This month, WIRED UK drew our attention to a new crop of data showing that three quarters of police forces in England and Wales now have access to identity-verification biometric fingerprint scanners. Known as ‘Strategic Mobile devices’, they are small…

Since they were emboldened by a large majority in the 2019 election, the Tories have made considerable pains to move the goalposts for what constitutes strong, patriotic nationhood in the UK, and have redefined the role of the state in…