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Mark Smido

@mark-smido.bsky.social
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Follower of life, a socialist, husband, father, dog father. I train dogs. Ex military, hate injustice, Jewish by birth, Anti-Zionist, abhor genocide & breaches in international law. All those supporters of genocide are complicit in genocide! NEVER AGAIN!!!

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Mark Smido @mark-smido.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
John Mann is deluded Israeli supporter even with evidence that Israel are breaking international law. He is the worst of politicians whether in the House of Commons or now as a Tory elected Lord he needs to leave politics and get into a care home at his expense
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Mark Smido @mark-smido.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Thames Water is buried in debt, customers are paying more, and our rivers continue to suffer. I have emailed Andy Burnham to put Thames Water into Special Administration NOW. You can too riveraction.eaction.org.uk/email_Andy_B...
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Email Andy Burnham
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Mark Smido @mark-smido.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Our politics should not be for sale. It's time for a strict cap on political donations. Sign the petition: r.ippl.es/donations-cap/
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Petition: We need a cap on political donations NOW
I’ve just signed to support this campaign – join me
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Mark Smido @mark-smido.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Tell Coventry City Council to Drop Palantir. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
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Tell Coventry City Council to Drop Palantir
Coventry City Council should end its contract with Palantir and bring data and AI services back under public control. We are calling for transparency, meaningful consultation with residents and trade ...
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Mark Smido @mark-smido.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Sewage in the rivers. Companies drowning in debt. Billions siphoned in profits. Private water is working exactly as designed. Just not for us. Tell your MP to back public ownership: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
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Ask your MP to support public ownership of water!
Sewage in the rivers. Companies drowning in debt. Billions siphoned in profits. Private water is working exactly as designed. Just not for us. Tell your MP to back public ownership: https://actionnet...
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Mark Smido @mark-smido.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Nigel Farage received gifts and benefits from a convicted fraudster. This can’t go on. Sign the petition to demand a FULL investigation into his undisclosed donations and gifts. We need answers: act.38degrees.org.uk/act/farage-d...
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Launch a full investigation into Nigel Farage’s undisclosed donations
Nigel Farage received gifts and benefits from a convicted fraudster. This can’t go on. Sign the petition to demand a FULL investigation into his undisclosed donations and gifts. We need answers:
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Mark Smido @mark-smido.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Britain’s politics has changed, but our voting system hasn’t. I’m asking my MP to support an independent National Commission on Electoral Reform so we can build a voting system fit for modern Britain. Join me. action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/194914/...
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Ask your MP to support electoral reform
It only takes 30 seconds
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Mark Smido @mark-smido.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I just signed a @fuelpovertyaction.bsky.social: #MakeGreenFair. Demand our fair share of our wind and sun to guarantee cheap, clean #EnergyForAll. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ma...
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Make Green Fair
The cost of energy has created a poverty and health crisis. Now it's surging again because of another illegal war. Our fair share of cheap, clean energy from our wind and sun could ensure everyone can...
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Mark Smido @mark-smido.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Tech billionaires are getting richer while we pay the price for the real-world harm their platforms cause. The "neutral host" loophole lets them off the hook for pushing dangerous content. MPs are demanding emergency laws to make them pay. Add your name: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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Sign the urgent petition
Tech billionaires shouldn't get to hide behind a legal loophole while their algorithms push dangerous content for profit. MPs are demanding emergency laws to finally make them liable for the harm they...
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Mark Smido @mark-smido.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
100 public figures demand no terror sentencing for Filton 24 anti-genocide activists www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
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100 public figures demand no terror sentencing for Filton 24 anti-genocide activists
Signatories to the Filton 24 letter include author Sally Rooney, activist Greta Thunberg, filmmaker Terry Gilliam, and actor Steve Coogan
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Mark Smido @mark-smido.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
🚨 Fire every 5 hours. Cheap goods from online marketplaces are causing deadly UK fires, but tech bosses are making a killing due to a loophole that lets them dodge our safety laws. Act now to protect our homes! 🧵👇 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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Exposed: Big Tech behind UK’s deadly fires
A battery fire hits the UK every 5 hours. Amazon, TikTok, Alibaba are exploiting a loophole to import dangerous goods. But now we have a rare chance to stop them.
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Mark Smido @mark-smido.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Nottinghamshire CC wants to demolish two classrooms at Broomhill Junior School. The Head Teacher has a better plan: save them to create a much-needed Special Needs unit! I've added my name to help stop the demolition. Please sign and help spread the word: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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Stop the demolition of Broomhill Junior School's classrooms
Nottinghamshire County Council wants to knock down two classrooms, but the Head Teacher wants to save them to create a vital Special Needs unit. Add your name to support the school, stop the demolitio...
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Mark Smido @mark-smido.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Britain’s voting system is broken. 70 MPs are backing an amendment to finally review it. But to make an impact, we need many more. I’ve urged my MP to support it with this tool. Can you contact yours too? actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
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Ask your MP to back the amendment to fix our broken voting system.
Last month’s elections have shown just how broken our voting system is. 70 MPs have just supported an amendment demanding a total review of this system, and a change to proportional representation. B...
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Mark Smido @mark-smido.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
I just signed a @scotrewilding.bsky.social petition: Scotland Needs a Nature Minister. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/sc...
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Scotland Needs a Nature Minister
This year Scotland signed off on the Natural Environment Act, setting up a framework to create nature recovery targets. Now, it’s up to the new government to create targets that will lead to the resto...
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Mark Smido @mark-smido.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
I just signed a @fuelpovertyaction.bsky.social: #MakeGreenFair. Demand our fair share of our wind and sun to guarantee cheap, clean #EnergyForAll. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ma...
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Make Green Fair
The cost of energy has created a poverty and health crisis. Now it's surging again because of another illegal war. Our fair share of cheap, clean energy from our wind and sun could ensure everyone can...
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Peace & Justice Project @peaceandjustice.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
IRAN: THE US & ISRAEL'S ILLEGAL WAR OF AGGRESSION Join Jeremy Corbyn, Prof Paul Rogers, Lindsey German and Iranian artist Nilly Brook and more for an online briefing on the repercussions of the US and Israel attacks at 7:30PM on Wednesday 4 March. 🌐Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Mark Smido @mark-smido.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
I've just emailed "Write To Your MP: Make the National Commission on Electoral Reform Real" - Will you support the campaign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/wr... @OpenBritainHQ
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Mark Smido @mark-smido.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
I just signed @friends-earth.bsky.social’s petition to demand the government protects us all from the impacts of extreme weather and the #ClimateEmergency. Add your name too! action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/tel...
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Tell the government: stop extreme weather destroying lives
Floods. Coastal erosion. Droughts. Wildfires. Homes destroyed. Lives shattered. Climate breakdown isn’t a distant threat. It’s happening now, and communities across the UK are on the frontlines. No on...
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Mark Smido @mark-smido.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
The Representation of the People Bill is a rare chance to renew our democracy - yet it ignores the voting system driving chaos and disillusionment. We need MPs standing up for fair votes in this upcoming debate. Urge your MP to attend: actionnetwork.org/letters/repr...
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Representation of the People Bill: Ask your MP to attend the debate and speak out for Fair Votes
The Representation of the People Bill is a rare chance to renew our democracy - yet it ignores the voting system driving chaos and disillusionment. We need MPs standing up for fair votes in this upco...
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Mark Smido @mark-smido.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
I've taken action for our wild places! The Prime Minister is considering weakening environmental protections at a time when nature is already in serious crisis. Speak up today. action.rspb.org.uk/page/186397/...
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Stand up for our wild places!
The Prime Minister is backing proposals to weaken protections for our most important wild places by expanding the Fingleton Review’s recommendations. Help stop the rollback before it starts.
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Mark Smido @mark-smido.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Our right to protest is under threat. I just signed @friends-earth.bsky.social petition to stop new police powers that could shut down many peaceful protests and weaken our democratic rights. Add your name too: action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/rig...
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Stop the attack on our right to protest
The government is planning new powers that could seriously restrict your right to protest. Under these proposals, police could limit or block protests based on the so-called “cumulative impact” of pas...
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Mark Smido @mark-smido.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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Stop Palantir taking over our public services!
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.
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Palestine Solidarity Campaign @pscupdates.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
NOW: Thousands getting ready to march for Palestine 🇵🇸 Israel is still committing genocide and apartheid in Palestine and Britain continues to arm them. Join us to stand with the Palestinian people and demand our government end all complicity in Israel’s violence.
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Mark Smido @mark-smido.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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Stop scanning us all with facial recognition
The government is about to unleash the “largest ever” roll out of live facial recognition surveillance. At the same time, shops across the UK are wiring up facial recognition cameras to their doorway...
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Mark Smido @mark-smido.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Stop Palantir taking over our public services!
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.
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Trans Rights in Bassetlaw (TRiB) @bassetlaw-trans.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
The Bassetlaw District Council meeting, convened to debate Reform's anti-trans motion, will be starting shortly. We'll try to share updates and info here about what is happening throughout the meeting.
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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Freedom is more than a word; it’s the right to stand up and be heard. Protesting is the heartbeat of democracy—a vital tool for holding power to account & driving real change. Protecting our voices today secures our liberty tomorrow. #ICEOffOurStreets
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CatDaMaMa @catdamama.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
First-time protesters flood streets nationwide. Not activists—ordinary people who've seen ICE murder their neighbors. This movement doesn't ask permission. It demands: STOP FUNDING OUR KILLERS. Senate Democrats: HOLD THE LINE! #ICEoffOurStreets
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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
🧵Trump sees ICE in Minnesota as being like the takedown of Maduro in Venezuela. This confirms that the mindset is a state of war against Blue America. Block ICE already. It is the paramilitary wing of MAGA. #ICEOffOurStreets
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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 29/01/2026
Senate Democrats showed real leadership. They blocked a reckless spending bill that would have handed DHS a blank check after federal agents killed another American citizen. No rubber stamps. No funding abuse. Hold the line until there is accountability. Lives come first. #ICEoffOurStreets
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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
🚨ICE is teargassing a PRE-SCHOOL! 🚨 #ICEoffOurStreets
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Donna Stern @dvsmemphis.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
First-time protesters flood streets nationwide. Not activists—ordinary people who've seen ICE murder their neighbors. This movement doesn't ask permission. It demands: STOP FUNDING OUR KILLERS. Senate Democrats: HOLD THE LINE! #ICEoffOurStreets #sheshed
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Hey @democrats.senate.gov Look at the contrast: Minnesota National Guard distributes food and protects communities. ICE deploys masked agents to terrorize and murder citizens. One serves the people. The other serves a fascist agenda. HOLD THE LINE! on funding state terror. #ICEoffOurStreets
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TommasinaResist⚜️🦋🐈‍⬛ @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
"Let me be very clear. ICE must get out of Minnesota now. Not another penny should be given to ICE... until there is new leadership. To be clear: Kristi Noem AND Stephen Miller must go." #ICEoffOurStreets #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory up
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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
If you're not alarmed, you're not paying attention! ICE is torturing & brutalizing children! They're murdering people on the streets! They are surveilling us & putting us in databases for speaking out. They're raiding & seizing our voter information! #ICEoffOurStreets Call Senators:202-224-3121
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Greg Bovino told us everything ICE did was legal, ethical and moral Kristi Noem told us Renee Good and Alex Pretti were domestic terrorists JD Vance tried to confer total immunity on DHS agents But today we found out that they violated *100* court orders THEY’VE GOT TO GO #ICEOffOurStreets
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Our anger is measured: for every child afraid to go to school, for every family that hesitates to celebrate in public, for every neighbor who now looks away. ICE stole our peace. #ICEoffOurStreets
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Democratic Wins Media @democraticwins.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
BREAKING: In a stunning moment, Democrats and several Republicans just joined together to vote down a funding bill that would give ICE more money and resources to terrorize our communities. This is amazing. #ICEOffOurStreets
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Brian Cardone @cardonebrian.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
ICE Agent: “If you raise your voice, I will erase your voice.” There is no amount of training or body cams that will rein this lawless regime in. #ICEoffOurStreets NOW‼️NO more extrajudicial killings, NO more American citizens being arrested, NO more children in cages‼️
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SuMo📞Congress 202-224-3121📞CSPAN 202-748-8000 @sumoh7.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
WATCH as Maine nurses show up at Susan Collins’ office to demand she vote against funding ICE following ICE’s killing of nurse Alex Pretti. #ICEoffOurStreets
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TommasinaResist⚜️🦋🐈‍⬛ @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
WOW! 👏Philly DA Larry Krasner: “This is a small bunch of wannabe Nazis in a country of 350 million. We outnumber them. If we have to hunt you down the way they hunted down Nazis for decades, we will. We will find you. We will achieve justice.” #ICEoffOurStreets #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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CALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
🚨CAUGHT ON TAPE: a clip going viral shows Greg Bovino’s orders to ICE agents in Minnesota, saying “this is OUR fucking city” - and pushing mass arrests. He promises “trailers of that shit,” meaning tear gas. This is why people are dead. Share this everywhere. #ICEoffOurStreets
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
MINNESOTA — Mom goes outside to warm up her car, ICE grabs her: "Please, my car kids are all alone in the house!” So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it (H/T longtimehistory)
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Mark Smido @mark-smido.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Zack Polanski tells non-Jewish Lord where to stick his cynical smears www.thecanary.co/trending/202... John Mann is and always has been a left wing hating Zionist, who says that Jews are a race of their own. Even the JC disagrees with this! He is an irrelevance!
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Zack Polanski tells non-Jewish Lord where to stick his cynical smears
When an unelected Lord tried to weaponise antisemitism, Zack Polanski wasn’t having it — and said exactly why it’s dangerous
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Mark Smido @mark-smido.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
A crypto investor just donated £9 million to the Reform Party. Right now, billionaires can pour unlimited money into our elections, effectively buying our democracy. Think that's wrong? Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
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Take Big Money Out of Our Politics
British politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called ‘mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
PRO TIP: If you're going to lash out at reporters for questioning your stamina, don't fall asleep mid-rant.
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Mark Smido @mark-smido.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Billionaires shouldn't be able to buy a bigger voice in politics. Add your name to ‪@electoralreform.bsky.social‬'s call to put a cap on how much they can donate in the #ElectionsBill action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/179420/...
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Sign now to demand an end to big money in politics
It takes 30 seconds
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Mark Smido @mark-smido.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
The government is pushing forward with something that could change life Right now, Starmer’s plans are still in development. If we stay silent, they’ll take it as approval. That’s why I’ve signed a petition to scrap plans for mandatory digital ID before it’s too late. Will you join me? 38d.gs/0h2c
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Reject plans for a mandatory BritCard (digital ID)
Sir Keir Starmer is considering a mandatory digital ID scheme called “BritCard” that would make us all reliant on a digital pass to go about our daily lives. Mandatory digital IDs give the state enor...
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