Digital ID scrapped for now

Obviously I think this is great news...

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3385zrrx73o

It seems like every time a Labour government gets in they try to introduce some kind of mandatory ID system, using whatever is currently in the news as a justification, which at the moment is... (looks at news) ...immigration. So I'm happy that they've changed their mind, at least for now.

But why the subsequent pile-on? This is a good thing. It's not a "U-turn", it's a sensible decision. If you try something, it doesn't work, you change your mind and try something else, that's how things get better. Why are we all so keen to paint changing your mind as a sign of weakness these days?