http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6642339.stm
So the passport system has been compromised more times than I can remember. Details are obviously not checked very well as my current passport has a different spelling of my name on it compared to my birth certificate.
We have seen a reporter getting a driving licence in David Blunkett's name (Im sure I don't need to remind people that unfortunately he is blind), and numerous other pranks done on the system by reporters time and time again.
So the government plan to introduce another ID system. We already know the governments track record with computer projects. Not on time, Over budget and its purpose is often changed to meet what it actually does, and not what it was intended to.
Here is an idea - lets start by fixing the existing ones.
Seems like a huge waste of money to me.