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=== How parties are weaponising the misinformation ===
# State overreach & “surveillance state” framing (Reform UK, Greens, some Conservatives/Lib Dems): - Use the “ID cards” label and imagery to imply universal, always-on policing of daily life. This leverages the ambiguity between digital credentials for specific checks vs a compulsory, show-on-demand card. PublicTechnology<ref>{{cite web|title=PublicTechnology|url=https://www.publictechnology.net/2025/09/26/government-and-politics/parties-across-the-spectrum-united-in-opposing-starmers-digital-id-plan/|publisher=publictechnology.net|date=2025-09-26|access-date=2025-11-12}}</ref>
# Effectiveness attack (Reform UK, Conservatives): - Argue it won’t deter cash-in-hand/black-economy work, so the scheme is performative. This is a policy critique that is often packaged with broader, sometimes inaccurate claims about scope/timing. Reuters<ref>{{cite web|title=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britain-introduce-mandatory-digital-id-cards-2025-09-26/|publisher=reuters.com|access-date=2025-11-12}}</ref>
# Digital exclusion & equity (Lib Dems, civil society): - Emphasise risks to older/low-income/disabled groups who lack smartphones or confidence, sometimes presented online as if no paper-based fallbacks will exist (not yet specified in policy comms). Liberal Democrat Voice<ref>{{cite web|title=Liberal Democrat Voice|url=https://www.libdemvoice.org/lib-dems-on-starmers-digital-id-nope-78393.html|publisher=Liberal Democrat Voice|access-date=2025-11-12}}</ref>
# Security “doom loop” (cross-party critics, media): - Highlight single-target cyber risk (“enormous hacking target”) to suggest inevitability of compromise; accurate as a risk signal but often shared without the proposed architecture/assurance model context. The Guardian<ref>{{cite web|title=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/26/keir-starmers-plan-for-digital-ids-risks-creating-an-enormous-hacking-target|publisher=The Guardian|access-date=2025-11-12}}</ref>
# Northern Ireland constitutional risk (NI critics): - Elevate complex cross-jurisdiction issues into claims that the scheme cannot operate legally, rather than that it may be problematic without bespoke provisions. Reuters<ref>{{cite web|title=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britain-introduce-mandatory-digital-id-cards-2025-09-26/|publisher=reuters.com|access-date=2025-11-12}}</ref>