something strange happens to governments once they've been in power too long. Hubris overwhelms them, their critical facilities atrophy away, they become unable to see the signs, and they plow ahead with the stupidest of schemes ...because ...because. well no one knows why they just do. Admitting to mistakes isn't part of the picture - that's seen as being weak leadership.
It happened with Thatcher and her poll tax, it's been happening repeatedly with Blair. He ignored all those millions marching in the streets telling him that the Iraq invasion was wrong, he's ignored countless experts speaking out against the ID scheme, he was repeatedly told the tax credits scheme was flawed... and that's the tip of the iceberg.
Charles Arthur: Kill ID cards before they kill your government, Mr Brown
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