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The Green MPs have written to the Cabinet Secretary urging an investigation into "Palantir's vice-like grip on our Government" and the role played by disgraced Peter Mandelson in brokering it.
All contracts with this Trump-supporting spy tech company must be suspended.
All contracts with this Trump-supporting spy tech company must be suspended.
February 10, 2026 at 3:15 PM
The Green MPs have written to the Cabinet Secretary urging an investigation into "Palantir's vice-like grip on our Government" and the role played by disgraced Peter Mandelson in brokering it.
All contracts with this Trump-supporting spy tech company must be suspended.
All contracts with this Trump-supporting spy tech company must be suspended.
I asked AI to name my wife. To the hopelessly incorrect people it cited, my deepest apologies | Martin Rowson
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I asked AI to name my wife. To the hopelessly incorrect people it cited, my deepest apologies | Martin Rowson
Authors, a newsreader, a lawyer and an esteemed colleague: they’re all great – but I’m not married to any of them. Can we really depend on this technology, asks cartoonist and author Martin Rowson
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:20 AM
I asked AI to name my wife. To the hopelessly incorrect people it cited, my deepest apologies | Martin Rowson
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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“Generative AI is going to be part of the infrastructure of authoritarianism. Stopping data center and fossil fuel plant construction is going to be antifascist work from here on out.“
The Fight to Stop Data Center Creep - Truthdig
Generative AI isn’t inevitable, and people are already fighting hard to keep power-hungry data centers out of their communities.
www.truthdig.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:26 PM
“Generative AI is going to be part of the infrastructure of authoritarianism. Stopping data center and fossil fuel plant construction is going to be antifascist work from here on out.“
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Wonder if #bbclaurak will mention this
February 8, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Wonder if #bbclaurak will mention this
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We need a UK Digital Sovereignty Strategy!
Our over-reliance on foreign tech giants is a huge risk to our security and resilience when faced with Donald Trump’s ever increasing belligerence.
Companies like Palantir have no place in our critical digital infrastructure.
Our over-reliance on foreign tech giants is a huge risk to our security and resilience when faced with Donald Trump’s ever increasing belligerence.
Companies like Palantir have no place in our critical digital infrastructure.
February 6, 2026 at 5:20 PM
We need a UK Digital Sovereignty Strategy!
Our over-reliance on foreign tech giants is a huge risk to our security and resilience when faced with Donald Trump’s ever increasing belligerence.
Companies like Palantir have no place in our critical digital infrastructure.
Our over-reliance on foreign tech giants is a huge risk to our security and resilience when faced with Donald Trump’s ever increasing belligerence.
Companies like Palantir have no place in our critical digital infrastructure.
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That £240m contract Palantir won after Peter Mandelson took Keir Starmer to visit them? Government asserts "there were robust processes in place to ensure that government contracts are awarded fairly and transparently" but the award notice says it was a "directed award", ie without any competition.
February 7, 2026 at 9:45 AM
That £240m contract Palantir won after Peter Mandelson took Keir Starmer to visit them? Government asserts "there were robust processes in place to ensure that government contracts are awarded fairly and transparently" but the award notice says it was a "directed award", ie without any competition.
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The PM already seems to have turned a blind eye to Mandelson's relationship with Epstein in order to cosy up to Trump, & the govt's actions today further prioritise a relationship with the US over transparency with the British public. We need urgent action to clean up politics.
February 4, 2026 at 4:37 PM
The PM already seems to have turned a blind eye to Mandelson's relationship with Epstein in order to cosy up to Trump, & the govt's actions today further prioritise a relationship with the US over transparency with the British public. We need urgent action to clean up politics.
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Zack Polanski's ( @zackpolanski.bsky.social ) strongly worded open letter to Wes Streeting, rightly urging him to rip up the Palantir contract in light of the Mandelson Epstein revelations
February 4, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Zack Polanski's ( @zackpolanski.bsky.social ) strongly worded open letter to Wes Streeting, rightly urging him to rip up the Palantir contract in light of the Mandelson Epstein revelations
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Pleased to see the jury make this decision.
We need to have eyes wide open this is exactly why the Government wants to abolish juries.
People protesting against a genocide are not the criminals here - it's the politicians who continue to provide cover.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We need to have eyes wide open this is exactly why the Government wants to abolish juries.
People protesting against a genocide are not the criminals here - it's the politicians who continue to provide cover.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Palestine Action protesters not guilty of defence firm burglary
The group are cleared of aggravated burglary over the alleged raid at an Elbit Systems warehouse.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Pleased to see the jury make this decision.
We need to have eyes wide open this is exactly why the Government wants to abolish juries.
People protesting against a genocide are not the criminals here - it's the politicians who continue to provide cover.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We need to have eyes wide open this is exactly why the Government wants to abolish juries.
People protesting against a genocide are not the criminals here - it's the politicians who continue to provide cover.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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PS. Not too late to tell the government what you think about their proposed changes to Indefinite Leave to Remain - the public consultation is open until 12th Feb.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
www.gov.uk/government/c...
February 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
PS. Not too late to tell the government what you think about their proposed changes to Indefinite Leave to Remain - the public consultation is open until 12th Feb.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
www.gov.uk/government/c...
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Yesterday I was in a room packed full of MPs imploring govt to rethink its proposed changes to ILR rules for migrants
Govt is planning to make unfair retrospective changes that are racist & classist
These would devastate the lives of many who have made this country their home
Govt is planning to make unfair retrospective changes that are racist & classist
These would devastate the lives of many who have made this country their home
February 3, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Yesterday I was in a room packed full of MPs imploring govt to rethink its proposed changes to ILR rules for migrants
Govt is planning to make unfair retrospective changes that are racist & classist
These would devastate the lives of many who have made this country their home
Govt is planning to make unfair retrospective changes that are racist & classist
These would devastate the lives of many who have made this country their home
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"We want to stop them bleeding people dry."
The Green Party want to see stricter regulations on gambling to reduce harm.
Nigel Farage thinks gambling shops are great places for lonely people to hang out...
What do you think?
The Green Party want to see stricter regulations on gambling to reduce harm.
Nigel Farage thinks gambling shops are great places for lonely people to hang out...
What do you think?
February 2, 2026 at 12:31 PM
"We want to stop them bleeding people dry."
The Green Party want to see stricter regulations on gambling to reduce harm.
Nigel Farage thinks gambling shops are great places for lonely people to hang out...
What do you think?
The Green Party want to see stricter regulations on gambling to reduce harm.
Nigel Farage thinks gambling shops are great places for lonely people to hang out...
What do you think?
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After years of austerity, parish and town councils have stepped in where others stepped back — to keep public resources open.
This English "Devolution" Bill risks undermining the very councils that have held local services together.
#LocalGovernment #CommunityPower.
This English "Devolution" Bill risks undermining the very councils that have held local services together.
#LocalGovernment #CommunityPower.
February 2, 2026 at 8:22 AM
After years of austerity, parish and town councils have stepped in where others stepped back — to keep public resources open.
This English "Devolution" Bill risks undermining the very councils that have held local services together.
#LocalGovernment #CommunityPower.
This English "Devolution" Bill risks undermining the very councils that have held local services together.
#LocalGovernment #CommunityPower.
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Good evening!
It’s ℞ 2 on Moonday night and we have very special Cargill on board with The Central Office of Information’s DT mix.
Departing UFO Central [Warminster Community Radio] y Radio MINERVA at 2200 GMT//1800 ART.
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It’s ℞ 2 on Moonday night and we have very special Cargill on board with The Central Office of Information’s DT mix.
Departing UFO Central [Warminster Community Radio] y Radio MINERVA at 2200 GMT//1800 ART.
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February 1, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Good evening!
It’s ℞ 2 on Moonday night and we have very special Cargill on board with The Central Office of Information’s DT mix.
Departing UFO Central [Warminster Community Radio] y Radio MINERVA at 2200 GMT//1800 ART.
✱ ✱ ✱
It’s ℞ 2 on Moonday night and we have very special Cargill on board with The Central Office of Information’s DT mix.
Departing UFO Central [Warminster Community Radio] y Radio MINERVA at 2200 GMT//1800 ART.
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NEW: Our investigation for @thenerve_news reveals not only that Peter Thiel’s Palantir is completely enmeshed in our critical national infrastructure.
It’s also the ‘cloud support’ for our nuclear weapons system 🤯
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It’s also the ‘cloud support’ for our nuclear weapons system 🤯
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www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-t...
January 28, 2026 at 11:32 AM
NEW: Our investigation for @thenerve_news reveals not only that Peter Thiel’s Palantir is completely enmeshed in our critical national infrastructure.
It’s also the ‘cloud support’ for our nuclear weapons system 🤯
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www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-t...
It’s also the ‘cloud support’ for our nuclear weapons system 🤯
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www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-t...
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The government’s suggestion that rolling out 20 minute courses on writing “AI“ prompts, sponsored by Google, Microsoft and Amazon, is somehow comparable to the founding of the Open University (the Wilson government‘s, & Jennie Lee’s, proudest achievement), is an insult to our human intelligence.
January 28, 2026 at 8:37 AM
The government’s suggestion that rolling out 20 minute courses on writing “AI“ prompts, sponsored by Google, Microsoft and Amazon, is somehow comparable to the founding of the Open University (the Wilson government‘s, & Jennie Lee’s, proudest achievement), is an insult to our human intelligence.
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Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The Telegraph’s political editor is saying, more subtly, what others are saying brutally.
January 27, 2026 at 12:55 PM
The Telegraph’s political editor is saying, more subtly, what others are saying brutally.
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Don’t let the nature crisis become a catastrophe
Andrew McLaughlin, GWT CEO, on why failing environmental targets and weakened protections threaten the future of nature in the UK.
www.gloucestershirewildlifetrust.co.uk/blog/glouces...
Andrew McLaughlin, GWT CEO, on why failing environmental targets and weakened protections threaten the future of nature in the UK.
www.gloucestershirewildlifetrust.co.uk/blog/glouces...
Don’t let the nature crisis become a catastrophe | Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust
Andrew McLaughlin, GWT CEO, on why failing environmental targets and weakened protections threaten the future of nature in the UK.
www.gloucestershirewildlifetrust.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Don’t let the nature crisis become a catastrophe
Andrew McLaughlin, GWT CEO, on why failing environmental targets and weakened protections threaten the future of nature in the UK.
www.gloucestershirewildlifetrust.co.uk/blog/glouces...
Andrew McLaughlin, GWT CEO, on why failing environmental targets and weakened protections threaten the future of nature in the UK.
www.gloucestershirewildlifetrust.co.uk/blog/glouces...
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Poverty is deepening.
🔎 Our #UKPoverty2026 report was launched this morning.
People in very deep poverty now make up the biggest group of people in poverty, at 6.8 million people.
This is unacceptable for the fifth richest country in the world, and it has consequences.
🔎 Our #UKPoverty2026 report was launched this morning.
People in very deep poverty now make up the biggest group of people in poverty, at 6.8 million people.
This is unacceptable for the fifth richest country in the world, and it has consequences.
January 27, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Poverty is deepening.
🔎 Our #UKPoverty2026 report was launched this morning.
People in very deep poverty now make up the biggest group of people in poverty, at 6.8 million people.
This is unacceptable for the fifth richest country in the world, and it has consequences.
🔎 Our #UKPoverty2026 report was launched this morning.
People in very deep poverty now make up the biggest group of people in poverty, at 6.8 million people.
This is unacceptable for the fifth richest country in the world, and it has consequences.
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Don't forget we have fascists at home
BREAKING: Facial recognition technology is to be rolled out across England and Wales, under sweeping reforms announced by the home secretary
January 26, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Don't forget we have fascists at home
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From Viz, three years ago: The Brexit Opportunity Detector.
Still looking.
Still looking.
January 27, 2026 at 7:12 AM
From Viz, three years ago: The Brexit Opportunity Detector.
Still looking.
Still looking.
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“This so-called ‘Board of Peace’ isn’t about peace at all — it’s about replacing international law with Trump’s own rules.”
Green Party peer Natalie Bennett on the dangers of abandoning global standards and the rule of law.
Green Party peer Natalie Bennett on the dangers of abandoning global standards and the rule of law.
January 23, 2026 at 4:02 PM
“This so-called ‘Board of Peace’ isn’t about peace at all — it’s about replacing international law with Trump’s own rules.”
Green Party peer Natalie Bennett on the dangers of abandoning global standards and the rule of law.
Green Party peer Natalie Bennett on the dangers of abandoning global standards and the rule of law.
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