If the ID cards are only for voting, then it is voter suppression. Many people are apathetic now about voting, using excuses like
My vote doesn't count where I live, put a red.blue rosette on a pig etc
All politicians lie so why should I vote for any of them.
Many people won't be bothered...
Then a couple of years later, when it is found the cards are very easy to forge, abandon the whole scheme. In the meantime, £millions have changed hands.
Waste of money, considering how many cases there have been in this country. I think this government has got a lot more to worry about than voter fraud.
Many pensioners, who have given up driving and no longer go on foreign holidays.
I ran into this problem when my Dad died and he had a small bank savings account with the TSB. My StepMum, 86 at the time, was unable to get his money due to no passport nor driving licence. The bank wouldn't...