This is the end

So it's happened. ID cards are our future and we'll probably never be rid of the things.

Civil servants have been trying to get these in for years. So too have the technology companies, which sense a boondoggle of massive proportions.

And when the scheme is finally enacted, late and over budget (not that a firm budget has even been released) guess who'll be footing the bill? Here's a clue. Look in the mirror.