Thank you for your reply.
Yes, that would seem logical, but IMO once ID becomes part of the validity checking process for voting (whatever the motivation) then the same absolute proof demanded at the Polling Station, should also be in play for postal voting. Given the reasons for postal voting may be varied, and this method of voting seems to be on the increase, can you (or anyone) say with confidence, that the instances of voter fraud will remain low.....how would you know?
I suppose I'm of the old school and was brought up to believe the biggest single freedom we have is to vote.
My father was always proud of this 'freedom' indeed he use come home from work, wash and change into his best suit to go and vote. I remember once he told me nothing would stop him voting, he would 'crawl over broken glass' to do so (he had probably downed a few pints on the way home), but it stuck with me.
I feel we have to protect this freedom even more so now, that in any time in the past, we just cannot take any risks, with the process being discredited... yet this seems to be happening now!