Sunak challenged over ‘spectacular own goal’ of VAT rule post-Brexit | The Independent
#Brexit
#Shopping
#VAT
#Sunak
#Europe
#Burberry
#Murphy
#Business
#Trade
#TradeFriction
#EU
#IDCards
#Passports
#McFadden
#Tories
#Labour
#IMF
#G7
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-rishi-sunak-shopping-vat-b2325719.html

@ArtBear

It's one of the best pop records ever made IMO.

They also did this clever visual thing with ID cards on TOTP etc.
I thought that was quite ground-breaking at the time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdQiq18QI74

#Music #PopMusic #IDCards

Oh FFS. This story popping up just a few minutes after I'm idly musing about whether a crap Govt policy could be defeated by a crap Govt system is perfect.

Evidence suggests Govt does *not* do technology well.

And think of the corruption around PPE & how appealing a contract to supply a digital ID that stored everything would be to these criminals.

Blair & Hague can fuck off*

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64729442

*for this, and many other reasons

#UKpolitics #IDcards #UKpol

You can also apply for a free Citizencard, at https://citizencard.com using the code FREEVOTERID.

Do spread the word as much as possible, especially to younger, poorer and marginalised people who are least likely to have another form of photo ID.
#IDcards #UKPolitics #VoterSuppression

@lmb_teach
You can also apply for a free Citizencard, at https://citizencard.com using the code FREEVOTERID. My daughter got hers last week - it took about 10 days to come through.

Do spread the word as much as possible, especially to younger, poorer and marginalised people, who are least likely to have another form of photo ID.
#IDcards #UKPolitics #VoterSuppression

Regarding voter ID. If you don't have a driver's licence, passport, railcard etc. your local council is obliged to provide a registered voter with some form of ID. #VoterIDs #IDCards

UK #Government answer to a problem that does not exist. #VoterID . Ploy to prevent anti Tory voting especially the youth. #Democracy. #PoliticsUK #Vote #IDCards
If you do not have a photo Driving licence or passport, you need this to VOTE: Free ID cards.
https://www.citizencard.com/

UK Please Boost #PoliticsUK #Vote #IDCards
If you do not have a photo Driving licence or passport, you need this to VOTE: Free ID cards.
https://www.citizencard.com/

➡️ Please share, especially with young adults, especially in big cities -

A reminder that the #Tories are introducing requirement for voters to produce #IDcards at the next mayoral / local / #GeneralElections. The list of which IDs will be acceptable at polling stations contains plenty of options for older voters, but few for younger voters. This is blatant #votersuppression. However, it is now possible to get a free #CitizensCard. Details below:

https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/voter-id-list-gives-few-options-for-younger-voters/

Rishi Sunak: 🇬🇧 govt “already strengthened the penalties on the enforcement side, whether that is for landlords or employers or for those working illegally… which means I don’t think that #IDcards are necessary.”
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/e0b248bc-6455-11ed-9ccc-9d160947f622?shareToken=68b941ac4ce0614158de1f8b11a2bd01

Rishi #Sunak ditches pledge to place cap on #Refugee numbers | The Independent

Prime minister sets face firmly against introduction of #IDCards

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/rishi-sunak-migration-refugee-cap-b2224631.html

Never underestimate Labour’s ability to self-defeat and destruct!

@UKLabour’s compulsory #IDCards policy were a good part of Labour’s decline and defeat in 2010.

Civil liberties organisations and campaigners won’t forgive Labour if they revive this authoritarian, illiberal, and Orwellian policy!

https://amp.theguardian.com/politics/2022/nov/08/labour-revives-id-cards-idea-reduce-irregular-immigration-stephen-kinnock

OMG seriously? Can we at least have a few years of slightly better government than the current bunch (a low bar I know) before we get into the authoritarian rubbish?

Anyhow, here's what I made with lovely friends in 2005 when #IDcards were being discussed by #Labour

Features a #singing #dog, #puppy #pianist and #politicians from the mid-noughties.

Oh, and some #meerkats and #weasels.

In it's original low-res glory.

RT @OpenRightsGroup
🚨🚨🚨

“Compulsory ID Cards are wrong, ineffective, Orwellian, and thoroughly un-British.” - @jimkillock

Our immediate response to @SKinnock’s #IDcards proposal 👇🏽

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/compulsory-id-cards-are-wrong-ineffective-orwellian-and-thoroughly-un-british/

Give me strength 🤦🏻‍♂️ @SKinnock@twitter.com said: “I think [#IDcards] should certainly be on the table, it needs to be properly reviewed and discussed... [Post-]#Brexit…everybody said, ‘Oh, there are 3m EU citizens in the UK’, and it turned out there were 5m.”
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/6d2700d4-5ee9-11ed-8adc-caffed0685f5?shareToken=fd70ded02829f140eb86aa1556efcb26

#NoFingerprintIDs

As of August 2, 2021, voluntary #fingerprinting will become compulsory for German and other EU ID cards – what can be done?

Info, our criticism and what you can do about it:
https://digitalcourage.de/blog/2020/no-fingerprinting-for-id-cards

@edri@twitter.com #IDCards #PersoOhneFinger /f