http://clayboy.co.uk/2009/07/ac-grayling-when-philosophers-forget-the-sophia-bit/ an everyday tale of stardust, spit and spirit Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:27:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://clayboy.co.uk/2009/07/ac-grayling-when-philosophers-forget-the-sophia-bit/comment-page-1/#comment-284 clayboy Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:52:42 +0000 http://clayboy.co.uk/2009/07/ac-grayling-when-philosophers-forget-the-sophia-bit/#comment-284 That looks like paranoia to me. There is a significant difference between carrying a universal (i.e. for everyone) ID card, and branding a minority of a population like animals. That looks like paranoia to me. There is a significant difference between carrying a universal (i.e. for everyone) ID card, and branding a minority of a population like animals.

]]> http://clayboy.co.uk/2009/07/ac-grayling-when-philosophers-forget-the-sophia-bit/comment-page-1/#comment-283 Simon Evans Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:27:56 +0000 http://clayboy.co.uk/2009/07/ac-grayling-when-philosophers-forget-the-sophia-bit/#comment-283 Actually he was spot on. The grey inhabitants of the Home Office barracks want us all to be tagged and counted in and out, whatever we do (read the ID cards Act if you don't agree: that is exactly what it says will happen). Logically it is just a short step to being branded at birth, just like cattle. Don't forget that the Home Secretary, without reference to Parliament, can designate anything to be an identity document, can make any event a registrable event and add any information he/she likes to the NI database (including your religion). The Home Secretary can also control your right to live by, without challenge, withdrawing your card. Actually he was spot on. The grey inhabitants of the Home Office barracks want us all to be tagged and counted in and out, whatever we do (read the ID cards Act if you don’t agree: that is exactly what it says will happen). Logically it is just a short step to being branded at birth, just like cattle. Don’t forget that the Home Secretary, without reference to Parliament, can designate anything to be an identity document, can make any event a registrable event and add any information he/she likes to the NI database (including your religion). The Home Secretary can also control your right to live by, without challenge, withdrawing your card.

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