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Net Zero zealots are using city residents as guinea pigs. Birmingham plans to become a “20mph city” - but where do such ideas come from? Billionaire-backed C40 Cities promotes sweeping Net Zero policies through city mayors, including measures to reduce private car use. Their influence reaches beyond member cities as policies spread from one authority to another. As Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham signed a major C40 transport declaration. Burnham's campaign for greater mayoral power should be seen in that context: policies never clearly put to voters nationally can be imposed locally - with limited public debate or parliamentary scrutiny. #NoToNetZero

Scrapping the national digital ID proposal was an enormous victory – but, as we warned, the infrastructure that could create digital ID by the back door is still being developed. One Login, the GOV UK App and Wallet, digital credentials, online age checks and facial recognition must not be allowed to grow into a network of digital checkpoints across everyday life. Andy Burnham - freeze One Login now. There should be no further expansion until it has been independently reviewed, Parliament has properly scrutinised what has been built and how secure it is, and the law guarantees that nobody can be forced or financially pressured into using it. If One Login cannot meet those tests, its future should be reconsidered. The public rightly rejected compulsory national Digital ID. The Government must respect the substance of that - not just abandon the name while continuing to build very similar machinery

The open internet has been one of the greatest forces for freedom and human progress in modern history. It has given ordinary people the power to learn, create, organise, challenge authority, campaign for change, and share ideas without needing permission from governments or corporations. That freedom is now under threat. The Government says its new proposals are about “protecting children online.” But the reality is much broader. These sweeping measures would affect everyone through age verification systems that increasingly operate as identity checks, device-level monitoring, and the progressive removal of anonymity online. https://dontidtheinternet.com #dontidtheinternet

FREEDOM TECH: Brave Browser Brave is a simple, fast browser that blocks most ads and trackers automatically, making browsing feel quicker and more private

🎉 NEW SPEAKER FOR 7 NOVEMBER: ELLIE HODGES We’re delighted to announce that Ellie Hodges will be joining us at Together’s 5th Anniversary Event in London! 👉 https://togetherdeclaration.org/tickets Ellie joins Rafe Heydel-Mankoo, Katharine Birbalsingh, Professor Norman Fenton, Mike Graham, BruceHamill, Maajid Nawaz, Bernie Spofforth, Connie Shaw + Maeve Halligan in our growing line-up. 🎟 Low-priced Early Bird tickets end soon - get yours now: 👉 https://togetherdeclaration.org/tickets

Online bank Revolut handed customers’ passports, verification selfies and financial histories to criminals who posed as government officials. The information disclosed may have included names, dates of birth, home addresses, identity documents, account statements, withdrawal records and complete Bitcoin transaction histories. Around 680 customer accounts are now understood to have been affected. Revolut says its systems were not hacked - that's right, they didn't need to be, because Revolut handed the information over! This is what can happen when ever more of our sensitive information is collected, connected and made available through digital systems.

A “social media ban for children” ultimately risks ID checks for EVERYONE before we can speak online. If a parent wants parental controls, they can enable them today. There is nothing safe about a society where ordinary people must be identified, monitored, and recorded simply to participate. USE OUR FREE TOOL - EMAIL YOUR MP: https://together.eaction.org.uk/sm-ban-vpn

As this video shows, the amount of information modern technology can piece together about us is frightening. We are in a new paradigm. Never before has so much personal information been so easily gathered, connected and analysed. But at least you can leave Facebook, change your bank or switch off your devices. You can’t opt out of the state - which is why the technology it uses demands even greater scrutiny. Clip - kontheinside on instagram

A “social media ban for children” actually risks ID checks for ALL OF US before we can speak online. Parents already have tools to protect their children. Children do not buy smartphones for themselves. Adults choose to provide devices and decide how they are used. If a parent wants parental controls, they can enable them today. There is nothing safe about a society where ordinary people must be identified, monitored, and recorded simply to participate. #dontidtheinternet

NEW SPEAKER FOR 7 NOVEMBER: RAFE HEYDEL-MANKOO We’re delighted to announce that Rafe Heydel-Mankoo 'New Culture Forum' will be joining us at Together’s 5th Anniversary Event in London! https://togetherdeclaration.org/tickets Rafe Heydel-Mankoo is a historian, broadcaster and commentator specialising in British identity, the monarchy, immigration and the institutions and traditions that shape our national life. For more than two decades, Rafe has provided expert commentary on major royal, constitutional and ceremonial events for broadcasters including the BBC, Sky News, Fox News, ABC and CBC. He is also a Senior Fellow at the New Culture Forum, where his work explores questions of national identity, shared culture, immigration and social cohesion. Rafe is co-editor and co-author of Burke’s World Orders of Knighthood and Merit, a major two-volume reference work used by royal households, embassies and government protocol offices around the world.

This time last year we went to Labour conference to say: NO TO DIGITAL ID Join us again in Liverpool this Sunday, meet 1pm Make sure Andy Burnham - and Labour politicians gathering there - hear from us again: No "back door" digital ID – Freeze One Login Stronger #together

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🔥 We want to see YOU on Sat 7 Nov in London! Together's 5th Anniversary Event already has great speakers announced - with more to come! 👀 Speakers so far: Maeve Halligan, Maajid Nawaz, Mike Graham, Professor Norman Fenton, Katharine Birbalsingh, Bruce Hamill (AKA "Bruce Unfiltered") Bernie Spofforth and Connie Shaw in our growing speaker line-up, today we’re delighted to announce: 🚨Tickets selling fast🚨 Don’t miss your chance to be there 🎟 Get your early bird tickets now: togetherdeclaration.org/tickets

📣 THIS SUNDAY: MEET UP & MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD 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

FLASHBACK: (Feb 2021) Matt Hancock "The AstraZeneca Jab is safe, get the jab" After Matt Hancock said this jab was safe and people took it, and were harmed, tens of thousands have applied for help from the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme. 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. VDPS urgently needs reform

How will adults access the unrestricted internet without proving who they are? Under the Government’s plans, increasingly, they won’t. Minister Lisa Nandy says the Government will introduce a new law requiring major tech platforms to build government-mandated “protections” directly into phones and tablets. Adults may then have to prove their age to switch them off. But meaningful proof of age ultimately means some form of identity verification - whether through official documents, facial estimation or another approved system. The direction of travel is clear: they want you to submit to an identity check - or accept a restricted internet. We say: Don't ID The Internet. Stop digital ID and age verification systems that function as identity checks, plus device-level surveillance on apps and phones in the UK. Protect parental control and privacy. Protect the open internet. #dontidtheinternet

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

"Running costs of vaccine damage scheme more than double amount paid to victims" "The government scheme to support people injured by Covid jabs and other jabs has cost £83m to run since April 2022, new figures have revealed. The amount spent on administration costs and medical assessments is more than double the £32m paid out in financial support to victims so far." VDPS urgently needs reform

DEVICE ACESS: Minister Lisa Nandy says the Govt plans new law requiring major tech companies to build government-mandated “protections” directly into phones and tablets So how will people use the internet without surrendering their identity information? Lisa Nandy and Department for Culture, Media and Sport should answer this simple question We don’t want to ID the internet - and we don't want our personal devices turned into government-controlled checkpoints

OFCOM’S NEW “CRISIS” RULES Ofcom has introduced new measures requiring relevant social media platforms to have special protocols ready for a “crisis” - defined as an extraordinary situation involving a serious threat to public safety in the UK. So who decides when we're in a “crisis”? Officially, the platforms do - not Ofcom or the Government... but here's the catch: Ofcom defines what counts as a crisis. Ofcom regulates the platforms. Ofcom scrutinises whether they comply with their legal duties. And Ofcom can contact individual platforms when it believes “specific risks” are emerging. And we know this isn't hypothetical... During the recent Belfast unrest, Ofcom said it was already “contacting individual providers where we believe there are specific risks” and reminding them of what it expected them to do. Under the new measures, certain large platforms are also expected to maintain dedicated channels for crisis-related communications with law enforcement. So imagine a controversial event unfolding