Glasgow campaign against ID cards
Glasgow NO2ID is one of the many local groups across the UK set up as part of the national NO2ID campaign against the introduction of compulsory ID cards and a National Identity Register.
Join us!
We meet on the first Tuesday of each month at 8pm in Mono. All are welcome. Please see our meetings page for more details.Clear majority say no to ID in Glasgow
A comprehensive month-long survey of Glasgow shoppers has found that a clear majority oppose the introduction of compulsory ID cards and the creation of a National Identity Register (NIR).
Read more about the survey findings!
Contact
If you would like to learn more about Glasgow NO2ID or would like to get involved in our campaign, please contact Geraint by e-mailing glasgow@no2id.net or subscribe to our announcements mailing list and come along to our next meeting and/or make friends with us at MySpace.
Announcements
Subscribe to the Glasgow No2ID announcement list to receive occasional messages about local NO2ID activity and calls to action in and around Glasgow.
Resources
A lecture about ID cards and NO2ID was given to the Glasgow and Strathclyde Law School on 28th February 2008. Topics covered included the history of ID cards in Britain, the passage of the legislation through Parliament and the campaign against them. The slides are available as a PDF: NO2ID Glasgow and Strathclyde Law.
A NO2ID presentation was given at a workshop on "the future of privacy" at the Fife Rights Forum annual event on 25th November 2005. A PDF of the presentation is available: Privacy Implications of the Identity Cards Bill. A similar presentation was given on 10th May 2006 to members of Glasgow Anti-Racist Alliance: NO2ID/GARA slides.
Some tips for writing to newspapers might be useful for those wishing to get letters published.
Contacting Glasgow MPs
To find out who your MP is, or to send them a fax, enter your postcode in the box below which will redirect you to WriteToThem.
For more information about your MP's voting record, see http://www.TheyWorkForYou.com.
If you already know who your MP is, you may prefer to phone or e-mail them. Letters to MPs can be addressed to:
House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA
If you want some ideas for the key points to mention, please have a look at The case against ID cards.
Links
Renew for freedom
Some first time passport applicants in Glasgow are now being summoned to the new interrogation centre in Blythswood House, West Regent Street. The Identity and Passport Service plan to soon start demanding interviews from all passport applicants. At the interrogation, the interviewer will have a dossier containing personal information about you - information gleaned from many government departments. They will then ask questions on the basis of the dossier - about your doctor, your education, etc. They will also record biometrics, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans, digital photos. The purpose of these interviews is to help them build a National Identity Register - an intrusive database that will provide links to most of the data that the government holds on you as well as recording the details every time you use an ID card.
To avoid registration on the ID database, renew your passport before they get a chance to summon you to an interrogation. See the Renew for Freedom website for more details.
Visit Scotland
More information about the campaign in Scotland can be found at NO2ID Scotland.
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