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When everyone but Starmer agrees Digital ID is bad – you know there’s a problem

In the 10 years in which the Canary has operated, there has never been any issue on which the British left, right, and centre have been in total agreement. Even during the pandemic, elements of the right saw fit to oppose life-saving vaccines so as not to seem woke. That’s why it’s interesting to see the unprecedented unity in the wake of Starmer’s Digital ID announcement.


For once, Starmer is right.

There is no ‘division’ on this issue, as everyone hates it except for his sycophants.

Opposition to Digital ID from the left

The leaders of the UK’s left parties both came out in opposition to Digital ID:


Green Party MP Sian Berry noted we’ve tried something similar before:

Tribune’s Karl Hansen is already trying to follow the money:

Former Labour MP Claudia Webbe was one of many noting that the announcement has the sulphurous stench of Tony Blair all over it:


A Green councillor made a similar point, noting that Starmer is so bereft of ideas he’s having to root through Blair’s refuse for a scrap of a policy:

The Tory Fibs account made this point:


Journalist Luke Savage noted that everything Starmer does seems purposefully designed to push Reform further up the polls, as we’ve discussed:

Opposition to Digital ID from the right

The leaders of the UK’s two largest right parties both oppose Digital ID:


Other Reform MPs are standing against it too:

Former Reform MP and current shit stirrer Rupert Lowe got straight to work stirring that pot:


Commentator Julia Hartley-Brewer was one of many questioning what purpose Digital ID serves:

Christian moustache journalist Lewis Brackpool said this:

Telegraph editor Annabel Denham described it as ‘Starmer’s worst move’, which is really saying something given all his other moves:

Opposition from the centre

The Liberal Democrats issued an official statement clarifying their opposition to this reheated dog’s dinner of a policy:


The SNP’s first minister of Scotland didn’t hesitate opposing Starmer:


Sorcha Eastwood from the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland also noted she has objections beyond the ‘Britification’ of it all:

Defence from the Starmerites

Starmerite light weight Lisa Nandy attempted to defend Digital ID this morning. In response, people highlighted that Digital ID puts us one stop away from tech-fuelled hyper-authoritarianism (in addition to providing no obvious benefits):


One person defending the indefensible is Newsnight’s former economics editor Paul Mason:

This references Mason’s previous defence of Starmer, which is one of the most infamous tweets of the past few years:

Truly one of the most ‘interesting’ thinkers in Britain today.

Jo White MP, the wife of Labour baron John Mann, attempted to defend Digital ID, but just ended up ‘scaring’ NHS activist Harry Eccles:


In the video, she notes we’ll be using a similar system to Estonia. Another person highlighting European use of Digital ID was journalist Lewis Goodall, who everyone is now learning is married a senior advisor in the Tony Blair institute:

All together now

It’s unclear how Starmer will push this over the finish line given his historically low approval ratings; his imploding Downing Street operation, and his complete lack of political competence. That doesn’t mean we should all relax, however, as there’s every chance Starmer sees the writing on the wall, and he views this as his last opportunity to make a mark.

With that in mind, let’s all come together to ensure Starmer has no lasting impact on this country.

Featured image via Parliament / 10 Downing Street (Wikimedia) / Parliament / Parliament / Parliament / Bristol Green Party (Wikimedia)

By Willem Moore

This post was originally published on Canary.