ID Card Public Debate: Farewell to liberty?
Tuesday 6 December 2005, 7:00PM
ID Card public meeting, Forest Suite, Quality Hotel, West Street, Brighton (next to the Odeon).
Admission is free
Will ID cards prevent fraud and tackle terrorism? Or are they the most dangerous threat to society and a scandalous waste of money?
Home Office minister Andrew Burnham MP will defend the Government's proposals. Civil rights campaigner and Green Party Member Peter Tatchell will put the case against ID cards.
The Government claims that ID cards and the National Identity Register will help protect us against terrorism, combat identity theft and benefit fraud, and help make public services more efficient. Opponents of the scheme say it is an invasion of our privacy, a threat to our civil liberties and a waste of taxpayers' money that will not provide the benefits the Government claims for it. This is your chance to hear the Government minister responsible for ID cards defend his proposals at a public debate. Don't miss it!
Organised by Brighton & Hove NO2ID NO2ID
Sponsored by Brighton & Hove UNISON
For more details contact: brighton@no2id.net
