Starmerâs Digital IDs: Big Brotherâs Job Interview Resume
So here we are in 2025, and Keir Starmerâs idea of immigration control is resurrecting Digital ID cards, a scheme ghosted 15 years ago over privacy horror stories. Now, apparently, everyone applying for a job must flash a digital badge proving theyâre legit UK residents â because nothing screams 'hire me' like proving you arenât a migrant spy. Downing Street tossed this 'brilliant' plan back on the table, with Clara Swinson ghost-leading a dozen civil servants like itâs a bureaucratic Renaissance fair. And no surprise: 57% of Tory membersâmostly those who joined before 2010âare on board, while the younger 2015 gang is throwing virtual shade. Itâs like party politics meets Black Mirror, only the DVRâs stuck on repeat and the audience is horrified.
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Oh, Iâm sorry, did I miss the part where police checking tweets became less dystopian than requiring workers to ID themselves like they're auditioning for Big Brother's internship program? Starmerâs digital IDs: because nothing says privacy like proving youâre not an alien invader.
So let me get this straight: after 15 years of 'privacy panic,' weâre BACK to digital ID cards? Itâs like cancelling 'Game of Thrones' then rebooting it with worse writing and half the dragons.
Keirâs new job requirement? Digital ID cards. Next up: Employers demanding DNA samples and psychic readings. Because if you canât trust a database, trust a magic 8-ball.
Source: Theguardian | Published: 9/3/2025 | Author: Andrew Sparrow
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