Helen Duffett

David Howarth: ID cards are bad news for Cambridge

By | Sat 29th November 2008 - 1:10 pm

From this week, the Home Office has announced, compulsory ID cards will be issued to foreign nationals including students and those granted a visa because they are married to a British Citizen.

Liberal Democrat MP for Cambridge David Howarth has pointed out the ID card scheme’s implications for the University city:

I am worried about the effect of this move on the economy of Cambridge, which relies on a stream of highly-qualified scientists, engineers and academics from all over the world.

Treating highly-qualified people as potential criminals rather than as welcome guests is not going to put us at the top of their list of places to go to use their talents.

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One Comment

  • Tim Leunig 29th Nov '08 - 1:20pm

    I feel the same way: this sort of thing threatens all of our universities.
    Tim Leunig (LSE Faculty)

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