contract awarded for national ID card

[Mary Hawking]

Does this mean that the introduction of ID cards is inevitable - even if 
we get a change of government? [1]
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/08/01/231727/thales-bags-18m-
deal-for-national-id-card-scheme.htm
and how is - if it is - the very accelerated consultation on allowing 
the SOS (not sure which) to change common and statuary law on data 
sharing associated?
Mary Hawking
[1] cancelling contracts is expensive - and may be impossible.
I had the impression that some services were privatised in a bit of a 
rush to prevent subsequent governments reversing them when it was clear 
that the risk of change of government was probable - or highly probable.
-- 
Mary Hawking