Neo,
I am against ID cards because in my opinion they will not stop illegal imigration by any great number and they will definately not stop attacks like the London bombings from happening.
After the London bombings, the government pushed harder for ID cards saying they would help prevent these atrocities... not true as those responsible would have been legally entitled to cary the ID Card.
As for illegal immigrants, how exactly will an ID Card cut the numbers by any significant proportion? They smuggle themselves (or get smuggled by others) into this country. They are not being caught at ports, or on the many small secluded bays they can land at.
Why? Because we do not have the resources allocated (nor the political will power) to prevent immigration at source.
Do you think that if a bunch of people get caught sneaking into the country they are allowed to continue on their way because we do not as yet have an ID Card system in force? They flood into this country because the vast majority of them do not get caught.
Once they get into the country, forging 'official' documents is not exactly difficult.
Having an ID Card that the authorities can check is all very well... you have to catch them first before you can check for it - and catching them is not happening.
We have all seen pictures of 'Illegals' on the continental mainland gathering in numbers waiting for darkness... the French authorities et al turn a blind eye becauses they are off loading the problem to us!
Instead of ID Cards, maybe we should stop being such a soft touch to the scroungers on benefits... then we will not be as attractive a prospect for people to come to!