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"It was 16 years ago, on a platform at London's St Pancras International Railway Station, when the home secretary Alan Johnson stood proudly and flashed a new identity card for the British, calling it a no-brainer. The non-compulsory biometric card was a watered-down version of the Tony Blair government's initial idea for a national ID card, but still, Johnson said it would combat fraud and allow holders, who paid 30 for the privilege, to travel Europe without a passport."
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