So? There's no compulsory ID in Denmark either. Wikipedia says France made it optional about the same time the UK abolished wartime IDs. Quite a few of the Euro

So? There's no compulsory ID in Denmark either. Wikipedia says France made it optional about the same time the UK abolished wartime IDs. Quite a few of the European countries have IDs but don't require you to carry it or register whereabouts. With mention in the Queen's speech of compulsory voter ID, looks like compulsory de facto ID is now Tory election policy. ID or disenfranchised. The Education Act simply requires full time education without explicit mention of home. Home schooling in Europe isn't exactly rare, though I know many do rule it out - perhaps around half - Germany for instance. Perfectly OK in France, Italy, Belgium and plenty of others. You seem to be making a distinction without a difference.