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January 24, 2003
"Entitlement" Cards not coming soon after all?
Looks as if that consultation scheme on "entitlement" cards isn't going as smoothly as the Home Office - not to mention certain IT industry lobbyists - had hoped. The Register suggests that even with 7,000 responses after Stand got involved the numbers involved would barely swing the average marginal parliamentary constituency, but that's not entirely fair. This wasn't a referendum and it wasn't much publicised in the mainstream press. Having several thousand people respond, particularly in a relatively short space of time, is very significant.
The question is, what lessons will the lobbyists take from this. Will they make sure than next time round their clients "encourage" their employees to support proposals like this as being "vital to safeguard jobs" in the UK?
Posted by John at January 24, 2003 09:04 PM
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