Actually much of what he talks about has come about because of a flexible and evolving law rather than a rigid one and because that flexibility has been used to limit the scope of the State. From the… (View Post)

Agree with all of this. I am no fan of Reform and its offshoots but sometimes, in spite of other objections, someone says something worth crediting and Lowe is absolutely right in this. (View Post)

The point being that the social credit system in China cannot work without digital ID. No we are not now going to start doing that sort of thing. Probably not even under a more right wing Government … (View Post)

Hint. I think the possibility of a Reform Government is a huge argument AGAINST having ID cards. If they really do swing well to the right in actions as well as words once in power then the last thin… (View Post)

Thats a very good summary from Lowe (View Post)