I'm late on this (and even later since Blogger ate my post on Friday!), but the mostly excellent Spy Blog has an almost line by line analysis of the government response to the No2ID petition opposing the government's plans for a National Identity Register and ID cards. It's very detailed, an excellent rebuttal and offers a great insight into the minds that can write so much yet say so little.
On an entirely unrelated subject, Jobob has written a fantastic post on the subject of science in the media and in schools. Well worth a read.