Steve K wrote:

Well, for one thing, computers. Much of the push has been because the police have database, the inland revenue has them, insurance companies, social security, child car, etc, etc. And they're all wrong, to some degree. It seems sensible to tie the information in, so that you don't have to tell your tax office when you move, the hospitals know about your national insurance contributions, etc, etc.

It's just -- to me -- these kinds of issue are some of the major ways in which 2001 UK differs from Federation society in TWB. The thought of a single central database which ties up my insurance record, my medical record, my tax/employment record &c&c scares me witless.

Tavia