Tuesday, September 30, 2003
Blunkett pressing on with ID cards
BBC NEWS | Politics | Blunkett pressing on with ID cards:
"On why he did not know how many illegal immigrants were currently in the UK, Mr Blunkett said it was precisely because there was no ID card system. "
But getting all legitimate residents to carry around an ID card won't tell you how many people *don't* have one. It will only tell you how many *do* have one.
Unless you count *everyone* and subtract the people who *do* have cards.
Fuck me! Blind *and* stupid.
"On why he did not know how many illegal immigrants were currently in the UK, Mr Blunkett said it was precisely because there was no ID card system. "
But getting all legitimate residents to carry around an ID card won't tell you how many people *don't* have one. It will only tell you how many *do* have one.
Unless you count *everyone* and subtract the people who *do* have cards.
Fuck me! Blind *and* stupid.
