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> Being an anonymous citizen in the UK has been an impossibility for at least 20 years.

Its still just about possible in rural areas as long you dont go into cities or on motorways.

When they outlaw cash that will be the nail in the coffin.

Documenting birth is legally required since the 1800s and gets sent to a national index. The state will have a name associated with them since birth making them unable to be anonymous.

So that you cannot avoid paying taxes and going to the war when the government decides so.

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