A new digital ID scheme will help combat illegal working while making it easier for the vast majority of people to use vital government services. Digital ID will be mandatory for Right to Work checks by the end of the Parliament.
If I were to describe the UK, it would be as three and a bit countries in a trench coat and the country in control of the legs are constantly trying to run onto a busy motorway no matter what.
The UK has always been Orwellian, it’s just the way they justify their Orwellian shit that changes. This is the third government I’ve lived under that has advocated for ID Cards and the next government (Reform) is going to use this and the OSA to absolutely fuck people over.
Unfortunately I have to agree, they are incredibly popular with most people outside of cities. Best case it will be a coalition, and not pure reform.
I witnessed a reform voter driving past with a megaphone the other day, screaming about stopping the boats/sending them back etc, this was the middle of nowhere aswell.
Between this and the privacy worries, the UK is spiralling.
Is there any data to back this up (e.g. YouGov polling)? The general election isn’t for ages and we’ve just collectively decided that these idiots can have power next because it’s their turn…?
They’re currently leading the Polls right now, so if an election is held right now they’re likely going to be the next government. If fortunes change for them that might not be the case but shit looks grim.
Is there something you know that you’d like to share with the class? I’m phrasing it snarkily because you’re being dismissive, however the question is genuine. What is it that you know that I don’t?
I’m reminded of an old joke about the Conservatives:
“But what are our actual policies?”
“The last thing we’re going to do when ahead in the polls is talk about policies!”
My point being that Reform seem to be polling well but unless all the other parties decide to do literally nothing, so what? The polling at the time of an election is what matters.
Are the other parties just going to give up and go home? They’re far too power hungry and self serving for that…
If I were to describe the UK, it would be as three and a bit countries in a trench coat and the country in control of the legs are constantly trying to run onto a busy motorway no matter what.
The UK has always been Orwellian, it’s just the way they justify their Orwellian shit that changes. This is the third government I’ve lived under that has advocated for ID Cards and the next government (Reform) is going to use this and the OSA to absolutely fuck people over.
Why is Reform the next government? Did we have a general election while I was taking a nap?
Unfortunately I have to agree, they are incredibly popular with most people outside of cities. Best case it will be a coalition, and not pure reform.
I witnessed a reform voter driving past with a megaphone the other day, screaming about stopping the boats/sending them back etc, this was the middle of nowhere aswell.
Between this and the privacy worries, the UK is spiralling.
Is there any data to back this up (e.g. YouGov polling)? The general election isn’t for ages and we’ve just collectively decided that these idiots can have power next because it’s their turn…?
Edit: It would have been easy for someone to link to some data: https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articles/53059-yougov-mrp-shows-a-reform-uk-government-a-near-certainty-if-an-election-were-held-tomorrow
However even with that polling, the next general election isn’t tomorrow. So are we just going to lie down and let these dickheads control the UK?
They’re currently leading the Polls right now, so if an election is held right now they’re likely going to be the next government. If fortunes change for them that might not be the case but shit looks grim.
Okay, but the next general election is literal years away. Treating them as an inevitability feels short-sighted.
You sure about that?
Is there something you know that you’d like to share with the class? I’m phrasing it snarkily because you’re being dismissive, however the question is genuine. What is it that you know that I don’t?
I’m reminded of an old joke about the Conservatives:
“But what are our actual policies?”
“The last thing we’re going to do when ahead in the polls is talk about policies!”
My point being that Reform seem to be polling well but unless all the other parties decide to do literally nothing, so what? The polling at the time of an election is what matters.
Are the other parties just going to give up and go home? They’re far too power hungry and self serving for that…