Don't worry, its been well noticed here..... its great to have a sceptical media, whose first question was "isn't this all a bit co-incidental?" to which all governement minsters went "oh we don't know where the story has come from..."
Incidentally, nobody has corroborated it yet, looks like someone's Westminster spin got a bit out of control.
As for the id thing, the most distressing thing is that it will double the price of renewing a passport from £40 to £80
never mind the civil liberties, thats a lot of money, and I think what will ultimately stop it going ahead.... families aren't going to be able to afford it!