the problem is creep. as has been demonstrated in recent months they cannot fucking help themselves. nom nom nom. more civil liberties please. i need them to vomit into the mouths of my political class children to create a new generation.
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Yeah used to feel like this but candidly I know governments did the exercise of linking up all the movement of private individuals a decade ago: ID cards make it public now & also does things like start to Squash the various forms of tax evasion that is the actual UK problem
aug 27, 2025, 8:28 am • 3 0 • view
Amazing how many people don’t realise govt linking it all up though Genuinely surprises many
aug 27, 2025, 8:30 am • 0 0 • view
right now it's all a mish mash. they would use it to create a centralised database blah blah blah privacy we both know the discussion here.
aug 27, 2025, 8:30 am • 0 0 • view
It’s a lot less of a mish mash than you may think It’s actually pretty organised behind the scenes, it’s just not visible to you
aug 27, 2025, 8:35 am • 0 0 • view
and if we dip into tax evasion how about exerting control over overseas territories that are used for tax evasion? again, blah blah blah we both know this.
aug 27, 2025, 8:31 am • 0 0 • view
That’s whataboutery though
aug 27, 2025, 8:34 am • 0 0 • view
aint my whataboutery if you're going to throw that about.
aug 27, 2025, 8:36 am • 0 0 • view
I didn’t
aug 27, 2025, 8:37 am • 1 0 • view
ID cards can enhance liberties
aug 27, 2025, 8:26 am • 3 0 • view
yes however... the british state?
aug 27, 2025, 8:28 am • 0 0 • view
The British state likes to use the current system to its advantage See Windrush It’s partly why they refused to give EU citz evidence of settled status - the resulting uncertainty is desirable for the state
aug 27, 2025, 8:34 am • 3 0 • view