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Tom Watson joins Palantir as UK firm battles NHS contract pushback

Critics highlight revolving door between politics and big tech

2 Sep 18 2:00 AM · 6d ago · 2 articles · 3 posts · 2 sources · development 2 of 2

Tom Brake, chief executive of Unlock Democracy, criticizes the pattern of senior UK politicians joining tech companies, pointing to Nick Clegg at Meta, Rishi Sunak at Anthropic and Microsoft, George Osborne at OpenAI, and Matt Clifford at Anthropic. Brake calls for an enforceable five-year ban on post-government tech industry work.

Critics highlight revolving door between politics and big tech
theguardian.com

“The revolving door is proving very fruitful for big tech. The only surefire way to stop tech companies benefiting from privileged information acquired by ministers or senior civil servants is to introduce an enforceable five-year ban on taking up industry posts.”

Tom Brake

Tom Watson Senior Vice-President at Palantir, former Labour deputy leaderPalantir Technologies US AI software companyAndy BurnhamAndy Burnham UK Prime MinisterSadiq KhanSadiq Khan London Mayor

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  1. 3 outlets Palantir hires ex-Labour deputy Tom Watson to shore up UK operations amid NHS deal scrutiny

    first by Seeking Alpha, 6d ago · also Guardian, The Register

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  2. 2 outlets Tom Watson’s move to Palantir is the latest sign of how far the rot has spread in UK politics

    first by Mastodon, 9h ago · also Guardian Business

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