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(Yet) another digital ID card isn’t the answer

BritCard: political theatre versus progress, and the case for smarter digital ID.

TechRadar

Tony Blair Institute urges shift in focus from clean to cheaper power by 2030

A paper by the former Labour PM’s think tank is the latest intervention in an increasingly fractious energy debate.

Evening Standard

Firms are pushing for your data to be sold to big tech. Labour won't say who they are

THE UK Government has refused to reveal which companies are encouraging them to sell Britons’ data to Silicon Valley despite transparency fears.

The National (Scotland)

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When will new UK digital ID card be introduced and how will it work?

The digital ID card marks the government’s latest attempt to crack down on illegal migration

The Independent UK

Starmer’s AI push at risk from public scepticism, think tank warns

Nearly twice as many people see the technology as a risk to the economy rather than an opportunity, according to polling from the Tony Blair Institute

Evening Standard

The ‘Gaza Riviera’ is a fantasy plan that relies on urbicide and expulsion

The US and Israel have sparked international condemnation over their leaked vision for the reconstruction of a shattered Gaza. The urban development plan seems to have evolved since its emergence earlier in the year. It now includes economic drivers such as blockchain-based trade initiatives, data centres and “world-class resorts”.

The Conversation

OPINION - Think digital IDs seem harmless? This is why you're wrong

As Keir Starmer’s government is reportedly considering yet another proposal for a mandatory universal digital ID system, it’s worth a reminder of what’s at stake for the privacy rights and civil liberties of tens of millions of citizens and residents in the UK.

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Anas Sarwar 'must cut ties' to Tony Blair think tank linked to 'sickening' Gaza plan

ANAS Sarwar and Keir Starmer have been urged to cut ties to Tony Blair’s think tank after revelations regarding its presence when a plan was…

The National (Scotland)

Tony Blair’s staff took part in 'Gaza Riviera' project, reports say

STAFF at an institution founded by the former prime minister Tony Blair participated in plans to develop a postwar Gaza into a “Trump Riviera”…

The National (Scotland)

Tony Blair think tank urges Rachel Reeves to invest billions and not just ‘balance the books’ in spending review

Britain facing cuts after chancellor doubled down on her manifesto pledge not to raise taxes to fund Labour’s spending plans

The Independent UK

Britain’s nuclear future? What small reactors, fusion and ‘Big Carl’ mean for net zero

Former UK prime minister Tony Blair recently argued nuclear power is an “essential part of the answer” to net zero. Writing in the foreword of a report by his thinktank, the Tony Blair Institute, he claimed small modular nuclear reactors, nuclear fusion and other advanced technologies can help lower the…

The Conversation

I worked with Tony Blair when he put climate at the heart of UK policy. He must not now undermine that

I support the Climate Paradox report from the Tony Blair Institute, but his foreword risks compromising what must be achieved, says David King, who was chief scientific adviser to the UK government under Tony Blair

The Guardian - UK

Let teachers fine parents with misbehaving kids, Tony Blair Institute says

The former prime minister’s think tank has warned schools are facing a “burgeoning crisis of behaviour and safety” as wayward pupils increasingly disrupt class

The Independent UK

Bring in pay-per-mile road pricing across UK, urges Tony Blair’s thinktank

Rachel Reeves urged to shelve fuel duty plans and overhaul taxes amid expected switch to electric vehicles

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Afghan who came to UK on small boat says he ‘never felt more welcome’ despite riots

Sam Pordale travelled through Iran, Turkey, Italy and France before he reached the UK

The Guardian - UK

Tony Blair urges Starmer to keep grip on immigration to tackle rise of far right

Exclusive: former PM says immigration benefits UK but controls are needed to ‘close off avenues’ for populists

The Guardian - UK

AI doctors and chatbot nurses? Labour must show the future of the NHS isn’t so dystopian

To reform the NHS, a new government will have to ignore self-serving tech companies – and engage a sceptical public instead, says data campaigner Jeni Tennison

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The complex and corporate rise of the Tony Blair Institute

With more than 800 staff in 40 countries, the former PM is arguably more powerful than he was in No 10

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Dissatisfaction with Rishi Sunak’s government at near record levels, poll suggests – as it happened

Ipsos polling finds 80% of people unhappy with how government is running the country

The Independent UK

Majority of people think UK was wrong to leave EU, poll suggests

The Tony Blair Institute think tank has looked at how the UK can improve its post-Brexit relationship with the EU.

The Guardian - UK

AI could be most substantial policy challenge ever, say Blair and Hague

Report says British state is poorly prepared for radical changes that AI could unleash

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