Yes, and to be paid via PAYE you need a NI number.

The prove right to work is a slightly newer thing thats additional

We've seen this before and we'll probably see it again.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NO2ID

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/730194

Not really. British governments have always been increasingly authoritarian.

The stated reason is to stop illegals working.

Unfortunately we have an ID for working, called a national insurance number. We literally can't get legally paid without it.

So a National ID card ... Is irrelevant. You still need this number for benefits, etc.

I've got an NI number, a driving license and a passport. Not to mention a NHS number.

I don't need another form of identification to link together everything about me so my government can leak everywhere.

Sorry, you're not trying hard enough to find bad cases of terrible professional software.

Besides, the article reads like a noob using xcode for the first time.