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ID Card plan secretive, expensive and inconsistent

Tony Blair's determination to press ahead with plans to introduce identity cards received a double blow today when two reports accused the Government of confusion and of keeping the public in the dark. A Commons committee reported that plans for ID cards were "inconsistent" and "lacking clarity" and questioned the Home Office's claim that the overall cost would be half the £19bn estimate of analysts. Richard Thomas, the Information Commissioner, found that the Treasury analysis of the scheme was being unfairly kept secret and ordered details to be made public.

4 Aug 2006
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Water Saved.

Water, Water, Water!

Statistics published by the council this week show that the Lib Dem run council has reduced its water usage by around 5% - more than 21,000 cubic metres of water.

4 Aug 2006
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ID card plan lacks clarity say MPs

The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee chaired by Liberal Democrat MP Phil Willis says that Government plans to introduce ID cards are "inconsistent" and "lacking clarity". The MPs were sceptical about the estimated costs of the scheme, which Tony Blair has called "a major plank" of Labour's next election manifesto. They said there was public confusion about ID cards because there had not been enough details about them. Mr Willis said there was "not the level of confidence in this scheme that could be expected at this stage". He said: "Despite their vested interests in the scheme, industrial representatives are speaking openly about their concerns regarding the identity cards programme - this should set alarm bells in the Home Office ringing."

4 Aug 2006
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Raymond Lawrie, Dundee Liberal Democrat Convener

LibDem Convener welcomes Broughty broadcasting to youth audience

Dundee Liberal Democrats' local party Convener, Raymond Lawrie, today (Friday 4th August) welcomed news that next Monday (7th August) Nickelodeon, the cable and satellite TV channel for young people, will be broadcasting their highly successful "Nickelodeon Summer Sizzle" event - live from Broughty Ferry.

4 Aug 2006
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Dundee LibDems support "Dundee's For Peace"

Dundee Liberal Democrats have today (Friday 4th August) given their support to the "Dundee's For Peace" event, scheduled to begin tomorrow at 11am and finish at 3pm. It will comprise stalls by major campaign organisations, trade unions, activists, faith groups, NGOs etc.

4 Aug 2006
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