In 2005 Tony Blair claimed digital ID would cut ID theft.
Now it’s illegal immigration.
Whatever the excuse the Tony Blair Institute will make millions and its tech clients, billions.
What Blair won’t mention is the ever deepening surveillance society it will create.
The Prime Minister has no mandate for this.
Update: 26 September 2025
I’m struggling to think of a worse, more unnecessary hill for any government to choose to die on.
One million people have already signed a petition against ID cards.
If we’re serious about rebuilding trust, this is the last place to start.
It’s like deciding to become a pacifist and then walking into your roughest local pub and knocking everyone’s pints out of their hands. It’s actually mind boggling.