Tony Blair and William Hague call for universal digital identification cards
Tony Blair and William Hague have called for universal digital identification cards. The ex-Labour Prime minster and the former leader of the Conservative party have joined forces to recommend everyone in the UK to participate in a “technological revolution” as they believe government records “are still based in a different era”. During his time in office between 1997 and 2007, Blair attempted to bring in ID cards - something that has always sparked intense debate - but the plans were shelved by David Cameron’s Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition, which took office in 2010. However, the fo...