Together Declaration

🚨 NEW: The cost of administering the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme has more than tripled - from £8.9m in 2022/23 to £29.2m last year A question from MP Chris Chope has just revealed that across four years, over £83 MILLION was spent on just *administering* a scheme in which 99% of applicants received no payment It still demands at least 60% disablement and offers successful applicants a one-off amount up to £120k - not proper compensation VDPS needs reform https://parallelparliament.co.uk/question/10556/vaccine-damage-payment-scheme

📣 MEET UP & MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD Sunday 27 September - Liverpool, outside Labour conference, meet 1pm Up to 8 million directors facing digital identity verification One Login spreading across public services Digital age checks in pubs and supermarkets Age verification to access social media And now Lisa Nandy wants controls built into our own devices - with adults potentially required to prove their age to use! Just like cashless payments, digital verification is spreading - one step, one service, one everyday activity at a time WE MUST retain the right to live, work, communicate and access services WITHOUT being forced to verify ourselves digitally Join us in Liverpool Make sure Andy Burnham - and the politicians gathering there - hear our concerns SAVE THE DATE AND WATCH FOR MORE DETAILS SOON

ONE LOGIN: What can Company Directors who want to AVOID the Government’s “One Login” system do? Full info in our free "toolkit" 👇 Please USE and SHARE: https://togetherdeclaration.org/toolkit #OneLogin

🎉 NEW SPEAKER ANNOUNCED FOR 7 NOVEMBER: BERNIE SPOFFORTH Entrepreneur, writer and commentator Bernie Spofforth will be joining us at Together’s 5th Anniversary Event in London! In August 2024, Bernie was arrested and held for 36 hours after tweeting - and then deleting - what turned out to be an inaccurate claim about the Southport attacker. She was never charged, and police later confirmed that no further action would be taken. That experience placed Bernie at the centre of a national debate about free speech, media narratives and the power of the state. Her first book, A War to Win Back Your World, examines the machinery of modern power - and what happens when an ordinary citizen finds herself caught inside it. Bernie joins Professor Norman Fenton, Mike Graham and Bruce Hamill and Katharine Birbalsingh, with more speakers still to be announced. 🎟 Low-priced Early Bird tickets won’t be around forever - book yours now: 👉 https://togetherdeclaration.org/tickets

"People with Covid jab injuries not getting help they need" "Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme ‘inadequate and inefficient,’ says jab injured spokesperson" https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jan/15/people-with-covid-vaccine-injuries-not-getting-help-they-need-inquiry-hears

Lisa Nandy wants to go beyond the already dreadful Online Safety Act - extending state-mandated controls from websites into people’s apps and devices Keep fighting attacks on freedom #together

Is Ofcom guilty of two-tier regulation? Flashback clip from 2023 w/ Neil Oliver & Emma Webb

FREEZE ONE LOGIN: We are calling for an immediate freeze on One Login pending independent review by the National Audit Office - meaning no further rollout or expansion until that review is complete and safeguards are in place

Government's OWN One Login terms say it can't guarantee the system will always be available, error-free - or "completely secure" No digital system can offer zero risk And that's exactly why people should NEVER be left dependent on one system to deal with government Digital routes need a genuine offline backup

NEW: One Login keeps evolving - but where is the proper scrutiny? Passkeys are now being rolled out to a reported 23 million GOV UK One Login users, following a 300,000-user trial. Passkeys are optional and should make individual accounts harder to hack or phish. If you use Face ID or a fingerprint to unlock a passkey, your biometric data is not shared with One Login - it stays with your device. On the face of it, that's a useful security improvement. But look at the bigger picture: One Login is already being used across 200+ government services and functions, with further expansion planned. Yet this increasingly important piece of national digital infrastructure has developed at extraordinary speed without anything like the Parliamentary scrutiny it deserves. And making individual accounts harder to phish doesn't answer serious questions about the security of One Login itself. Whistleblower reports have raised significant concerns, while independent security testing previously found that privileged access to the system could be compromised without detection. With millions of people being driven to use it, we need a freeze on One Login. Before it expands any further, we need independent review, proper Parliamentary oversight and guaranteed non-digital alternatives. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/millions-of-people-to-benefit-from-simpler-more-secure-way-to-sign-in-to-government-services

A digital driving licence on your phone is not the same thing as a compulsory national Digital ID, but the Government is connecting digital credentials, the GOVUK Wallet and the One Login app - and something much bigger is starting to take shape The question isn't just what each part does TODAY It's what the combined system could become TOMORROW #OneLogin

DIGITAL ID: If you allow it at all, it's going to be incredibly hard to get out of - (Alex Phillips) Stopping the proposed national Digital ID scheme was vital - but related platforms still pose a risk We must not let One Login, the GOV UK App / Wallet, and other systems morph into a Digital ID in all but name Stronger #together

"Net Zero is economic suicide. It must go" The current international situation shows more than ever what a reckless policy Net Zero is for the UK (Konstantin Kisin)

99% Denied: The Failure of the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme The VDPS, a little-known government programme, is meant to provide support for those injured by vaccines, but the Covid jab rollout exposed just how inadequate the system is. Tens of thousands have now applied for help; a staggering 99% of them have been denied or delayed. The “lucky” 1% have been left with payments that usually fall far short of what real-life injuries (including deaths) demand. 👇 https://togetherdeclaration.org/99-denied-the-failure-of-the-vaccine-damage-payment-scheme/

Local Together members campaigned hard all over the UK to say: SCRAP DIGITAL ID We can influence things when we take action #together

MEMBERSHIP: We campaigned hard for over a year against the national digital ID scheme But with related issues like One Login to ID checks for the internet and much more, we need you now 🫵 Membership is how we support ongoing campaigning - we do not have grants or big donors "bankrolling" us Support as a member from just £3 per month: https://togetherdeclaration.org/join We're stronger #together

NET ZERO: Billionaire-backed C40 Cities works through mayors to push far-reaching Net Zero policies - including measures intended to restrict private-car use. This allows policies never clearly presented to voters in a national manifesto to spread from city to city, often without proper public debate or parliamentary scrutiny. As Greater Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham signed a major C40 transport declaration. His push to hand even more power to regional mayors must be viewed in that context.

DIGITAL ID: "Everything seems to be coming in through the back door" - Councillor Jacqueline Fry After huge pushback the national Digital ID proposal has been cancelled - now we must make sure related platforms cannot become a Digital ID in all but name

Don’t let age checks become Digital ID by the back door The open internet has given ordinary people the power to learn, create, organise, challenge those in power and speak freely That freedom is now under threat CONTACT YOUR MP: https://together.eaction.org.uk/sm-ban-vpn #dontidtheinternet

If you’re interested in social media that is harder to censor, take a look at Nostr. Unlike Facebook or X, Nostr is not owned or controlled by one company. You control your identity, and your posts can be shared through many independent servers. If one server blocks you or shuts down, you can simply use another - without losing your identity or followers. It’s a simple idea that could have huge implications for freedom online: https://nostr.how/en/get-started