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7 responses to ““Public backs ‘super ID card’ which could be used to report potholes, Tony Blair’s think tank says” | The Independent | WHAT IN THE NAME OF GOD??!?”

1. 2025/09/26

   piofthings

   @alecm did they ask if “public” wanted the card for “others” or themselves ???
2. 2025/09/26

   Simon B

   @alecm someone should tell starmer that estonia has a physical id too which doesn't exclude people with dumbphones
   1. 2025/09/26

      Hutch

      @foobarry @alecm it has to, right? making ownership of a smartphone a requirement to work is stupid. I've less objection to the ID than to making it digital-only. All they would really have to do is overhaul the NI Card with a picture, maybe a QR code to verify authenticity. Visas are already in passports. It's not rocket science
3. 2025/09/26

   AnneH

   @alecm Part of the car culture. Drivers are obsessed with potholes, in the same way as householders about rubbish collections. Someone picked a salient if pointless use case there.
4. 2025/09/26

   Nick

   @alecm

   Another failed politician on an ego trip, searching for relevance.

   Never mind, Tony, Uncle Donald will give you Gaza to run under his "guidance".
5. 2025/09/26

   django

   @alecm so this is what Larry Ellison was funnelling hundreds of millions into TBI for, a nice digital profile on every brit.
6. 2025/09/27

   slash

   @alecm I really don't put much stock in anything Tony B Liar says.