Who do you think you are?
Identity, individuality and legitimacy in a modern age.
This New Statesmanround table, which took place on 30 November 2006, attempted to explore the social significance of identity in a modern age -our individuality, entitlement and legitimacy -and look at how a national identity card would work.
The round table is a part of the New Statesman New Media Awards programme, which looks at how information and
communication technologies can be applied to make public
life better. The whole programme is sponsored by Atos Origin.
Round table participants
Professor Ian Angell
Professor of information systems, London School of Economics
Liam Byrne MP
Minister of State, Home Office
Philip Chalmers
Director, Atos Origin
Gareth Crossman
Director of policy, Liberty
Professor Anthony Grayling
Professor of philosophy, Birkbeck College, University of London
James Hall
Chief executive, Identity and
Passport Service
Nick Johnson
Director of policy and public sector, Commission for Racial Equality
Carolyn Quinn (chair)
Presenter, The Today Programme, BBC Radio 4
Clive Reedman
Managing director, Identity Solutions
Professor Angela Sasse
Head of human centred technology, University College, London
Richard Thomas
Information Commissioner
Commander Janet Williams
Deputy assistant commissioner, Police of the Metropolis
