A debate held at Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry on the possibility of recording the DNA of the entire UK population showed overwhelming opposition to the proposals, plus a swing even further against them over the course of the evening.

Dave Page from Manchester NO2ID has been invited to speak at this debate. See the MOSI website for ticket details.

The UK national DNA database is the largest of its kind in the world, containing records of all those who have been arrested in recent years. One in 20 citizens have their DNA fingerprint on file. Human rights organisations such as Liberty protest that the system goes too far whilst others argue that the database should be extended to all citizens.