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January 02, 2005

Labour rejected ID cards in 1974

Records reveal Roy Jenkins was against introducing ID cards in 1974 (in response to IRA bombing in Birmingham), which “apart from creating difficulties for ordinary people would be extremely expensive and largely ineffective”.

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4139049.stm

Posted by Simon Holledge at January 2, 2005 11:57 PM

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