It's a rightist thing with the (somewhat mistaken) believe that Muslims tend to be left wing. Looking at the face without hair covering is a legal requirement in this situation in order to discourage them from voting.

>People on benefits are going to Majorca n shit I know plenty that do

That's the cowboy scammers that know how to work round the complicated means tests and stuff the conservatives introduced. They get much more than they deserve because the mess with the rules. Most of the honest people get less than they actually need because the money is spent on enforcement people and appeals processes and so on instead of just giving it to people who need it.

'Cos, according to the law, the Muslim ladies (and other religions that require a head covering - e.g. catholic nuns) have to take their hair covering off for the ID to be checked. So they then need to put them back on again. So they then need a mirror to be able to do it right.

> The problem with voter ID is that there's high indication that requiring ID will bias the results

This is the exact aim though. The voter ID is very carefully designed so that most rich people (the kind that go abroad) already have it either as a passport, or in the few cases that don't travel, as a driving license. At the same time, if you don't have one of those it can be almost impossible to get because you have to travel to special centers that are far away and you have to provide documents that are very likely difficult for you to get.

It's something that you have to make a big effort to apply for. If this wasn't meant to bias the results the government would have made it automatic for most people to get sent an ID card if they don't already have one. I

> They aren't the voters are they

You're trying to suggest that the UK government cabinet spent so long abroad avoiding taxes that they lost the right to vote? You're accusing the current Conservative government of putting themselves above their country? Suppose you're right. Carry on.

Very black.