This is a scary prospect in UK
1 Governments who cannot be trusted - thats any likely governement not just this one. Different colour badge same type of person
2 Serial incompetence by Civil Servic and Government agencies on data security both as regards simple loss and more worryingly criminal intent
3 Police forces who are under pressure to meet targets- never mind the guilt feel the collar.
4 Police management? Why suppose they are any different to the type of manager so graphically portrayed in the T5 debacle , ie not real policemem , no interest in rights or wrongs just their career.
5 So all police MPs and senior civil servants can field trial ID cards for 5 years and then we the public can decide by referendum if we want them hows that-seems fair to me and it would give prominant peopel in the country a chance to show leadership too.