Re: LSE meeting [was: Re: "ID card plans 'criticised by MPs'"]

Roland Perry wrote:
>
> In article <4135B5D7.492F@...>, Pete Mitchell
> <andromeda@...> writes
> >> But if you are the victim of that identity theft, only one agency to
> >> deal with top put it right.
> >
> >That sounds like a bad idea. My experience suggests that the arrogance
> >and incompetence displayed by a service organisation is in inverse
> >proportion to the number of alternatives open to its customers.
>
> That may well be the case, but as an individual in this situation is
> only likely to have an urgent need to deal with single-source agencies,
> the fewer of these the better. Would you prefer just the passport agency
> (to pick one from the hat), or them *plus* also DVLC, Inland Revenue,
> benefits Agency, County Council... etc etc.

I'd rather there wasn't a compulsory ID card at all. That way I'd
be able to deal with third parties without needing the cooperation
of any of these agencies.

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Pete Mitchell