Although that is in the comment section rather than the leader, which I would expect as she is a columnist. But it is certainly funny in retrospect. Polly has always been something of a statist however, and is someone who seems generally ready to give government the benefit of the doubt on first principles.
I remember that, and the No2ID campaign. Later on, randomly, I met one of its founders at a conference in Cambridge and congratulated them on their work: regular people objecting to irregular government - that's what it takes.
Although that is in the comment section rather than the leader, which I would expect as she is a columnist. But it is certainly funny in retrospect. Polly has always been something of a statist however, and is someone who seems generally ready to give government the benefit of the doubt on first principles.