Scotsman - Support for ID cards does not add up: Government claims that Scotland is backing plans for a national identity card are based on a survey of fewer than 200 people, The Scotsman can reveal. Following a Freedom of Information Act request, the Home Office has admitted that its main poll of public opinion in Scotland used a sample group of just 158 people. That is just a small fraction of the size which independent pollsters say is required for reliable results. The Home Office claims that 69 per cent of Scots endorse the government's plans. Until now, the department has not admitted that claim, but it indicates only that 109 people in Scotland have said they are in favour of ID cards.

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