UK Announces Plans for Mandatory Digital ID Cards for All Workers

UK Announces Plans for Mandatory Digital ID Cards for All Workers
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The Spin

Pro-government narrative

Digital ID cards are an essential tool in combating illegal immigration while streamlining government services for law-abiding citizens. The system will eliminate work opportunities for illegal migrants, reduce dangerous channel crossings and strengthen border security. Modern voters overwhelmingly support this practical solution that saves time and reduces bureaucracy.

Establishment-critical narrative

Digital ID cards reflect dangerous state overreach that threatens fundamental British freedoms. This surveillance scheme creates unprecedented government control over citizens and builds the foundation for an authoritarian state that will inevitably expand. The British people neither want nor need this intrusive system that permanently shifts power from individuals to government.

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