#SadiqKhan has integrity and is his own man, not a #Starmer yes man.
I remember how highly my politically active colleague rated him as her Wandsworth MP in the mid noughties…and he’s shown it again today for refusing to just nod through yet another big contract to #Palantir.
Mark Rowley, Chief of the Met, however, has systematically shown himself to be partisan in his policing.
‘The mayor’s office said there had been a “clear and serious breach” of procurement rules and said police had only seriously considered one supplier (#Palantir).’
#Khan said on Thursday: “In general terms, what you’re allowing is these private companies to almost have a loss leader, so they give you a good deal or something for nothing for a short bit of time [and] you can become reliant upon them.”
“Palantir is notorious for its ‘land and expand’ approach, in which it wins small contracts or even offers free services at first, then uses those to build a much wider role in our public services,” said Donald Campbell, director of advocacy at the tech equity campaign Foxglove.
He said Khan “has seen through this practice, and put a stop to it – while rightly highlighting Londoners’ concerns over #Palantir’s ethical record”.
Juggling With Eggs
Dud and Forgotten.