Comments on: Blunkett warns of ‘Big Brother’ Britain http://liberalconspiracy.org/2009/02/23/blunkett-warns-of-big-brother-britain/ Left-wing news, opinion and activism Thu, 24 May 2012 22:57:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ukliberty http://liberalconspiracy.org/2009/02/23/blunkett-warns-of-big-brother-britain/#comment-36322 ukliberty Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:09:12 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=2726#comment-36322 <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/libertycentral/2009/feb/25/davidblunkett-idcards" rel="nofollow">Guy Herbert's response</a>refutes the notion of any significant change from Blunkett. Guy Herbert’s responserefutes the notion of any significant change from Blunkett.

]]> By: Nick http://liberalconspiracy.org/2009/02/23/blunkett-warns-of-big-brother-britain/#comment-36032 Nick Thu, 26 Feb 2009 02:10:03 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=2726#comment-36032 Wow, at this rate Blunkett will be moving left fast enough not too look out place on the Tory front bench! Wow, at this rate Blunkett will be moving left fast enough not too look out place on the Tory front bench!

]]> By: Shatterface http://liberalconspiracy.org/2009/02/23/blunkett-warns-of-big-brother-britain/#comment-35556 Shatterface Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:57:05 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=2726#comment-35556 '...of 'glamour'', that is. Damn my unruly thumbs! ‘…of ‘glamour”, that is.

Damn my unruly thumbs!

]]> By: Shatterface http://liberalconspiracy.org/2009/02/23/blunkett-warns-of-big-brother-britain/#comment-35554 Shatterface Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:55:38 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=2726#comment-35554 I though foreign nationals had passports, visas and the like? What do ID cards add to this? Incidentally, great to see airline pilots lined up against ID cards - that's just the kind og 'glamou' our side needs, rather than washed-up politicians. I though foreign nationals had passports, visas and the like? What do ID cards add to this?

Incidentally, great to see airline pilots lined up against ID cards – that’s just the kind og ‘glamou’ our side needs, rather than washed-up politicians.

]]> By: Jock http://liberalconspiracy.org/2009/02/23/blunkett-warns-of-big-brother-britain/#comment-35550 Jock Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:33:04 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=2726#comment-35550 Lee - I kind of agree with the overall tenor of the article/speech, but just on the ID cards thing, I think it's not much of a "U-Turn" the media are spinning it as. Lee – I kind of agree with the overall tenor of the article/speech, but just on the ID cards thing, I think it’s not much of a “U-Turn” the media are spinning it as.

]]> By: Lee Griffin http://liberalconspiracy.org/2009/02/23/blunkett-warns-of-big-brother-britain/#comment-35549 Lee Griffin Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:30:42 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=2726#comment-35549 Jock: It's still an interesting change in stance for someone like him. These are small victories we can take and accumulate Jock: It’s still an interesting change in stance for someone like him. These are small victories we can take and accumulate

]]> By: Shatterface http://liberalconspiracy.org/2009/02/23/blunkett-warns-of-big-brother-britain/#comment-35547 Shatterface Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:28:55 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=2726#comment-35547 An 'opt-in' ID card will be more or less mandatory once they are introduced and businesses decide they are 'useful'. Its not 'compulsary' to have a bank account but try finding a job without one. An ‘opt-in’ ID card will be more or less mandatory once they are introduced and businesses decide they are ‘useful’.

Its not ‘compulsary’ to have a bank account but try finding a job without one.

]]> By: Jock http://liberalconspiracy.org/2009/02/23/blunkett-warns-of-big-brother-britain/#comment-35531 Jock Mon, 23 Feb 2009 07:08:49 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=2726#comment-35531 Of course the very next section in the Independent after the bit covered here says that he would make it compulsory for UK nationals to have passports but allow them to "opt-in" to having an ID card. So really, not a huge U-turn, since presumably the identity database will continue, and if we ever get as far as compulsory carrying of ID then people will have to carry their biometric passport if they haven't opted in for a card. A big blow for liberty that one Dave! Of course the very next section in the Independent after the bit covered here says that he would make it compulsory for UK nationals to have passports but allow them to “opt-in” to having an ID card.

So really, not a huge U-turn, since presumably the identity database will continue, and if we ever get as far as compulsory carrying of ID then people will have to carry their biometric passport if they haven’t opted in for a card.

A big blow for liberty that one Dave!

]]> By: matt_heath http://liberalconspiracy.org/2009/02/23/blunkett-warns-of-big-brother-britain/#comment-78498 matt_heath Mon, 23 Feb 2009 06:25:56 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=2726#comment-78498 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">irony meter go "spoing" http://tinyurl.com/ca4k3b</span></span> irony meter go “spoing” http://tinyurl.com/ca4k3b

]]> By: Liberal Conspiracy http://liberalconspiracy.org/2009/02/23/blunkett-warns-of-big-brother-britain/#comment-78499 Liberal Conspiracy Mon, 23 Feb 2009 03:47:16 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=2726#comment-78499 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">New blog post: Blunkett warns of 'Big Brother' Britain http://tinyurl.com/ca4k3b</span></span> New blog post: Blunkett warns of ‘Big Brother’ Britain http://tinyurl.com/ca4k3b

]]> By: Liberal Conspiracy http://liberalconspiracy.org/2009/02/23/blunkett-warns-of-big-brother-britain/#comment-79702 Liberal Conspiracy Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:47:16 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=2726#comment-79702 New blog post: Blunkett warns of 'Big Brother' Britain http://tinyurl.com/ca4k3b New blog post: Blunkett warns of ‘Big Brother’ Britain http://tinyurl.com/ca4k3b

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