YOUR UKIP correspondent, G Scott (Adver letters Nov 23) misses the point. NO2ID is not "my" campaign, it is everybody's I am perplexed to hear Mr Scott apparently encouraging apathy in Swindon's voters.

Writing to your MP may not result in an accurate, detailed and lucid explanation of their support for the National Identity Register and Identity Cards Act 2006, but at least they will have received your concerns in writing, and you will receive "something" back from them.

The Talkswindon forum has published all correspondence its members have received from Anne Snelgrove and Michael Wills on the subject.

To date, neither MP has answered any question put to them regarding the issue.

Mr Scott is sadly mistaken when he asserts: "Identity cards will be forced through in exactly the same way."

He might be surprised to learn that the Identity Cards Act 2006 became law in March of this year and they have, in fact, already been forced upon us.

When the Act passed into law, the Government admitted immediately that it was seen as "enabling legislation", meaning it would now use the National Identity Register for other functions, in addition to being just a list of names and addresses.

"Function creep" has now outgrown the original outlines for the National Identity Register so badly that the procurement process is in some disarray.

IT contractors are now unsure of what it is they are actually bidding for.

This rather draws attention to Mr Blair's strange guestimate of a £5.4bn price tag , because he has placed a price on something which is not yet defined properly.

Despite contractors very specifically condemning the way in which the National Identity Register is being constructed, and the House of Commons Science and Technology committee expressing serious doubts about the entire project, ministers remain convinced it can be made to work, but have no actual idea how.

The Government also plans to initiate what it calls greater information sharing between the National Identity Register, Revenue and Customs, your bank, insurance provider, high street shops, probably your doctor and the rest of the NHS and last, but not least, the police and other foreign intelligence services like Interpol and the CIA...

Of course Government ministers, celebrities, their families and children will all be exempt from being compulsorily added to the National Identity Register, because the Government fears the register will not be secure enough to protect them, presumably from the identity thieves and fraudsters that are already targeting Government databases for the rich pickings that they so easily offer.

This is such a huge subject, it is impossible to explore it, or explain it thoroughly in so few lines, but if Mr Scott, or any other concerned Adver reader, would care to attend one of our monthly NO2ID meetings, we will happily fill the gaps in their knowledge so they can make their own minds up after reading all the Government's information, and not just the press releases that come out of the Downing Street press office.

All are welcome, but by now, almost everyone in Swindon knows where to find me between meetings.

G Reid.

NO2ID Swindon.

The Prinnels, Swindon