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UK gov pays public Β£550 to discuss Digital ID – then bans journalists from the room

24 April 2026 at 10:30

Nothing says 'We want honest opinions' like a 36,000-letter mailshot with no awkward questions allowed

Members of the UK government’s People’s Panel on Digital ID will spend two weekends in Birmingham and three evenings on Zoom discussing how Britain should build a national digital identity system, earning Β£550 plus expenses for their trouble.…

Starmer's digital ID reboot raises same old questions as its Blair-era ancestor

20 March 2026 at 11:15

Audit trails aplenty, but no price tag – and no clue how long your data sticks around

OpinionΒ  Last week's UK government consultation on its plans for digital identity had quite a few things missing. It did not include a price estimate - something it said was due to decisions yet to be taken on the scheme's scope - or how long the government would keep "audit trail" records of ID checks.…

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