From the most unlikely place there is resistance to a national ID card system in the UK. The House of Lords has dug in it’s heels on this one. The move to a national ID card at least in principle seems to be underway in several countries including the US.
Much of the Lords’ concern about ID Cards has focused on the national identity register, a proposed database of every British citizen.
This entire project whether in the US or the UK smells of an impending money pit. Here is some more information from EFF.