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TThe Digital Leash: How Britain's Border Failures Spawned Universal Surveillance

• via The Independent

TThe Digital Leash: How Britain's Border Failures Spawned Universal Surveillance

Keir Starmer's Mandatory Digital ID Plan is a Symptom of Institutional Decay

As the UK struggles with record illegal migration and asylum backlogs, Keir Starmer's proposal for mandatory digital ID cards for all working adults reveals deeper issues of governmental incompetence and authoritarian overreach. This analysis explores the implications for civil liberties and the future of British democracy.

The UK's Surveillance State: When "World Leader" Means Showing Dictators How It's Done

• via The Critic

The UK's Surveillance State: When "World Leader" Means Showing Dictators How It's Done

The UK is no longer an "Open" country for free expression

While British politicians still invoke Churchill and speak of defending democracy worldwide, their own freedom rankings have quietly slipped below Romania and Nigeria. The UK has lost its status as an "Open" society for free expression—a designation it held since measurements began—and now pioneers surveillance techniques that authoritarian regimes watch with interest.