Monday, August 08, 2005

Brown's cash misgivings add to identity confusion / Scotsman, 7 Aug 2005

http://news.scotsman.com/politics.cfm?id=1740852005
Eddie Barnes
"Gordon Brown has expressed serious concern over the escalating cost of the government's controversial identity card scheme, fuelling speculation that the entire policy is about to be ditched.
The Chancellor has told allies of his fears about the mounting bill for the scheme, currently standing between �6bn and nearly �20bn. "