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More than 2 million UK voters could lack the necessary ID to take part in future elections, according to a government analysis of its flagship bill on voting rights, spurring warnings that “decades of democratic progress” risk going into reverse.
The plan for mandatory photo ID at elections – a central element of Tuesday’s Queen’s speech – risks disproportionately hitting older, disabled and homeless voters who are less likely to have such documents, critics said. US civil rights groups have warned it amounts to Republican-style voter suppression.
It forms part of wider government plans to reform the electoral system, including new curbs on postal and proxy voting, and repealing the act which sets general elections at five-year intervals, making it easier for Boris Johnson to call an early general election before 2024.
TiG Acquires ThirdSpace
British tech company TiG Data Intelligence has successfully completed the acquisition of identity and security company ThirdSpace.
ThirdSpace began life in 2002 as Oxford Computer Group UK. The company s first ever client, University West of England, is still working with them today.
Operating as a specialist arm of TiG, ThirdSpace will retain its independent capability and expertise and its current management structure.
“We are delighted to be realising one of ThirdSpace’s strategic goals in expanding our security capabilities with a full Managed Service Cloud offering, said Neil Coughlan, CEO at ThirdSpace. With Microsoft as our combined platform of choice, and with our joint security and management proposition, ThirdSpace and TiG are uniquely positioned to give our clients the peace of mind that they remain in control.”
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