"Everyone is talking about Digital ID — but please understand, that’s not the endgame. That’s the distraction. The bigger picture is the Bank of England’s digital pound. And we must read the small print.

The Bank of England states: “The digital pound would be a new form of money for households and businesses. It would be issued by the Bank of England, widely available, and convenient to use.” (Bank of England)

It sounds harmless. They reassure us it will “complement cash, not replace it,” and that it would only be used “if you choose to.” But history shows us how quickly choice becomes compulsion. First optional, then expected, then mandatory. Cash may not vanish overnight — but starve it of use, and it dies quietly.

Here’s the critical point: for a digital pound to function, it cannot exist without Digital ID. That’s why the ID debate is being pushed into headlines right now — because it softens the ground. Once your identity is tied to your money, every transaction becomes traceable, every decision logged. What they call “security” is in fact surveillance.

The Bank itself admits: “The digital pound would be accessed through digital wallets offered by the private sector.” That means third-party companies, not you, not me, will stand between us and our own money. They will verify identity, impose conditions, and mediate access. This creates a system where your financial freedom is not a right, but a service.

Yes, they promise safeguards: “Neither the Government nor the Bank of England would have access to your personal data.” But policies can be rewritten, laws can be bent, and crises can be manufactured. Once the system exists, it takes only one emergency to flip the switch. Privacy is not permanent.

This is not just an economic shift. It is a constitutional one. When money and identity are fused, access to your own life becomes conditional. Speak out of turn, step out of line, resist — and in the wrong hands, your access can be denied. Not by law, not by due process, but by the silent denial of a transaction.

To the people of the UK: do not be distracted by the Digital ID headline. That is the surface. The substance is the digital pound. Once introduced, it will fundamentally alter the relationship between citizen, state, and freedom. And as the Bank itself confirms, this is already in motion.

We must not sleepwalk into this. We must question, scrutinise, and demand real protections — not vague promises. Because once the digital pound is here, there will be no going back.

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https://bankofengland.co.uk/the-digital-pound
8:56 PM · Sep 25, 2025
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