That's pretty common knowledge in the UK, after all most government projects work on the reverse Midas principle - if a politician gets involved everything turns to shit.

However, for an all-party commitee of MPs to condemn government IT projects as "an appalling waste" might mean that the scale of the disaster is slowly sinking in.

Now tell me why they think that the id fiasco can come within even sniffing distance of the projected £6 billion?

If Big Blunkett and crew can't be persuaded of the lunacy of the proposed ID fiasco, it'll be a good time to buy EDS shares...