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Personally, I don't have a problem with them.
I don't see them as an infringement of my civil liberties. Instead, I start from the opposite end - it's my civic duty not to harm, which is why I had the vaccine. If I go to a theatre, restaurant, pub or whatever, I would want the staff there to know I didn't pose a threat to their lives by being able to prove that I have had my jabs. To say that it's not the British way, is just nonsense. You're not being asked to prove your identity - and I say this as someone who was once stopped under The Prevention of Terrorism Act to do just that as I was on my way to watch a football match,. so "they" can already do that - you're being asked to prove you aren't a potential for harm to other members of society.
It strikes me as an odd coalition of libertarian right wingers and left wing civil rights supporters. i would automatically place myself in the latter camp. But, I don't believe this is an attempt to introduce ID cards by stealth. And even if it is, so what? Pretty certain that GCHQ, MI5, MI6 and the CIA, FSB, or the Goanbu don't have any interest in me and my small life.
Would welcome the thoughts of OTF.Am I being naive?
Personally, I don't have a problem with them.
I don't see them as an infringement of my civil liberties. Instead, I start from the opposite end - it's my civic duty not to harm, which is why I had the vaccine. If I go to a theatre, restaurant, pub or whatever, I would want the staff there to know I didn't pose a threat to their lives by being able to prove that I have had my jabs. To say that it's not the British way, is just nonsense. You're not being asked to prove your identity - and I say this as someone who was once stopped under The Prevention of Terrorism Act to do just that as I was on my way to watch a football match,. so "they" can already do that - you're being asked to prove you aren't a potential for harm to other members of society.
It strikes me as an odd coalition of libertarian right wingers and left wing civil rights supporters. i would automatically place myself in the latter camp. But, I don't believe this is an attempt to introduce ID cards by stealth. And even if it is, so what? Pretty certain that GCHQ, MI5, MI6 and the CIA, FSB, or the Goanbu don't have any interest in me and my small life.
Would welcome the thoughts of OTF.Am I being naive?
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