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**Chris** · 06-04-2005, 14:52

I'd happily raise a glass at this scheme's funeral wake if I thought it wasn't just going to get resurrected right after the election. Seeing as I don't believe there has been any doubt about May 5 in the minds of Blair and others for quite some time now, they must have suspected this bill would fail to become Law in this Parliament. The plans will be well laid for them to pick it up in the new one.

The best we can hope for now is a Labour majority reduced to the point where Blair has to heed the considerable number of backbench rebels who won't support it. Or a Lib Dem government, of course, which won't introduce any such scheme. Sadly I don't think there's much chance of that.

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Chris Trollsplatter Cable Forum Team Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,596	Re: ID card Bill dropped I'd happily raise a glass at this scheme's funeral wake if I thought it wasn't just going to get resurrected right after the election. Seeing as I don't believe there has been any doubt about May 5 in the minds of Blair and others for quite some time now, they must have suspected this bill would fail to become Law in this Parliament. The plans will be well laid for them to pick it up in the new one. The best we can hope for now is a Labour majority reduced to the point where Blair has to heed the considerable number of backbench rebels who won't support it. Or a Lib Dem government, of course, which won't introduce any such scheme. Sadly I don't think there's much chance of that.