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Originally Posted by danielf
From the Guardian link posted by Matt earlier:
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• A great repeal or freedom bill to scrap the ID card scheme and the national identity register and the next generation of biometric passports
• Extending the scope of the Freedom of Information bill to provide greater transparency
• Adopt protections of the Scottish model for the DNA database
• Protecting trial by jury
• Reviewing libel laws to protect freedom of speech
• Further regulation of CCTV and other items
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That's the one that I'm really excited about, especially the scrapping of the register. If BBKing were here (haven't seen him for ages) he would point out that the holding of the data, more than the manifestation of it on a card, was the real nub of the issue. And it's going to be gone.
I am so, so glad to see these plans to dismantle Labour's authoritarian nanny state.