An extremely stupid idea. The government is whipping up a general antipathy to terrorists and asylum-seekers, and convincing gullible people that having ID cards is a useful step to controlling things. Trouble is, it's a useful step to controlling a lot of other things too.
   In the Observer it claims that Islamic people who object to having their faces photographed will be exempt from having their photos on their cards. I can't really see the point in forcing me to have a card with my photo on, if other people arent forced to as well.
    The whole idea is a waste of time, as far as I am concerned, both on practical and civil liberty grounds.