Palantir paid just £2m corporation tax in UK in 2024 despite £247m revenue, £25.3m profit. Doesn't pay much anywhere, effective global tax rate is 1.4% Shifts profits through intragroup transactions, enjoys tax breaks. UK Govt rewarding it with public contracts, enriching execs & shareholders.

Palantir paid just £2m corporation tax in UK in 2024 despite lucrative public sector contracts

Software group benefits from global systems and accounting practices ‘that enable tax to be shirked’, says union boss

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Statistically, my granny is a dangerous person.

One rule for the gentry and another for the proletariat. ‘Twas ever thus. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘It’s alright for them’: private schools and golf courses stay green despite England’s hosepipe bans

As parks turn brown and paddling pools go unfilled, exemptions mean sports pitches can stay lush – even in school holidays

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Another brilliant toon from @bjennings90.bsky.social (Source: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...)

"Benjamin Netanyahu does everything he can to exacerbate anti-Semitism." An Orthodox Jewish rabbi protesting Netanyahu's visit to Washington D.C. argues that condemning Israel's actions is not anti-Semitic, warning that Netanyahu does not speak for all Jewish people. ⬇️

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Send legal notice to Meta saying they CANNOT use your face and image

AI glasses can film and share your voice and face without your consent. But you have a legal right to say no.

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