As someone who has been fighting this at all levels for a long time, I congratulate BALPA on it's stance.
However, It will not be the action of a group of people who defeat this. It will be the first individual penalised for refusing to have an ID card.
The Government have been using the consultation to find areas of least resistance. At the last meeting with the Home Office officials they said that the ID cards at the trial airports would only be required by new employees and anyone stupid enough to want one on a voluntary basis. During the trial period no one would be forced to have an ID.
Comparisons to European Identity cards is a waste of time and effort as is arguing with those who make the point.
The UK Government will link many databases to the National ID scheme. The UK Government are forcing children onto a database under the guise of protection. What they want to eventually create is a generation who take tracking and ID for granted and have no thoughts against it.
MP's, High ranking Government Officials and Celebrities(?) will not have their children registered. This is for security(?) reasons.
The Country needs to wake up from the sleep it's been in for the last 10 years and start demonstrating. Lobby MP's, Write to News Papers. Kick out the MP's who support this bill. Whatever it takes.
One things for sure. If this was a Tory policy, all the TU's would be on the streets marching. The fact is that apart from BALPA, they are letting down their members and playing politics with peoples lives.
Nice to see the Pilot community stepping up to the mark.....
