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@ShaunChamberlin

We started an offline discussion about ID - how to identify people in order to do effective Carbon Rationing.

My view is that we can avoid a national ID database scheme, with the issuing of ID Cards. I think we can identify people in a very decentralised fashion, using the Local Authority Democratic Services.

People get on the Electoral Roll and then get a Carbon Ration. One person, one vote, one Carbon Ration.

Or we could use local teams of ID verifiers to make sure that everyone who comes forward for a Carbon Ration is either on the National Insurance system, has a National Health Service number or is on the Electoral Roll.

We could use systems of neighbour accreditation, if that fails. I can vouch that my neighbour has lived next door to me since X years ago, and I have known this person under the name of Y. Yes, I can ID her, so she should be entitled to a Carbon Ration.

What are your proposals for IDing people ?

[RenewableCandy]

Nice idea. I spent years and years off the electoral roll when I was a student/young-professional: I moved so often (average once per 6 months) the thing just never caught up with me.

When elections came I had to move heaven and earth to get them to put my name (always spelt wrong) on a register somewhere (once I had to travel 200 miles just to put a cross on a piece of paper). I never missed a vote, but under that scheme I'd have spent years and years unable to use any FF energy!

I think the NI system is a much better bet. You don't have to renew it every time you move house!
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