ID Propaganda Aimed At Young People

The government are obviously very keen to convince young people that ID cards, etc, are a Good Thing and that they ought to join in the fun. So much so that they've set up a website mylifemyid, which they bill as 'the site where 16-25's can have their say about identity issues in the UK'. No doubt they can have their say and be ignored, as is par for the course with the government's 'consultation' practices.

This is obviously part of a long-term plan, ie, get them young and you've got them for life, kind of thing, along with Mrs Pudding Face's PR campaign earlier in the year pitching ID cards at students. That's either bold or deluded, considering the government will be out on its ear in a couple of years.

It's a pretty disreputable tactic, given that the rest of the population are deliberately kept uninformed or misinformed about the ID-database policy. Virtual Surveys Ltd, however, are obviously happy to make a few quid out of the project. Our money, of course. You can't say this government doesn't encourage entrepreneurs.