What bothers me most is not so much the card itself, but more the way in which they propose to issue them. A news article I heard yesterday suggested the Government were considering using Post Offices and other high street stores to enrol people on the system. As someone with a professional interest in Immigration and Border Security, I have grave concerns that genuine ID cards will be issued on the back of stolen/forged/counterfeit passports or other ID. The reason applicants for new UK passports now have to attend an interview is to combat just this type of fraud - if WHSmith are going to be handing out ID cards along with your morning newspaper then the new UK Border Agency might as well just throw in the towel now...