Voter ID card key to electronic democracy

WE are soon to witness a massively expensive repeat referendum on the Lisbon Treaty and possibly an even more expensive general election.

There are many more issues that would warrant being referred to the people by referenda, but only an economic masochist would dare suggest this.

Meanwhile, rusting in peace, is a whole mess of unused evoting machines, unsaleable and costing more than thoroughbred racing horses to maintain.