身分證

英國泰晤士報2004年12月20日報道, 英國政府正計劃推全民須申領身分證, 然而卻許多人反對. 泰晤士報標題諷刺政府一切為你好的論述. 戴卓爾夫人更揶揄此舉為 "Germanic concept completely alien to this country".

Full speed ahead on ID cards that are 'good for you'

...Baroness Thatcher was also reported yesterday to be strongly against ID cards. She told a private meeting that they were a "Germanic concept completely alien to this country".

BBC News 2004.12.20

看後很驚訝, 英國人對自由的執著是多麼堅定. 不過為甚麼英國人認為如此匪夷所思的東西, 會在香港推行呢?