Tuesday, November 22, 2005

Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Tories leap on Rimington's ID card rejection

The retired head of our intelligence services has come out to tell us that the Governments ID cards won't protect us from terrorism.

Well, we already knew that, and the Government admitted it. But the Government will go ahead any way because they want more control of our lives.

When are the tories going to stand up for civil liberties properly?

Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Tories leap on Rimington's ID card rejection: "Tories leap on Rimington's ID card rejection

Mark Oliver and agencies
Thursday November 17, 2005

ID cards. Photograph: Getty Images
Photograph: Getty Images

The Conservatives said today that criticism of ID cards by former MI5 chief Dame Stella Rimington showed the government's justifications for their introduction were 'completely bogus'."

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