{"id":68614,"date":"2016-02-22T17:15:14","date_gmt":"2016-02-22T17:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/samathieson.com\/sa-mathieson\/?page_id=68614"},"modified":"2018-05-06T12:15:11","modified_gmt":"2018-05-06T11:15:11","slug":"card-declined-how-britain-said-no-to-id-cards-three-times-over","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/samathieson.com\/sa-mathieson\/government-it\/card-declined-how-britain-said-no-to-id-cards-three-times-over\/","title":{"rendered":"Card declined: how Britain said no to ID cards, three times over"},"content":{"rendered":"

In my 2013 book Card declined<\/em>, I trace the history of British ID cards from Second World War to the most recent scheme\u2019s abolition.<\/p>\n

The book features indecisive prime ministers, leaders of the opposition adopting comedy German accents, civil servants leaving secret plans in a junked filing cabinet and losing half the country\u2019s personal data in the post, strident MPs, rhetorical peers, home secretaries resigning over fast-tracking a lover\u2019s visa and a husband\u2019s taste in on-demand adult entertainment, the intervention of the Pet Shop Boys, an identity minister losing her ID card on a promotional trip for ID cards and identity card holders being barred from ferries and chased through airports.<\/p>\n

This is the story of government ID cards in Britain from 1945 to 2011: a battle for British liberty that often descends into farce.<\/p>\n

I wrote articles on the book for The Register<\/em><\/a>, Guardian Public Leaders Network<\/em><\/a> and Campaign4Change<\/a>. There are extracts on this site here<\/a> and here<\/a>, and these on The Register<\/em>: How Labour lost power in a case of mistaken ID<\/a>; How did something so small and pink cause so much trouble?<\/a>; and Yet another Cabinet-level ID card farce<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Card declined<\/em> on Kindle: \u00a32.99<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Card declined<\/em> in print: \u00a35.99 inc. UK P&P
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96 page paperback, sold through this site via PayPal with FREE UK P&P. (You don’t need an account; credit and debit cards accepted).<\/td>\n

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Card declined <\/em>e-book: \u00a32.99<\/strong><\/h2>\n

48 A4 page PDF suitable for printing, sold through this site via PayPal. (You don’t need an account; credit and debit cards accepted). PDF will download when payment has been completed; don’t forget to save it.<\/td>\n

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You can buy in other currencies by clicking on the Amazon link and accepting redirection to your local version. Alternatively, I can send a printed copy to any address worldwide or email you a .mobi version- drop me a line at mail [AT] samathieson.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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