I’ve just come across an article in The Guardian stating that Home Office Minister Meg Hillier has suggested that bus passes for over-60s could be scrapped and that millions of elderly people could be asked to carry a UK ID card to prove their age when they travel.

The Register reports that she has also suggested banks could give a free ID card to customers opening new accounts, particularly those who have no current way to prove their ID.

These stories both seem to relate to an article in Progress Online, the New Labour think tank magazine and subsequent comments to the media. Personally I think the comments beneath that article make more sense.

See also http://www.bigbrotherwatch.org.uk and liberalconspiracy.org