Salmond moves to block new ID cards in Scotland

Story date: 2008-03-06 03:58:00
Added on: 2008-03-09 23:23:28

Herald - Alex Salmond's government is on a collision course with Westminster over the introduction of ID cards, making clear that it will seek to stop a "compulsory scheme by stealth" operating north of the border. The Herald was told the First Minister had ...


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