A piece of Home Office propaganda appears to be backfiring in spectacular fashion. The site mylifemyid.org was set up by the Home Office to allow people aged 16-25 to have their say on the issue of identity and the “benefits” of the proposed ID scheme.

They haven’t held back. Some of the top discussions in the main forum at the moment include: “How can you stop civil servants peeking?”, “Don’t vote Labour next time”, “I don’t trust you…” and “I’d rather emmigrate or go to prison”.

The Home Office thought that young people would be a soft touch for sneaking in ID Cards and a huge, intrusive National Identity Register (NIR). They clearly underestimated today’s youth. I particularly liked this post from Number6: Debunking the “Myths” page

If you’re aged 16-25 and want to let Jacqui Smith know what you think, head over to mylifemyid.org.

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