The UK government has backed down on plans to make digital ID cards compulsory for workers  — abandoning the idea that everyone would need one to prove their right to work by the end of this Parliament (due by 2029). Originally pitched as a way to deter illegal working, the requirement will no longer be mandatory, though the government says it is still committed to digital right-to-work checks . Employers will still need to check eligibility, but other forms of documentation

For years, we’ve been told that mass surveillance is about safety . About protection . About stopping “bad actors.”But what if the real threat isn’t foreign enemies or extremists — what if it’s unchecked government power itself? In this short Joe & Joe video, the focus is simple and unsettling: when governments watch everyone, freedom becomes conditional. The Surveillance State Isn’t Theoretical Anymore Digital surveillance is no longer a future concern. It’s already here. Fr