UK Government Scraps ID Card Scheme
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Home Secretary Theresa May has announced that New Labour's controversial identity card scheme is to be abolished by the new Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition government.The scrapping of ID cards is one of the many changes the new government has promised, including reform of the DNA database, control of CCTV surveillance and the amendment of Liberal laws.Both parties in the coalition criticised the ID card scheme when it was introduced by the previous Labour...
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