That's because there was massive protest against a centralised ID system in the UK, which led to it being shut down. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/

That's because there was massive protest against a centralised ID system in the UK, which led to it being shut down. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/may/27/theresa-may-scrapping-id-cards https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/may/27/theresa-may...