I found some particularly good comments on the Blairwarch.co.uk blog article about the National ID card scheme:
“This is going to be one of the biggest wastes of public money ever. Still, as an IT contractor, maybe I will be lucky enough to get on the gravy train? I’ve worked on 2 local govt projects in the past 3 years, and each time the project has been cancelled after close on £1 million has been spent.” - Will
“The pressure is likely to be immense, given the timing of the next election and the likelihood of political weight being brought to bear to have it done and dusted before a likely Labour defeat. See rail privatisation for an example of what happens when you rush in order to make life difficult for the next people.”
The ID Card scheme is going to make a lot of IT contractors very well off. It’s an enormous project and it will require a lot of people. The chances of the biggest government IT project ever running according to schedule are minimal, and our prime minister is almost certainly counting on the fact that the fall-out of the National ID Card scheme will be the burden another government.
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