(Thanks for bringing the report). I say Meh, another feint. They have wanted ubiquitous ID forever and they will not stop trying in my opinion. But they will wait until autumn. First they will always avoid controversy during summertime because it is more likely to trigger open rioting because nice weather and light until late. Second, in autumn there will be some real seasonals about and they can label that covid or variant of.
If the predictions about the vax turn out right, in the autumn they will get all the demand they need and at that point they will be saying "We didn't want to do this, but due to the current crisis, its is lockdown for everyone except passport holders" and they will just roll it out while playing reluctant.
The plans are decades old, they will not give up now, so they wait for the context to be favourable.
I'm not sure they'll be experiencing upcoming favourable context. I think the response is starting to have the desired effect. I think you are absolutely correct in that they won't stop, I just think we've read their playbook now. I, for one, will not stop shouting while there's breath in my lungs, much to the chagrin of anyone who seeks my company.
(Thanks for bringing the report). I say Meh, another feint. They have wanted ubiquitous ID forever and they will not stop trying in my opinion. But they will wait until autumn. First they will always avoid controversy during summertime because it is more likely to trigger open rioting because nice weather and light until late. Second, in autumn there will be some real seasonals about and they can label that covid or variant of. If the predictions about the vax turn out right, in the autumn they will get all the demand they need and at that point they will be saying "We didn't want to do this, but due to the current crisis, its is lockdown for everyone except passport holders" and they will just roll it out while playing reluctant. The plans are decades old, they will not give up now, so they wait for the context to be favourable.
I'm not sure they'll be experiencing upcoming favourable context. I think the response is starting to have the desired effect. I think you are absolutely correct in that they won't stop, I just think we've read their playbook now. I, for one, will not stop shouting while there's breath in my lungs, much to the chagrin of anyone who seeks my company.