Denis MacShane Just Loves His ID Card

Or so he says.

"To be on top of what is going on in Europe, I go there a lot. One visit and a talk to European politicians is worth reading a dozen articles back in London. So, of late, I have been in Paris, Riga, Cracow, Naples, Madrid and Brussels for brief in-and-out trips. And not once have I needed my passport."

You may not have needed your passport and one has to say you no doubt did not need your wallet, courtesy of the British taxpayer!