Mastodawn

„London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has been accused of "putting politics over public safety" after blocking a £50m contract between the Metropolitan Police and US tech firm #Palantir.“

„It is also understood Sir Sadiq intends to speak to the government about whether a company's ethics should be taken into account during procurement.“

London mayor putting 'politics over safety' Palantir UK boss says
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9wend4lk2no

London mayor putting 'politics over safety' Palantir UK boss says

Palantir UK chief says blocking £50m Met deal will give "hostile states and criminals an advantage".

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SimonBornAt318ppm 3d ago

@anneroth glad to see the #bbc has got bored with its campaign to launch the neofascist Farage to number 10, now he’s increasingly damaged goods, so have switched to pushing the cause of actual full-fat fascist corporations instead

#publicservicebroadcasting

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⁂ Fish Id Wardrobe

@Simon318ppm @anneroth a cynic would say this might help you "follow the money" — i note that Musk has stopped cheering on Reform just recently, too.

correlation is not causation, of course. and coincidences do happen.