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The ID card would be stored on a smartphone and linked to government records, according to think tank proposals

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[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Getting the UK public to be on board with just a digital ID isn't going to fly

They're selling it as a tool to fight illegal immigration, so I suspect it'll go down well with the public.

[–] ThePyroPython@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Which will be met with the response "but I'm not an 'immigrant' why should I have to carry this ID card?!"

'I'm not an immigrant' is their code for "I'm white".

As much as xenophobic cunts fantasise the idea of stricter border controls and US-ICE style raids, they're also the same cunts that complain about long queues at airport security and HATE it when an authority figure questions them or forces them to do something.