Saturday, December 30, 2006

The ID that follows you beyond the grave / This is London, 25 Dec 2006

http://digbig.com/4qmrj
"The Government's plans for ID cards include knowing when you are born, when you marry and when you die. People who fail to update their national identity card will be fined a staggering £1,000, it has been revealed. And it will cost £30 to replace a lost or stolen card or buy a new one if a name needs to be changed, for example when a woman gets married. A "draconian" regime of fines, which will also include £1,000 for failing to return a dead relative's ID card, is revealed in the latest Government plans for the controversial scheme."