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I can't keep up with reality, it's clearly beyond satire and taking the piss now: Palantir, whose UK CEO is the grandson of the notorious fascist founder of the British Union of Fascists, and whose Trump-adjacent leader has the knives out for democracy, backs away from key Starmer policy on digital ID cards, fearing *reputational damage* from being associated with something "Too Evil even for Palantir":

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/starmer-hit-major-blow-tech-36013892

Daily Star

Starmer hit with major blow as tech firm backs out of digital ID card scheme

Mosley, grandson of notorious fascist leader Oswald Mosley, said the Labour manifesto for last year's general election did not mention the scheme set out last month and warned it was undemocratic

Donald Roy

@djr2024@mastodon.social replied · 21 hours ago

@cstross

Easy to explain. Their rivals #oracle fund the #tonyblairinstitute - which is behind the #digitalID proposal. 🤔

Charlie Stross boosted

Mark@RCR 🌀

@sco7sbhoy@mastodon.scot · 2 days ago

“Nobody ever thought a petition would stop the UK government from carrying out its orders from above (rolling out #digitalID, #CBDC’s etc, as dictated by UN Agenda 2030).

It was just a way of making them show their hand—making them reveal themselves as openly hostile to the interests of the population they ostensibly represent.

It just shows everybody—if there was ever any doubt—that they function more as a de facto globalist dictatorship than anything resembling representative democracy.”

Mark@RCR 🌀

@sco7sbhoy@mastodon.scot · 2 days ago

“Nobody ever thought a petition would stop the UK government from carrying out its orders from above (rolling out #digitalID, #CBDC’s etc, as dictated by UN Agenda 2030).

It was just a way of making them show their hand—making them reveal themselves as openly hostile to the interests of the population they ostensibly represent.

It just shows everybody—if there was ever any doubt—that they function more as a de facto globalist dictatorship than anything resembling representative democracy.”

Eugen Rochko boosted

Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈

@Lazarou@mastodon.social · 5 days ago

"My numbers are tanking, my Party is in open rebellion, I really need a good policy that the public can get behind me on....."

#KeirStarmer #Starmer #DigitalID #UKPOL #UKPOLITICS #Labour

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Charlie Stross

@cstross@wandering.shop · 4 days ago

HAHAHAHA—

‘Reverse Midas touch’: Starmer plan prompts collapse in support for digital IDs

Net public backing for scheme has fallen to -14% after prime minister’s announcement, according to polling

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/oct/01/keir-starmer-labour-collapse-public-support-digital-id-cards

the Guardian

‘Reverse Midas touch’: Starmer plan prompts collapse in support for digital IDs

Net public backing for scheme has fallen to -14% after prime minister’s announcement, according to polling

Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈

@Lazarou@mastodon.social replied · 4 days ago

@cstross lol, it's things like this which make me momentarily proud of this idiotic island, not flags and racism!

#DigitalID #UKPOL #UKPOLITICS

Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈

@Lazarou@mastodon.social · 5 days ago

"My numbers are tanking, my Party is in open rebellion, I really need a good policy that the public can get behind me on....."

#KeirStarmer #Starmer #DigitalID #UKPOL #UKPOLITICS #Labour

Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈

@Lazarou@mastodon.social replied · 5 days ago

Tony Blair's son is NOT involved apparently, the cringe named 'Multiverse' is an 'upskilling company', whatever the hell that is.
Sounds like one of those dodgy 'adult education' companies that sells courses that aren't accredited and needs payment in cash up front....

https://fullfact.org/technology/digital-id-euan-blair/

#EuanBlair #DigitalID #TonyBlair

Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈

@Lazarou@mastodon.social · 5 days ago

"My numbers are tanking, my Party is in open rebellion, I really need a good policy that the public can get behind me on....."

#KeirStarmer #Starmer #DigitalID #UKPOL #UKPOLITICS #Labour

Børge and 1 other boosted

Delphi

@Delphi@mastodon.scot · last week

It isn't just that they want us all to have digital identification, it's who they want to do it.

If US surveillance group Palantir are involved we're well & truly doomed.

The co-founder Peter Thiel, a major Trump supporter has said “I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible” WTF

https://www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2025/09/25/palantir-digital-id/

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/730194

We aren't the only ones fighting this
https://kein-palantir-bw.org/

#Government #UK #digitalid #surveillance #data #freedom #palantir #USA #Trump

Canary

FOI request exposes extent of Palantir's 'tentacles' in UK - and it's not even answered, yet

David Powell has revealed the extent to which Palantir has power over UK surveillance - and we don't yet know if that involves 'Brit Card'

David Gerard boosted

Steve Woods

@wood5y@mastodonapp.uk · last week

No #DigitalID petition now over 2.1m signatures.

Please sign if you haven't already.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/730194

Al Ghaff and 2 others boosted

Open Rights Group

@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org · last week

Today it's a mandatory digital ID card to prove you have the right to work but in the future you might have to use it to access the NHS, to rent or buy a home, or to access benefits.

It's time to fight back, 'Say No to Digital IDs'.

Join the Campaign: https://action.openrightsgroup.org/join-campaign-say-no-digital-ids #digitalid #idcards

Melissa Fehr and 3 others boosted

Open Rights Group

@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org · last week

We're in a cost of living crisis and Labour wants to bring in digital ID cards for everyone 🤡 They're risking turning the UK into a pre-crime state where we constantly have to prove who we are to go about our daily lives.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/25/keir-starmer-expected-to-announce-plans-for-digital-id-cards #precrime #digitalid #idcards

Delphi

@Delphi@mastodon.scot · last week

It isn't just that they want us all to have digital identification, it's who they want to do it.

If US surveillance group Palantir are involved we're well & truly doomed.

The co-founder Peter Thiel, a major Trump supporter has said “I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible” WTF

https://www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2025/09/25/palantir-digital-id/

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/730194

We aren't the only ones fighting this
https://kein-palantir-bw.org/

#Government #UK #digitalid #surveillance #data #freedom #palantir #USA #Trump

Canary

FOI request exposes extent of Palantir's 'tentacles' in UK - and it's not even answered, yet

David Powell has revealed the extent to which Palantir has power over UK surveillance - and we don't yet know if that involves 'Brit Card'

Steve Woods

@wood5y@mastodonapp.uk · last week

No #DigitalID petition now over 2.1m signatures.

Please sign if you haven't already.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/730194

Open Rights Group

@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org · last week

Today it's a mandatory digital ID card to prove you have the right to work but in the future you might have to use it to access the NHS, to rent or buy a home, or to access benefits.

It's time to fight back, 'Say No to Digital IDs'.

Join the Campaign: https://action.openrightsgroup.org/join-campaign-say-no-digital-ids #digitalid #idcards