NO2ID Edinburgh

Previous meetings

Meetings

  1. 15 June 2010
  2. 23 February 2010
  3. 26 October 2009
  4. 30 June 2009
  5. 1 May 2009
  6. 24 February 2009
  7. 20 January 2009
  8. 26 November 2008
  9. 8 October 2008
  10. 27 May 2008
  11. 30 April 2008
  12. 5 March 2008
  13. 30 January 2008
  14. 27 November 2007
  15. 20 September 2007
  16. 25 June 2007
  17. 30 May 2007
  18. 8 March 2007
  19. 4 December 2006
  20. 25 October 2006
  21. 28 June 2006
  22. 12 April 2006
  23. 26 January 2006

20 September 2007 – The Scottish National Entitlement Card Scandal

The introduction of ID is reminiscent of the Poll Tax, being tried out in Scotland before being imposed in England.

We were joined by four sixth-formers researching for projects on ID cards, along with a teacher.

They heard a talk by retired academic John Welford describing his campaign to publicise the fact the the Scottish National Entitlement Card (SNEC), an ID card in all but name, has been deceitfully foisted on to pensioners and the disabled under the guise of a bus pass.

Dundee Council for example is already extending its use to cover libraries - classical function creep - and there are proposals to extend it to other council services and to health services.

Having returned his SNEC, John has been campaigning for over a year to receive a 'proper' bus pass and has meanwhile collected over £300 worth of tickets.