Why all this fuss about identity cards? In the Second World War everyone carried them.

I would have no objections to having one because if something nasty happened to me, I could be identified.

Some people carry cards in case they are in a fatal accident so their organs can be donated to save another life.

Animals and prisoners have a chip inserted in their bodies to establish their whereabouts. Police, firemen, traffic wardens, security guards and assistants in stores have identification.

We insist on workmen entering our house to have identification.

But is this another ploy for monetary gain on behalf of the Government? I have read that only 10,000 people in England are being surveyed to decide whether they want identity cards and they have to pay for the cards which is absurd.

-Diana Kean, Hove