The Ouroboros, the ancient symbol of a snake swallowing its own tail, represents the eternal cycles of life. And we might now want to apply it to Westminster’s policy-making. There is certainly an ouroborian quality to the government’s attempts to introduce a compulsory national digital identity.
The latest iteration, the so-called ‘BritCard’, was formally introduced as government policy ahead of the Labour Party conference. It originates from the think tank Labour Together and has been endorsed by the Tony Blair Institute, it is pitched as a tool to curb illegal immigration.
