UK government

  • Digital ID – Sleepwalking Into a Totalitarian State?

    Digital ID – Sleepwalking Into a Totalitarian State?

    In Summary: The UK government is pushing through a Digital ID scheme by 2028 that becomes mandatory for Right to Work checks, meaning you won’t get a new job without one. They’re calling it optional whilst making it compulsory for employment, spinning it as a convenient timesaver when it’s actually surveillance infrastructure that links your…

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  • The Fear Isn’t About Change. It’s About Weak Leadership.

    The Fear Isn’t About Change. It’s About Weak Leadership.

    In Brief: We’re a country run by people who have all the power but none of the courage. Every time something dreadful happens, we hear the same line: “We’ll do everything in our power to make sure it never happens again.” But they already have the power. They make the laws. They set the policies. They could act…

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  • Politics and the Circus That Never Ends

    Politics and the Circus That Never Ends

    Party manifestos are rolled out every election with bold declarations about tax cuts, public spending, and cleaning up government. Anyone with a few elections under their belt has learned to treat these glossy brochures as the opening bid in a negotiation, not an actual blueprint for governance. The Manifesto Mirage: What’s Actually Delivered? According to…

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