Trevor Mendham

A Nation Divided

People are prepared to go to prison over the ID card

  • 28% of those opposing compulsory cards said they would take to the streets to participate in demonstrations. This represents approximately 4.9 million people.

  • 16% of those opposing compulsory cards said they would participate in a "campaign of civil disobedience". This represents 2.8 million people.

  • 6% of those opposing compulsory cards said they would prefer to go to prison rather than register for a card. This represents over a million people.


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A Nation Divided

- About Privacy International

- Background

- Key Findings

- ID Cards still have majority support, but opposition is deep & entrenched

- People do not want their address connected to the ID card

- Financial penalties are deeply opposed

- People are prepared to go to prison over the ID card

- A conundrum for the Tories