🎉 10,000 Signatures and Counting! 🎉
The EM Radiation Research Trust would like to sincerely thank everyone who has signed and shared Tim Arnold’s petition, which has now surpassed 10,000 signatures. This milestone means the UK Government must respond, with 9 days still to go before the petition closes on 20th November 2025.
Sign the petition here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/725049
The petition calls for a simple but crucial principle:
“No one should face barriers to healthcare, education, banking, travel or communication because they cannot—or choose not to—use a digital device. Digital should be a choice, not a requirement.”
Inspired by Tim’s meeting with Jonathan Haidt and his theatre show Super Connected, the petition highlights growing concerns about the impact of digital devices on children’s development and wellbeing. Tim’s campaign shows that real change begins when everyday people stand up for the next generation.
EM Radiation Research Trust Director Eileen O’Connor attended Tim’s recent event in Liverpool and witnessed this important conversation firsthand.
The EM Radiation Research Trust fully supports this call for digital choice. In our recent submission to Parliament, we warned that digital ID systems and technology-dependent access, including scanners, mobile devices, and wireless networks, could increase exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) and create barriers for vulnerable populations, including users of Active Implantable Medical Devices, people with electromagnetic hypersensitivity, and immune-compromised individuals.
We highlighted the risks:
♦ Increased RF radiation exposure linked to health concerns
♦ Exclusion of people with medical implants or sensitivities
♦ Legal obligations under the Equality Act 2010 to provide reasonable non-digital alternatives
♦ UK case law confirming public health concerns about EMFs cannot be dismissed solely on ICNIRP compliance
♦ Undermining privacy, equality, and autonomy
Our conclusion is clear: the EM Radiation Research Trust opposes mandatory digital ID on both public health and civil liberties grounds. Policymakers must ensure safety, privacy, and equality, and protect the right to access services without a digital device.
📄 Read our full submission: EM Radiation Research Trust written evidence to Parliament
Here is a photo of Eileen with Tim after the Super Connected show, a moment to remember.
Let’s continue speaking up for our children and protecting their futures.
Sign the petition here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/725049
Read Tim Arnold’s full update: Another Brick In The Bridge – Substack