{"id":35909,"date":"2025-09-30T20:19:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T19:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=35909"},"modified":"2025-10-03T13:26:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T12:26:34","slug":"is-digital-id-a-technocratic-tyranny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/is-digital-id-a-technocratic-tyranny\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Digital ID a Technocratic Tyranny?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced<\/b><\/a> plans to introduce digital ID cards \u2013 to be branded \u201cBritCards\u201d, as a solution to illegal immigration.<\/p>\n

He described the scheme as \u201can enormous opportunity for the UK\u201d and claimed it would \u201cmake it tougher to work illegally in this country\u201d. But the evidence from Europe<\/b><\/a> tells another story.<\/p>\n

With the exception of Denmark<\/b><\/a>, every EU nation already issues some form of ID card. Yet illegal immigration continues at record levels across the continent. Simply put, ID cards have done nothing to prevent border breaches or clamp down on illegal work. Why should Britain expect a different outcome?<\/p>\n

Supporters<\/b><\/a> of BritCards claim the new system will force employers to check immigration status. Yet employers are already required by law to do this. Those who knowingly exploit cheap migrant labour are not suddenly going to obey the law because of a smartphone app.<\/p>\n

The reality is that this policy is not about border control. It is about state control, putting every citizen under the digital gaze of government databases. Only last year, Sir Keir told the Labour Party Conference<\/b><\/a> the state would take more \u2018control in people\u2019s lives\u2019.<\/p>\n

In 2021, the Government was proposing Covid Certificates to regulate our lives. (See the link below.) Covid passports making free movement dependent on having had a Covid mRNA jab were being proposed. The people have a right to be suspicious of any ID card initiative.<\/p>\n

Now Sir Keir Starmer\u2019s administration is planning, if that is the right word to use in connection with anything His Majesty\u2019s Government attempts, to make digital ID mandatory for Right to Work checks by the end of this Parliament. Do we trust HMG\u2019s ambitions will end there?<\/p>\n

How to Join or Support Christian Voice\u2192<\/a><\/p>\n

Exodus 20:16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. \u2026 23:1 Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.<\/b><\/p>\n

Furthermore, the individual is a created being, made in the image of God:
\nGenesis 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.<\/b><\/p>\n

Voices warning of risk<\/h2>\n

Big Brother Watch<\/b><\/a> has called on the Government to reject the new digital ID plan, arguing it resembles a \u201cmandatory universal ID under a new guise\u201d and raises serious privacy and civil liberties concerns. They warn against creating a \u201cpapers please\u201d society where law-abiding people must prove their status at every turn.<\/p>\n

Human rights group Liberty<\/b><\/a> has also weighed in. In \u201cCompulsory digital ID will exclude some of the most marginalised members of society\u201d, Liberty\u2019s director Akiko Hart warned a mandatory system would worsen discrimination, particularly affecting those in poverty and the elderly. They emphasise that any digital ID must have strong safeguards, offline access, and not be mandatory.<\/p>\n

The Psalmist speaks of liberty as a good thing to have and links it to following God\u2019s laws:
\nPsalm 119:45 And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.<\/b><\/p>\n

As does the Apostle Paul:
\n2Cor 3:17 Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.<\/b><\/p>\n

Another group, TechUK<\/b><\/a>, while somewhat more technocratic, has expressed concern about how the system will protect individual data.<\/p>\n

Ask us to come and speak at your church \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n

Lessons from failed initiatives<\/h2>\n

Britain has experience with similar projects. The Identity Cards Act <\/b><\/a>of 2006 attempted to establish physical cards; it was later cancelled in 2010 due to public resistance and spiralling costs.<\/p>\n

The scheme was projected in 2006 to cost \u00a35.4\u20135.5 billion over<\/b><\/a> 10 years. By the time it was scrapped in 2010, around \u00a3292 million<\/b><\/a> had already been spent.<\/p>\n

There have also been other IT scandals: the NHS\u2019s National Programme for IT and the Post Office Horizon case exposed just how costly and destructive large, poorly managed tech projects can be\u2014especially when the stakes involve personal data and state power.<\/p>\n

In February 2023, in an article on that year’s attempt at an ID scheme, Christian Voice National Director, Stephen Green, noted that<\/b><\/a>, “The Government presents the idea of Digital Identity as benign. However, the government departments holding our personal data will also include county councils and outside organisations working for public authorities.<\/p>\n

“They want to bring under one digital roof all our identity details at present held by different departments.<\/p>\n

“Biblically, Government is there to maintain peace and security according to God\u2019s laws and to promote prosperity. It is there to serve the people, not the elite, according to our Lord\u2019s own command. Whether those in power recognise they are there to improve the lives of the people of the UK is a moot point.”<\/p>\n

The Purpose of Government \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n

The Purpose of Monarchy \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n

A King for the People? \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n

Concerns and call to action<\/h2>\n

Christian Voice believes that while law and order are important, they must never come at the expense of individual dignity, privacy, and freedom.<\/p>\n

We see BritCards as a policy that risks trading liberty for the illusion of security.
\nWe urge Parliament, local church leaders, and all citizens of conscience to demand that this new scheme:
\n\u2022 remain optional, not mandatory;
\n\u2022 include robust protections for data privacy;
\n\u2022 provide alternatives for those without smartphones or unwilling to use digital forms;
\n\u2022 avoid becoming a tool of surveillance or discrimination.<\/p>\n

Psalm 139:14 will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.<\/b><\/p>\n

We believe the role of government is to protect without overreaching, to secure without subjugating. Christian Voice stands firm: we must push back against any policy that compromises these values.<\/p>\n

Read and Pray<\/h2>\n

Read: Gen 1:27, Gen 2:24; Psalm 119:45; 2Sam 24:1; 1Chron 21:1; 2Cor 3:17.<\/b><\/p>\n

Related Stories<\/h2>\n

Sir Keir Starmer taking control of people\u2019s lives\u2019? \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n

Digital Identity Consultation 2023 \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n

Covid Certificates Consultation 2021 \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n

King Charles preaches Net Zero at COP28 \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n

The Politics of Absurdity \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n

Labour\u2019s DonorGate: A leadership divorced from the people \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n

Read and Pray<\/h2>\n

Read:<\/b> Deut 28:12; 1Chron 16:26; Jer 22:3; Lam 5:4; Psalm 118:9; Matt 6:33.<\/p>\n

Pray:<\/b> Pray for the wisdom of God upon our leaders.
\nPray for God\u2019s direction in leadership.<\/p>\n

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