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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/03/tory-mps-voter-id-rules-rishi-sunak-boris-johnson-local-elections?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

So they can tick you off as voting and you won't get bothered later on

But it's prove your ID not your age?

Except I've never done that at a post office

Clearly very important issue for the government https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/apr/27/tory-minister-rachel-maclean-mps-voter-id?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/apr/03/voter-photo-id-plan-attacked-as-uk-data-shows-no-cases-of-impersonation?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/nov/03/voter-id-and-other-election-changes-hugely-challenging-say-uk-officials?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other Good to see we're still wasting time and money on this. Especially as the last two PMs have been open to non Uk resident or voters who give them £500

I'm sure they'll think of a way. But the why is the main point. If anyone in the public or private sector made a suggestion that was going to add bureaucracy, add cost to either the taxpayer or the public, with no financial benefit to solve a problem that doesn't appear to exist they'd get a...

I think my questions valid, you have no answer and are going into your pretty common everyone else is biased apart from me mode

Has anyone come up with an answer to why we need something that will waste time and money, to solve a problem there's no evidence exists?

I don't drive and my passport expired 3 years ago. What do I need a photo ID card for?

I can see a Guido Fawkes thing about needing photo ID to join the labour party conference which is s different thing a meeting. I'd be surprised if other parties didn't do the same.

I'm sure everyone else will be happy to pay for something to solve a problem that doesn't appear to exist that might disenfranchise other people. That seems a sensible use of time and money at the present time

Most of those countries seem to have national ID cards. And one of those countries is the famously democratic and fair Hungary