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The real reason for ID Cards

After arguing that the Government needs us all to carry ID cards to control Terrorist activity Charles Clarke, has admitted the truth that the real reason is so that it would make it easier for the Government to drop border controls.

Mr Clarke said a successful ID card system could change British opposition to Schengen, paving the way for border posts to be swept away

Telegraph | News | Clarke opens door to easing border controls: “An effective identity card system would make it easier for the Government to drop border controls with the rest of Europe, Charles Clarke, the Home Secretary, said in Brussels yesterday.”

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By Ken
On February 25, 2005
At 9:21 am
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February 25th, 2005 at 7:17 pm

No, the real reason is that Charles Clarke is a nasty little fascist who enjoy taking away peoples liberty and bossing them around.

 

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