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.
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.
Progress of the ID cards bill
Our representatives in Westminster, including all of the Glasgow Labour MPs, have voted to give the Identity Cards Bill a Third Reading.
The bill is now in its Report Stage in the House of Lords. Peers have already amended the bill to delay the introduction of key parts until the government have provided detailed costings to Parliament. MPs will have an opportunity to vote on any amendments that the Lords make to the bill so it is still not too late to write to them. If you have not yet contacted your MP to inform them of your opposition to ID cards and the National Identity Register, please do so.
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.
Announcements
Subscribe to the Glasgow No2ID announcement list to receive occasional messages about local NO2ID activity in and around Glasgow.
The mailing list is hosted by Smartgroups. The forum also includes various files, such as flyers and images, as well as links to useful contact databases.
Resources
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.
Links
Pledge to refuse or resist compulsory registration
If you are prepared to break the law (if enacted) and refuse to register for an ID card and if you can spare £10 then please pledge to refuse along with the 10,000 of us that already have. Please bear in mind that the Identity Cards bill includes provision for civil penalties of £2,500 each time citizens refuse to register. This is not a pledge to be undertaken lightly.
If you are not prepared to risk breaking the law yourself but can spare at least £20 then please pledge to resist and help to increase the size of the legal defence fund from its current £100,000 to over £1.1 million.
Visit Scotland
More information about the campaign in Scotland can be found at NO2ID Scotland.
