jacqui smith has offered an appealing invitation:

That is why I will be inviting those who want the chance to get one of the first UK identity cards to pre-register their interest.

I am confident the small group of volunteers chosen for these first cards will quickly realise, like I already do, that identity cards are secure, convenient and here to help protect us all.

gee, thanks but no thanks, jacqui.

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