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The act on ID cards is open ended and the type of data it can collect may be added to in the future. In the first instance the last thing I want is some giant database full of identifying information that is ripe for misuse. We may trust the government of today but we don't know what the government of tomorrow will look like and how data could be expanded to habits, finances, online activity, travel etc which I believe is what Blair was proposing originally in the early 2000s. A fairly high risk of mission creep too. There's not a UK government I would trust not to penalise someone when they engage in political protest for example and mandatory ID would make this a lot easier. I rnemever reading in the paper that local councils were misapplying enti terror legislation to check if parents were living in catchment areas for schools. The temptation to misuse these vast amounts of information or to expand the scope down the line will be great. Also as I mentioned in a liberal democracy I shouldn't be forced to identify myself to the state if I don't want to and the cost will clearly be enormous and much bigger than they estimate.

Is your tone really necessary? I haven't responded to you rude or sarcastically.

Tighten up right to work rules. A right to work certificate could act in the same way as an ID card if that is the concern. Have a clear validity period and make employers review eligibility once a year.

I already conceded that there may be ways to make it work and address security concerns but really the bonus should be on the businesses and those without citizenship to prove their right to live and work in the country.

I think being a mentalist is his thing which is the main problem.

Employers already have requirements for right to work checks. I my have less objections if there are no requirements to produce the on demand and also if they can anonymise it and just get a straight yes or no on eligibility maybe using AI or something. I think I saw an age verification system where you just access the one bit of data to say you were old enough for something without linking it to anything. That would address some of the security concerns. On another note, are the government still looking to plough ahead with a porn pass? That was widely publicised a few years ago but haven't heard much about it since.

If you have nothing to hide then what's the problem is the line of argument for every bit of abuse of power ever.

It's not mandatory to have a smart phone or to give Google your information if you don't want to.

I'm not scared of anything. I don't want the UK to go even further towards a surveillance state than they already are which is already pretty far. It's likely inevitable with technogy in the end but the slower we get there the better from my perspective. Requiring people to carry and produce ID on demand undermines the principle that people should be free to go about their lives without interference from the government unless they have done something wrong. It will only encourage arbitrary checks of identification that I don't support. Additionally I don't want the government having more of my data than they already have and giant databases would be ripe for hacking or data theft.

Didn't we spend something like 15 million on Charles last time?

Driving a car and whether I bring my license with me or not is entirely optional.

Statistically that appears to be the case.

We use the best ones who may be suitable for the prem or we replace them in the prem and use them as squad players or we sell them back to the championship to the teams who have just been relegated or we loan a couple out. Let's deal with the championship first and then have a proper plan if we ever get promoted again.

I would just object on principle if it becomes mandatory to bring an ID card with me and be forced to prove who I am in order to live my life. I also don't want to go e the government more data on me than they already have if I can help it. Just a personal thing really.

Surely the point is that getting a passport and then travelling is a choice. A future ID scheme would be mandatory which is rather different whether you agree with it or not.

Almost certainly we won't accept that. 25 million maybe we would consider it.

Personally I'd like to see us use some of our financial superiority over almost every team in the league to bully them for some of their players. Teams like Norwich and Middlesbrough have some quality. I'd like to see us bring in some proven Championship performers.

I hate this question as it isn't my job to bring in the best possible players, that's for the club to do as they did pretty successfully last time in the Championship with the likes of THB and Downes, both of whom I felt at the time were exciting and ambitious signings-albeit loans with options to buy - not that that matters for the season. Think I've mentioned before I would have liked us to try to get Sargent but I also saw Tommy Conway a few times last season and he looked great. For me he would be a more exciting signing. Possibly Richard Kone as well although he was obviously in a weaker league.

Maybe not to you but it's all about opinions maybe I have higher standards. Just about reaching double figures in a league a fair bit weaker than the Championship isn't particularly exciting to me. Our attacking signings are really the ones we need to be top notch this season. Is this bloke better than Che Adams? I wouldn't say so on an initial impression but it is just first impressions so maybe he will be good.

If it is downs then I hope he turns out to be great obviously but I have to be honest that on the face of it that's a pretty underwhelming signing as our main striker signing. Maybe we are saving the big quality move for our attacking midfielder.

I can't remember the first year of the Tories being substantially worse than this so still time. The reason the Tories were so poor is because they had such a long time to do so many things wrong. Labour just haven't had as much time yet. The fact we are even discussing who has been worse is telling. For those who voted labour, are they doing how you expected so far?

Labour have been shite so far. To what extent they have been worse than the woeful tories really doesn't matter.

Hopefully we do both.

Could he be the Armstrong replacement? He does look promising to be fair.

There isn't prem interest it's championship and European teams and very few if any of them would consider that a sensible use of limited funds.