As many have stated numerous times before, identity cards are useless in the prevention of terrorism.  They are, and always will be, a means to control the population forced to carry them.  A leaked report from the EU has just admitted as much.

The EU report, obtained by The Mail on Sunday, says most people behind terror attacks in the UK and Europe were living in the EU legally and so would not be affected by increased security measures.

The British National Identity Register is, most likely, illegal under some EU countries’ laws, such as Germany or Sweden.  Given the fact that the database is suspect and that the ID cards do nothing to prevent terrorism as proposed, what is the point of having them other than to spy upon its own citizens?