The Guardian has published a very useful guide to the Identity Cards Act 2006. As well as describing the main provisions of the act, the article goes on to discuss the background leading up to it and significant coverage of the criticisms, notably from Liberty and NO2ID.

Well worth a read. It’s also a useful link to pass on to people who utter those words, “but what exactly is the problem with identity cards, if you’ve got nothing to hide you’ve got nothing to fear?”