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Jan 6, 2026 • via POLITICO

£240 Million Defence Data to Palantir, No Bids Asked

MoD triples 2022 spend on US firm amid sovereignty pledges

UK Ministry of Defence awards Palantir £240m no-bid contract for military AI, tripling prior spend despite sovereignty rhetoric and US trade pause. Critics highlight foreign dependence as British firms lose out.

Oct 20, 2025 • via Sky News

The Bank of England Finally States the Obvious: Brexit Is Permanent Economic Damage

Brexit's economic costs were known but unspoken for years.

In a rare moment of candour, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has acknowledged that Brexit will inflict permanent damage on the UK's economic growth. This admission highlights years of institutional silence and the harsh realities facing Britain's economy post-Brexit.

Jun 30, 2025 • via The Independent

When Prevention Becomes Performance: The NHS AI Alarm System

Monitoring Failures Instead of Fixing Them

The NHS announced an AI system to detect patient safety scandals early, following murders by nurse Lucy Letby and 1,200 deaths at Mid Staffordshire Hospital. While positioned as preventive innovation, the technology monitors failures rather than addressing their root cause: chronic understaffing that leaves single nurses caring for 15+ patients. This represents classic institutional decline - sophisticated failure detection replacing basic competence in prevention.