private equity
State Contracts Route £24 Billion to Debt-Laden Owners
Analysis of procurement data shows high-leverage firms now deliver transport, care and NHS services under structures that prioritise investor returns over operational resilience.
procurement
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Labour
£4.1 Million Builds a Gateway to Nowhere
A £4.1m taxpayer-funded portal curates non-existent and irrelevant courses, revealing procurement failures in Labour's tech skills drive. This wastes public money amid urgent AI workforce needs.
defence
£240 Million Defence Data to Palantir, No Bids Asked
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.