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Prove voter fraud first. In the United States, voter ID has been used to suppress votes by minorities and lower income people.

Rick Hadsall Voter fraud is a very important thing to worry about. That is, if you are living in a marginal constituency/ ward/region. Oh yes, and you also have to believe the tales told by newspapers. If, on the other hand, you are too poor to travel abroad (passport), own a car (driving licence) or other moneyrelated activities then being deliberately disenfranchised by a co-ordinated Tory strategy is likely to seem unfair. It could even seem anti-democratic.

Craigie Watson Will it stop Ruth Davidson getting sneak previews?.

Jimmy Laing Are you sure that everyone eligible to vote has a suitable form of ID?

Peter Milne I lived in the US and have seen first hand the disenfranchisement that laws like this bring to bear. This is a classic Republican Party tactic. These ID laws are designed to suppress turnout by those least likely to have the right ID for various circumstances. In a democracy, voting is a fundamental right, not a privilege, and no law should ever be introduced that causes voters not to turn out. Sufficient laws exist to prosecute people that abuse that right. Since the Tories took power in 2010, they have been relentless in attempting to make themselves a permanent one-party government.

Andrew Mcsherry Voter fraud is facilitated by postal voting. Fraud where youturnupandputxona piece of paper is much harder to carry out.

Robbie Craig It’s easy to vote fraudulently – no proof required, just name and address with no evidence.

Stewart Kirkwood There are virtually zero cases of people voting fraudently at the ballot box. The simple way to get around it is to apply for a proxy, or postal vote. That is where real fraud is taking place.

Combobulated Bob

John Moonie R.I.P. Ken you were a great entertainer. You will be sadly missed. Probably the last of generations of comedians who could make an audience cry with laughter without the need for profanities and downright filth. Perhaps comedians reflect the nature of their audiences.

Peter Brown There will be a party upstairs with Brucie and Co.

Shona Morrison Naysmith Let people smoke. Why are we trying to control people?

mediaone Because it has a negative impact on the health of everyone around them who choose not to smoke (or are too young to exercise a choice) and is the biggest factor in cancer (and a big factor in other serious illnesses), with people who chose ill health clogging up the NHS, again impacting on the treatment of others who didn’t.

Dunnomuch I feel the beginnings of a movement to raise the minimum price of cigarettes. The tobacco industry has just witnessed the drinks industry score a massive monopolistic advantage with the minimum price per unit of alcohol. So why not get in on the plundering of the Scots with a new minimum cigarette price.

Francis Ferguson Just let them get on with it. It destroys their health, impoverishes their children, and costs them more than £70 a week for a daily packet of fags. But it’s their choice, not yours or mine, but theirs. Besides, they’ll be coming for my packet of chocolate biscuits next and then where would I be at coffee time?

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