Today, Jacqui Smith unveiled the first ever ID card . These earliest cards are designed for foreign residents (and will be sent out in November to marriage visa holders and international students). Will this really improve security? Or is it just a way of ‘softening up’ the process of national implementation? Either way, expect fakes to appear on the streets in the next few weeks…
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