Students from Cornwall act to oppose ID cards
By Nicholas Galvin.
On a grey misty morning, twelve young and rather drowsy conservatives roll up on the 05.42 from Penzance carrying with them not just a hangover, but an important petition. This petition contains hundreds of names collected from the Combined Universities in Cornwall, demanding the government drop the outlandish, exorbitant, and worryingly invasive ID card system and its database. Many students were shocked at the plans that have been outlined, and especially irritated that the Labour Government are aiming the initial roll out of cards at students themselves.
After emerging from our stupor, we enjoyed an excellent breakfast in St. James Park followed by a tour of the Palace of Westminster, a very worthwhile and excellent experience. For Lunch, we were treated to both aptly named London Ales and the company of George Eustice, ppc for Camborne and Redruth and head of CF, Michael Rock where much was discussed. Refreshed and reinvigorated we again departed for Westminster. On arrival we presented the Falmouth and Exeter students’ petition against ID cards to Chris Grayling MP (Shadow Home Secretary) who kindly agreed to pass the petition to the appropriate authority. Twelve weary students then headed back to the far west, buzzing with new ideas and with a certain dreaded respect for the term ‘sleeper train’.
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