13/04/2024
KkDear friends,
What do 2003 and 2024 have in common? Politicians' enthusiasm to barcode the British population.
Labour peer Lord Blunkett is pushing to resurrect his previously failed identity card scheme.
Over twenty years ago, he announced plans to introduce identity cards on the premise of tackling terrorism. Seven years later, his £5 billion project was scrapped after campaigners like you stood up and said no.
Now, he is back with a new irrational justification for his cards—this time, it’s boats across the English Channel, with plans for further expansion.
A digital identity system cannot be used as a blanket solution to complex problems and we are fighting back!
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