Sunday Times - ID cards doomed, say officials
TONY BLAIR’S flagship identity cards scheme is set to fail and may not be introduced for a generation, according to leaked Whitehall e-mails from the senior officials responsible for the multi-billion-pound project.
The problems are so serious that ministers have been forced to draw up plans for a scaled-down “face-saving†version to meet their pledge of phasing in the cards from 2008.
However, civil servants say there is no evidence that even this compromise is “remotely feasible†and accuse ministers of “ignoring reality†by pressing ahead.
Update: More at The Register.
Posted on July 9th, 2006 at 8:40 am
Now thats the sort of news I like to hear. Just got back from Malaysia, where they have an ID scheme set up. You might be interested to see the reaction to theirs at the moment as it could give indications of what we could expect over here.
Regards,
Cedalion
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/7/8/nation/14775065&sec=nation
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/7/8/nation/14778686&sec=nation
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/7/8/nation/14780017&sec=nation
Once again, an “official” says this. God it feels tawdry. My idealism is being sucked out. Is that the plan?
xxx
Grumpy scotch
Good.