Comments by "SsjC" (@ssjcosty) on "James O'Brien: ID cards won't improve 'bottomless pit' of xenophobia | LBC" video.

But why would that be the case? I come from a Eastern European country where everybody has ID cards and it's never really been an issue. In all my decades I've never been required to carry it with me all the time. The point of the ID card is to prove your identity and residence when you have a need for it - e.g. signing up for a new phone service, internet service, registering at a new bank etc. On the other hand, I've been in the UK for a few years now and everytime I need to sign up for a service, even for local libraries, I have to bring way too much evidence to prove my identity, like rent contract, utility bill from the last 3 months, things that are never on hand like an ID card would be.
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