There is an argument that it will start as optional but then there is a change in plan, perhaps a change in government, and it becomes mandatory to have then to carry etc. Perhaps via routes other than primary legislation so avoiding much in the way of democratic oversight.
There is an argument that it will start as optional but then there is a change in plan, perhaps a change in government, and it becomes mandatory to have then to carry etc. Perhaps via routes other than primary legislation so avoiding much in the way of democratic oversight.