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    The cards are expected to cost the public £30 each, so on the Home Secretary's reckoning, 28 million people - almost half the population of the UK - will come forward. "If Alan Johnson seriously thinks that nearly half the adult population is going to voluntarily pay for ID cards out of their own pocket then he is completely deluded" said Grayling. "It is time the government realised this whole scheme is a white elephant and it should be scrapped immediately." Full Article at The Register
    If Alan Johnson seriously thinks that nearly half the adult population is going to voluntarily pay for ID cards out of their own pocket then he is completely deluded
    Chris Grayling – Chris Grayling SOURCE: The Register 1 month ago
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  1. It is time the government realised this whole scheme is a white elephant and it should be scrapped immediately.
    SOURCE: The Register 1 month ago

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