Isn't it possible that the UK government is supporting "weird digital ID" because they know it will inevitably fail in some catastrophic way and then they'll be

Isn't it possible that the UK government is supporting "weird digital ID" because they know it will inevitably fail in some catastrophic way and then they'll be forced to step in and unify all these proprietary systems into a government-run replacement? It will probably be implemented by a "VIP lane" contractor[0] and/or be an extension of the existing Biometric Residence Permits (BRP) system[1], which has been mandated for foreigners without much protest because immigrants are an easy target. [0] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-59968037 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-59968037 [1] https://www.gov.uk/biometric-residence-permits https://www.gov.uk/biometric-residence-permits