No2ID and The Thick of It

The National ID system is bound to be passed by the UK government, Labour have a big enough majority to pull it off.

I'm not sure how I feel about it although I do have major concerns that everything about me, who I am, where I live, how healthy I am, how much I earn being available from one card and on a national register.

I've watched enough Yes, Minister to know it's not going to be all ha ha he he.

Part of the ID system will mean that people have to go down and sign up to be on the register - probably will be a legal requirment - 1 person doesn't want to do it but will only NOT do it if 3 million other people follow her.

"I will refuse to register for an ID card but only if 3,000,000 people will sign up."

Go to the NO2ID page on Pledge Bank to sign up or just read comments from people that have signed up.

Perfect.co.uk has a good explantion of why they don't want an ID card and their details on the register.

Speaking of Yes, Minister the BBC have finally released the last piece of the puzzle, now you can get all of Yes, Minister and all of Yes, Prime Minister - they released disk 2 recently.

Also on the subject of political comedy the new BBC FOUR sitcom from Armando Ianucci starring Chris Langham - The Thick of It - starts tommorow night and from what I've seen it looks like it is going to be a corker of a show.

About the Thick of It:
The Secretary of State for Social Affairs is having a meeting with Number Ten's Chief Political Advisor. There are a number of press rumours that the Minister is to be sacked. The Minister is told that none of these stories have come from Number Ten.

However, now they're out there, Number Ten would look weak not to sack him. So he's sacked. His replacement as Minister for Social Affairs takes office. And so starts The Thick of It.

Recently described by The Telegraph as "likely to take over from The West Wing as compulsory viewing for the political classes", The Thick of It - devised and directed by Iannucci - offers a less than flattering take on the world of British politics.

Described by Iannucci as Yes Minister meets Larry Sanders, the series unveils the inner workings of the corridors of power.

The series has a sort of semi-improvised feel to it so it looks like it is real - a sort of fly on the wall documentary combined with scripted drama.

Weblinks with more information on The Thick of It:
BBC Press Office
BBC Four
Telegraph
Guardian

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