Dr David Bull, the prospective Conservative MP for Brighton Pavilion, has hit out at Labour's plans for ID cards.
Dr Bull exclusively told Brightonandhoveconservatives.com:
'Not only will everyone have to pay £93 to get one - this is the official estimated price for a combined ID card and passport package - but implementing the scheme will cost up to £20 billion of taxpayers’ money. This is according to estimates from the London School of Economics
It is also a recipe for disaster:
Labour's plan to introduce ID cards will cost billions of pounds but will not make us safer and could expose the public to an even greater risk of identity fraud.
ID cards are a very bad IDea - and you can call on the Government to scrap them by signing our petition today.
ID cards will not make us safer:They do not prevent terrorist attacks - ID cards are compulsory in Spain, but that did not stop the Madrid bombings in 2004
They will not prevent illegal immigration, as foreign visitors will not have to have an ID card unless they plan to stay for more than three months
They won't prevent human trafficking - only a dedicated Border Police Force can enforce proper checks on people entering and leaving the country
ID cards are a waste of money:
We've had data loss after data loss from this incompetent Government.
The personal details of 25 million individuals, and the bank details of 15 million people, were lost by HM Revenue and Customs
The DVLA lost the details of 3 million learner drivers
The names, addresses and expected release dates of every prisoner in England and Wales were on an unencrypted memory stick that went missing
The introduction of ID cards will see almost 30 separate pieces of personal information about you - including your name, date of birth, previous addresses, photograph, signature, fingerprints and other biometric details - stored in one place.
The potential for another data loss disaster is huge - and that is why it's vital that everyone who is opposed to ID cards joins our campaign today.'
David continued: We will scrap the ID cards scheme, and use some of the savings to build more prison places, provide more drug rehabilitation for those in custody and create a dedicated Border Police Force.'
To let David know about your opposition to Labour's ID scheme, email hove@tory.org
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