Under the draft UK ID card legislation, the following summons could legitimately be sent out: "You are required to attend the summit of Mt. Snowdon at 0300h tomorrow morning so that we can take your fingerprints; failure to attend will be punished by a civil penalty of £1,000.". And that’s not even the silliest bit.

Read Chris Lightfoot’s latest article on the subject, and then shoot David Blunkett join NO2ID.