Labour’s Job Tax, Blair’s Digital ID, and Boris’s Broken Promises
New government, same story — higher taxes, recycled Blairite ideas, and a Prime Minister past his sell-by date looking for relevance.
Another week, another dose of political spin — and a few uncomfortable truths buried in the data.
From a million more people on working-age disability benefits to falling payroll jobs, the numbers tell a very different story from the one the Government is selling.
And while Keir Starmer toured the world talking up his plans for “Digital ID”, the fingerprints of Tony Blair were all over it.
1️⃣ 🧮 A Million More on Working-Age Disability
🚨 Over one million more people are now claiming working-age disability benefits than in 2021 — that’s 446 new awards every day.
Much of the rise is driven by mental health conditions such as anxiety, depression and mood disorders.
Among new claimants, there’s also been a sharp increase in young people aged 16–24, up from 200,000 to 333,000 since 2021.
📖 Read: A Million More on Working-Age Disability
2️⃣ 🤖 The Real Threat to Jobs Isn’t AI — It’s Labour’s Job Tax
While Westminster obsesses over artificial intelligence, the real threat to jobs is coming from Labour’s own policies.
Since the election, there are 143,000 fewer people on payrolls, with hospitality hit hardest.
Labour’s jobs tax — through higher National Insurance and rising business costs — is making it more expensive to hire, harder to grow, and impossible for many small firms to recover.
📖 Read: The Real Threat to Jobs Isn’t AI — It’s Labour’s Job Tax
3️⃣ 💷 High Taxes and Record Migration — The Real Boris Legacy
Boris Johnson reappeared on GB News this week, claiming Reform UK will soon tank in the polls.
But if Boris fancies a comeback, he’s a busted flush.
Behind the bluster, his record speaks for itself: between 2021 and 2024, net migration outstripped the entire 26 years from 1981–2007 combined, and the tax burden hit record highs.
That’s the real Boris legacy — high taxes, high migration, and costly energy.
📖 Read: High Taxes and Record Migration — The Real Boris Legacy
4️⃣ 🧒 Digital ID for Children — Who’s Really Running Britain, Starmer or Blair?
What began as a pledge to “stop the boats” has become something far bigger — and far more dangerous.
This week, the Government confirmed it will consult on giving Digital ID to children as young as 13, and make it mandatory to work by 2029.
It’s straight out of Tony Blair’s old playbook. His institute even published a paper in January titled “Digital ID: The Disruption the UK Desperately Needs” — and now Starmer is running with it word for word.
Blair spent years pushing for ID cards. The public rejected them. Two decades later, his ideas are back — rebranded, repackaged, and rolled out by Labour.
Adults don’t need it. Children certainly don’t.
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