The Government is working on plan for ‘marking’ people attending demonstrations or protest marches using the latest in RFID technology. The RFID chips are so small that they would get into the hair and clothing, and possibly be breathed in by every individual present and be virtually impossible to remove.   more »

'The Great Global Warming Swindle', broadcast by Channel 4, put the case for scepticism about man-made climate change. The programme sparked a heated debate and charges of scientific inaccuracy. Here, its director, Martin Durkin, responds to the critics, here in the Telegraph. Until this debate is over, we have to ensure that our politicians are not allowed to use only one side of this story as an excuse to tax the hell out of us.   more »

This story by Christopher Booker in the Sunday Telegraph serves as a chilling warning to us all, because one day, when we are all in possession of our ID cards and ePassports, chipped and catalogued, and if the unelected European Commission gets its way that will be very soon, this story wont be about the cattle on a farm, it will be about when they come to check which people are living in your street, or on your estate.   more »

In June 2002 former Tory Minister Peter Lilley, Secretary for Social Security, 1992-97, wrote an article for the Observer. He gave his reasons for why, as a minister, he had rejected the idea of ID cards when in office. The words that he wrote 5 years ago sound almost prophetic now, but the reasoning he used then and from most of the thinking civilised population of the UK has not changed. His thoughts then about ID cards being akin to quack medicines claiming to cure ailments before they are diagnosed ring even truer, as the present government tries to find new and novel reasons for having such a card, whilst at the same time creating the environment where their argument neatly fits.   more »