Poll shows growing opposition to ID cards over data fears

This article is interestingPoll shows growing opposition to ID cards over data fears: "25% of the public are deeply opposed to the idea, raises the prospect that the potential number of those likely to refuse to register for the card has risen. If the poll's findings were reflected in the wider population, as many as 10 million people may be expected to refuse to comply." Note that the figure of 25% of the public is pretty close to the actual proportion of the population that voted for a Labour candidate at the last election ...

Oh and "The poll, commissioned by the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust, shows that British public opinion is deeply split over the introduction of identity cards, with 50% against the idea and 47% in favour."