The basic premis is that it should make life harder for terrorists. Ye Gods! If we only had terrorists to combat life'd be comparitively simple. Anyway the modern terrorist has a brand new style passport in his/her back pocket before Joe Bloggs has even applied for one. I may have various bits of i.d. but i do not always carry it with me. If i so wished i should be able to walk in to any b&b, pay by cash and remain anonymous. Not for any security reason but just to escape from reality for maybe a few hours. A day or two. It is legal and hurts no one but that kinda basic right that harms no other could become illegal if no i.d. is carried. Big Brother is becoming too much of a reality for my liking. I have no secrets but i have my private thoughts and i do not wish to be questioned about everything i do and say with legal implications. If i randomly wish to do a day trip of a few hundred miles then i should be able to do so without intervention from Her Majesty's Govt. and it's cronies.