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The Times: One-time rivals unite to demand radical tech revolution in the British state.
Everyone in Britain should be given a digital ID incorporating their passport, driving licence, tax records, qualifications and right to work as the cornerstone of a “technology revolution”, Sir Tony Blair and Lord Hague of Richmond say today.
Writing in The Times, the former prime minister and former Conservative leader say that the British state is no longer fit for purpose and must be dramatically reshaped if the country is to avoid being left behind by global technological advances.
The two men, who stood opposite one another at the dispatch box, say that there must be a cross-party consensus to “radically” change politics, putting technology at the heart of the NHS, schools and other public services.
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