Food for Thought #1087

 

Tony Blair Institute claims digital ID public support is ‘recoverable’ (of course, its the agenda)

 Six months after UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his intention to force digital ID for all workers in the UK, the Tony Blair Institute (TBI) for Global Change says that the UK public could still be persuaded to accept one of the key components of the digital control grid.

According to the TBI report, “What Does the UK Public Think About Digital ID?” which was published on March 27:

“Our research finds that 43 per cent of respondents support the introduction of a digital-ID system in the UK, with 37 per cent opposed and 20 per cent undecided on the issue. While public support is narrower and more conditional than it was in the summer of 2025, net sentiment remains positive. That is a recoverable position.”

The questions in the latest Yonder poll were framed to show the potential benefits of digital ID, saying that it would be voluntary, free, quick, secure, and convenient.

And the TBI report concluded that one of the biggest obstacles to public acceptance of digital ID lay not particularly in the technical aspects, but rather a distrust of governments and institutions in general.

To overcome the issue of trust, the solution is to ignore how completely untrustworthy governments and institutions have become in the first place, and instead to focus on the shiny bells and whistles of convenience...<<<Read More>>>...

Your ID Photos Will Power UK Facial Recognition System

The UK government’s recent digital ID consultation contains a detail that should have triggered far more alarm than it did. Ministers are proposing a national identity system built around a biometric image while openly stating that police facial recognition “may include access to biometric data held by government.”

That means this is not simply about a new app for proving your age or accessing services. It points towards a system in which photos already handed to the state for passports, visas, or other official purposes could help underpin both a national digital ID and a broader facial recognition framework. This development needs to be clearly understood.

The government is now signalling that existing biometric data will form its expanding surveillance architecture, and is no longer asking for trust in a future digital ID...<<<Read More>>>...

Fears Keir Starmer's digital ID cards could be used as population-wide facial recognition database for police mugshots

 Keir Starmer’s digital ID card scheme could be used as a population-wide facial recognition database for police to check mugshots, privacy campaigners fear.

A clause included in Labour’s digital ID consultation could allow police to access facial recognition and biometric data held by the Government.

The digital ID cards will include a ‘a current, high-resolution biometric facial image that meets specified requirements’, the Government announced this week

Documents published by the Cabinet Office state that ‘there is a legal basis for police use of facial recognition, which may include access to biometric data held by government’.

The documents add that under the Government’s proposals the digital ID cards will be subject to existing and any new legal frameworks ‘for using facial recognition in law enforcement’.

Jasleen Chaggar, from civil liberties group Big Brother Watch, said: ‘Snuck into the consultation is an admission that the police would be allowed to repurpose our digital ID photos as mugshots to create a population-wide facial recognition database.

‘It is for precisely this reason that the public is rightly sceptical of a sprawling ID system that has been sold to us under various guises - whether to “stop the boats” or improve public services - but which invariably hands more power and more of our personal information to the state, at our expense.’

She added: ‘Given the public backlash, high costs, serious data risks and likelihood that this could become a mandatory scheme in practice, the government should drop this digital ID disaster altogether.’...<<<Read More>>>...

BritCard was a smokescreen; UK government has not shelved plans for compulsory digital IDs

The UK government confirmed it is scrapping the mandatory requirement for digital ID cards by 2029 – those opposing digital IDs celebrated. However, the devil is in the details.

The government has only scrapped the “BritCard” scheme; it is still proceeding with plans to require some form of digital identification.

“By using the BritCard deception to misrepresent digital identity, the government provided the people with a loathed bogeyman they could easily defeat. The evident ploy was supposed to lull the people into accepting their digital identities by convincing them they had successfully rejected the fake BritCard version of digital ID,” Iain Davis writes.

UK social media was alight a couple of days ago (at the time of writing) with various individuals and groups congratulating each other, and even taking credit, for forcing the Labour government into an ignominious “climb-down” or embarrassing “U-turn” on digital ID.

A tiny gaggle of politicians patted themselves on the back for defeating the government, claiming “mandatory digital ID is dead.” Popular talking heads were thanking their “fellow activists” for showing the government what “people power really means” and various “independent media” figures were effusing about the successful “push-back against digital ID.”

The message came through loud and clear. If we act in unison, the government has to listen and respond. The representative democratic system works. TRUST THE SYSTEM!

Unfortunately, the celebration was a bit premature because the great movement of the people, the millions of petition signatures, the protests and the stiff letters to Members of Parliament (“MP’s”) have made no difference whatsoever to the government’s push to enforce digital ID – digital identity – on all of us.

Speaking the day after propagandists ran countless articles and reports claiming “mandatory digital ID” had been shelved, Prime Minister Keir Starmer told parliament: “There will be checks. They will be digital and they will be mandatory.”...<<<Read More>>>....

No to digital ID: Thousands protest U.K. government’s surveillance scheme amid immigration concerns

 Thousands marched in London against Labour's proposed "BritCard" digital ID system, fearing it would lead to mass surveillance and social credit-style control. Protesters warned: "Once Scanned, Never Free."

The Labour government claims digital IDs (slated for 2029) will curb illegal immigration by verifying worker status. However, leaked details suggest broader applications—banking, taxation, education and even biometric tracking of children.

Privacy groups like Big Brother Watch warn the system could become the backbone of a surveillance state. Critics highlight globalist ties (Tony Blair Institute) and mission creep, comparing it to EU and Chinese-style digital control.

Reform UK's Nigel Farage vowed to dismantle it if elected, while Tory leader Kemi Badenoch dismissed it as ineffective. Nearly three million petition signatures demand its cancellation, calling it a threat to freedom.

Despite protests, Labour plans to roll out digital IDs for those 16+ by the next election, insisting they'll be "voluntary." Skeptics fear eventual mandatory enforcement, fueling deeper concerns over state overreach and lost privacy.

Thousands of demonstrators flooded central London last weekend in fierce opposition to the Labour government's proposed mandatory digital ID system, dubbed "BritCard."

The protest, one of the largest against digital identity measures in recent years, saw crowds marching from Marble Arch to Whitehall, waving signs reading "If You Accept Digital ID Today, You've Accepted Social Credit Tomorrow" and "Once Scanned, Never Free."

Prime Minister Keir Starmer's administration has framed the digital ID rollout—slated for 2029—as a solution to illegal immigration, claiming it will help employers verify workers' legal status. However, critics argue the scheme is a Trojan horse for mass surveillance, with potential expansion into banking, taxation, education and even children's biometric tracking...<<<Read More>>>...

Thousands say no to digital ID cards as they march through London as politicians criticise plans

 Thousands of protesters have marched through central London to oppose the Government’s planned rollout of digital ID cards.

Under tight police conditions, demonstrators chanted and waved banners as they walked from Marble Arch to Whitehall this afternoon in protest at the scheme.

Sir Keir Starmer announced in September that a mandatory digital ID system would be introduced by 2029 for anyone wishing to work in the UK, as part of efforts to curb illegal migration.

Former Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen, who was expelled from the party in 2023 for comparing Covid vaccines to the Holocaust, led the march alongside protesters carrying an effigy of the Prime Minister.

An advert for the protest by organiser Mass Non-Compliance warned: ‘If you accept digital ID now, it may be the last real choice you ever make.’

The Metropolitan Police instructed demonstrators not to stray from the agreed route and to remain on the left-hand side of the road throughout.

The Government’s digital ID plans have drawn criticism across the political spectrum.

Conservative former minister Sir David Davis, who opposed ID cards under Tony Blair, said: ‘While digital IDs and ID cards sound like modern and efficient solutions to problems like illegal immigration, such claims are misleading at best. The systems involved are profoundly dangerous to the privacy and fundamental freedoms of the British people.’

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch branded the proposal a ‘gimmick that will do nothing to stop the boats’, while Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said he was ‘firmly opposed’.

The Liberal Democrats said they would not back any system that forces people to ‘turn over their private data just to go about their daily lives.’

Public opposition has also surged online, with almost three million people signing a petition titled ‘Do not introduce Digital ID cards’ since June.

Launched by campaigner Maxim Sutcliff, it states: ‘We think this would be a step towards mass surveillance and digital control, and that no one should be forced to register with a state-controlled ID system.’

Under parliamentary rules, any petition with more than 100,000 signatures must be considered for debate, while those with over 10,000 require an official Government response....<<<Read More>>>...

UK Digital ID: The BritCard Bait and Switch

 In my previous article I suggested that the UK’s proposed “mandatory” digital ID, called the BritCard, was a bait and switch psyop. 

I posited that the arguments presented by Keir Starmer’s purported Labour government, to supposedly justify the BritCard rollout, coupled with the timing of the announcement, the apparent inability to understand public opinion, and the lack of necessity for the BritCard, indicated that there was something amiss with the so-called government’s BritCard proposition.

It seems to me that the purpose of the BritCard gambit is to frame the Overton Window for the public debate about digital ID in the UK. People can accept or reject it, imagining the BritCard represents the totality of digital ID infrastructure. If the population rejects the BritCard they may well do so under the misapprehension they have defeated digital ID in the UK.

Subsequent developments have strengthened my view.

Digital ID is a global policy initiative that governments around the world, including the British government, are following, not leading. It is the United Nation’s (UN’s) Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16.9 which promises to “by 2030, provide legal identity for all, including birth registration.”

Even before the ink was officially dry on SDG 16.9, the ID2020 group, tasked with meeting the “identity” sustainability target, outlined what achieving SDG 16.9 would mean in practical terms...<<<Read More>>>....

Facial recognition will be used to unlock your digital identity; what has this got to do with climate change?

 A recent announcement of a “mandatory” digital ID is not unique to the UK. New digital ID laws have been implemented across the world in recent months, suggesting a broader effort to establish a global system of control.

For years, Aman Jabbi, a Silicon Valley technology veteran, has been warning about the creation of a “digital prison” through the integration of advanced surveillance technologies – including facial recognition, artificial intelligence and a network of surveillance devices – which will enable continuous monitoring and individual identification.

The long-term plan is that “facial recognition will be used to unlock your digital identity,” he said.

In 2025, the British state announced it was about to impose a “mandatory” digital ID on the population, without which they would not be able to work.

The arrogant duplicity behind the roll-out has been jaw-dropping.

The name “Britcard,” for instance, is meant to resonate with feelings of national pride and suggest that it is all about proving how British you are in the face of all those illegal immigrants that somehow keep sneaking into the country.

But the authorities are laughing in the faces of what they consider to be a hopelessly gullible public – the “Brit” in fact stands for “Biometric Registration Identification Tracking”.

And it is not the specific British response to a specific British problem that it is being sold as....<<<Read More>>>...

The Totalitarian Nature of ID Cards

Food for Thought #795

 

Government responds to digital ID petition after almost three million signatures

 The government has responded to a petition set up to stop the introduction of digital IDs.

The petition in question, which was set up in response to plans for an introduction of digital ID cards, has almost reached three million signatures.

Last Thursday (25 September), Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced plans to introduce new legislation that will require every adult in the UK to own a form of government-issued digital ID.

The proposal is part of a new plan to tackle illegal immigration with the new ID set to make up part of each citizen’s right to live and work in the UK.

The new IDs, which were first reported yesterday, have been dubbed the “Britcard” but will require a full consultation and the passing of legislation before they can be fully rolled out.

Under the new rules, anyone planning to start a new job in the UK must hold a digital ID.

However, in response to these plans, a petition has been set up which has almost reached three million signatures in one week.

This petition hit one million signatures in just one day, and has kept up the pace, hitting two million in just two days....<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #791

 

Tony Blair is embroiled in a digital ID scandal

 Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair is embroiled in a scandal concerning his alleged secret lobbying on behalf of Oracle, a tech giant considered a frontrunner to provide the UK’s new digital ID cards, which Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced would be required for employment.

Documents obtained by The Mail on Sunday reveal Blair asked Business Secretary Peter Kyle to consult with the technology institute founded by Oracle chairman Larry Ellison during a private meeting last year.

Blair is accused of secretly lobbying for Oracle, a company that stands to make millions from the Labour government’s controversial national ID card scheme. The Ellison Institute of Technology, founded by Oracle’s chairman Larry Ellison, has donated or pledged £257 million to Blair’s Institute for Global Change.

The revelations have prompted sharp criticism, with opponents warning the scheme could open the door to cronyism and erode public trust, especially given Oracle’s existing major contracts worth up to £1 billion with four UK government ministries and the NHS. Several MPs have called for a parliamentary inquiry into Blair’s role and the procurement process.

Conservative Party chairman Kevin Hollinrake said on Saturday: “Despite Keir Starmer’s promises of a ‘crackdown on cronyism’, these revelations show it runs right to the very top of this rotten Labour Government.

“Tony Blair lobbying Peter Kyle to set up meetings with groups linked to Larry Ellison – now in pole position for the Government’s Digital ID contract – reeks of a blatant conflict of interest. This has all the hallmarks of yet another cosy deal between Labour insiders and powerful vested interests.”...<<<Read More>>>....

Digital ID: What is it Good For?

 Don’t you just hate Digital ID? It hasn’t even been launched and it has already achieved its goal. You see everyone was talking about fiscal black holes, small boats and that Andy Burnham bloke and yet the mere mention of Digital ID has blown it all out of the water. That’s how powerful it is. Who in Government cares if the technology ever comes to fruition? Dear boy, that is not the point.

Talk of Digital ID in the UK has very little to do with technology and everything to do with distraction politics. Who in Government frets about how it works, what vulnerabilities it has, or whether, like in Estonia, it could make public services work together in ways we can only dream of in the UK? That is not what Digital ID is used for here in Blighty. It is not about the tech. It is about its political uses.

We have been here before. Matt Hancock really tried to convince us that a virus could be suppressed with some software on a phone. Meanwhile the government destroyed the economy and a generation of kids’ development. We don’t talk about that these days. Nice work comrades.

I am less sure Starmer believes a single migrant will be deterred by his Brit Card but I do think he believes the Digital ID debate will be less damaging than anything about migrants or party leadership. Never mind ‘Smash the gangs!’ when you can smash the glass and deploy the emergency Digital ID cards debate instead. Phew, that was close.....<<<Read More>>>...

Problem, reaction, solution: Starmer’s digital ID is a solution looking for a crisis

 Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to announce plans for a compulsory UK-wide digital ID scheme in a speech today, 26 September 2025. Dubbed the “Brit card,” the digital ID is expected to be rolled out by the end of the current Parliament.

An article from 2017 demonstrates that Starmer’s digital ID is a solution that has been waiting for a crisis.

In his announcement today, Starmer will claim his nationwide digital ID is necessary to tackle illegal working and migration by requiring all adults to have a digital ID to prove their right to live and work in the UK.

The excuse today may be to tackle the immigration crisis, but it is the same idea that has been planned for years. As the 2017 article below shows, eight years ago, digital IDs were being pushed by commercial banks in the UK. And a global digital ID programme was being planned as a solution for a refugee crisis.

Starmer’s digital ID is a solution that has been waiting for a crisis which could be used to implement it. It is the Hegelian Dialectic: Problem-Reaction-Solution. Instead of tackling the illegal immigration crisis, Starmer is pushing their pre-conceived “solution” that has been on the cards for years....<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #787

 

BIG BROTHER BRITAIN - EVERY adult in Britain will need a Government-issued ID card despite backlash at Starmer's plan for a 'dystopian nightmare'

Two Tier Kier aka Kier Blair is deflecting with this being pushed at this time. There is a donation scandal out in the open ... so how coincidental that this news story breaks? Kier Blair and Tony Starmer are after the same thing and it is Blair who is behind Starmer on this one ....

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 Every working adult in Britain will require a Government-issued digital ID card under a 'dystopian' plan set to be announced by Sir Keir Starmer. 

The idea of a mandatory identification system has long been advocated by Labour as a way to tackle illegal migration. 

But the proposal is fiercely opposed by civil rights campaigners, who warn it will erode civil liberties and turn the UK into a 'papers please' society. 

Meanwhile, polls show a majority of the public do not trust ministers to keep their personal data safe from cyber-criminals. 

Detailed proposals for what has been dubbed a 'Brit Card' could be announced by the Prime Minister as early as tomorrow.

Under the scheme, anyone starting a new job or renting a property would be required to show their digital ID on an app so it can be automatically checked against a central database. 

Currently, employees and renters have the option of showing a number of different forms of physical ID, but there are fears these are too easy to fake. 

There is also little to stop unscrupulous employers claiming they have made a check when they have not. 

However, critics have dismissed the plan as a reheated version of Tony Blair's failed ID card scheme, which was axed amid concerns over privacy and soaring costs.

Sir Keir's proposals will be subject to a consultation and are expected to require legislation. The UK is one of the few countries in Europe without an ID system....<<<Read More>>>...

Starmer’s Digital ID Plan EXPOSED – Is This the End of Freedom in Britain?

Food for Thought #784