ID cards to be scrapped within 100 days

The Liberal Democrat- Conservative Coalition announced this week that ID cards are to be scrapped for all British Citizens within the next 100 days and which will make this intrusive system "a thing of the past", says local Lib Dem Councillor Sue McGuire.

Commenting on the announcement, Liberal Democrat Leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said:

"The wasteful, bureaucratic and intrusive ID card scheme represents everything that has been wrong with government in recent years.... Cancelling the scheme and abolishing the National Identity Register is a major step in dismantling the surveillance state - but ID cards are just the tip of the iceberg. Today marks the start of a series of radical reforms to restore hard-won British freedoms."

Your Local Lib Dem team have been opposed to ID cards and the 'database state' since it's inception under the previous Labour Government. Cllr McGuire says, "this is a victory for all those who voted Liberal Democrat, we are finally getting rid of these dangerous systems- a win for anybody who believes in civil liberties. Scrapping ID cards will also save the British economy almost £900million, money that can be put to much better use by the Liberal Democrat and Conservative Ministers in Government"