Mr Johnsons Gift and It Won't Cost the Taxpayer

[trelawney126]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8177040.stm

 

[Andrew_1980]

i thought they scrapped the whole Biometric-ID plan a few months back after deciding it was a huge waste of time, money, effort, everything else..? If it was a compulsory thing to have one, like in other european countries (I know Portugal has had nat. ID cards for well over 10 years) then it'd make sense I guess. But voluntary.. what is the point? Why are they any better than a biometric passport, apart from the price label?