The Insider

2006 Series

Nina Hobson

Martin Bell

THE INSIDER is Channel 4's new weekly series of authored programmes featuring politicians, journalists and people with real experiences speaking passionately about important topical current affairs subjects.

FIGHTING IDENTITY FRAUD

Identity theft is the fastest growing fraud in Britain. But how do you stop thieves stealing your identity? Former Home Secretary Charles Clarke believes strongly that ID cards are the key – and in a passionate polemic makes the case for the controversial plans to register the biometric data of British people on a national database.

Friday 2 March 7.30pm
Monday 5th March 5.00am(r)

Bring Back the Orphanage
Friday 9 March 2007

Author Phil Frampton was raised in a Barnado's Children's Home, and believes that the home gave him the stability to make a better start in life than the fostering system achieves for most children in its care today. With a shortage of 8,000 foster carers, too many children in foster care are frequently moved from pillar to post around the system, with each move invariably damaging the child emotionally and educationally.