Palantir is worming its way into the British state – it’s time to curb this controversial US company’s influence | George Monbiot https://t.co/PHSShod3KW
Congratulations to Angela Scollan, who is shaping new QAA guidance on student success and belonging.
Another example of @MiddlesexUni expertise making a national impact.
https://t.co/fmLakfRq3U
#HigherEducation#belonging
Desperate to earn his money. What he means is ethics must not influence awarding of government contracts.
Palantir’s Tom Watson says ‘mob rule’ must not dictate awarding of government contracts https://t.co/Shg2BNWgmd
Company behind Scotland’s biggest data centre proposal is owned by the treasurer of the UK Conservative party via British Virgin Islands.
It could receive £23m subsidy.
BVI facilitates opacity, tax avoidance.
Successive govts have defended tax havens.
https://t.co/3kR8Q7YRJ4
A 300-page AI submission sparked debate. My question: what practical support do we give people expected to argue the law without a lawyer? Accuracy matters. So does access to justice.
https://t.co/0i9tQnbb9x
#AccessToJustice
Compare this performance with the comments made by @wesstreeting as he quit as health sec in April and made his bid for PM. Worst piece of political mis-selling on the NHS since Bojo's '40 new hospitals' pledge
Later today protesters will demand ‘No Palantir in our NHS’
While they protest, someone, somewhere will get an operation scheduled earlier, a cancer diagnosis quicker, a loved one home from hospital sooner - thanks to the software that those protesters would switch off.
Here is what you won’t hear. Trusts using the software have recorded:
• 117,000 additional operations
• 14.3 per cent reduction in discharge delays for long stay patients
• 5.6 per cent improvement in the number of people receiving a cancer diagnosis within 28 days
As a more articulate person once said: ‘certain facts, although in a sense known to be true, are inadmissible.’
Every word of this powerful speech by Dr John Reuwer - an emergency medicine physician who was captured by the IDF from the Freedom Flotilla:
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has.”
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About time the UK learnt from Spain. A case study in mobilising that seems to be working
BBC News - Evicted Spanish pensioner can move back home, lawyer says
https://t.co/Z07bcknzx9