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Last month, Palantir's UK CEO accused our reporting of being "politically motivated." As two people in a small newsroom, we were first to reveal (through many hours of painstaking analysis and many conversations with tax experts) that Palantir pays very little corporation tax in the UK, and why.
My lawyer faces jail over a speech to jurors – a first in English history – as the state seeks to silence Palestine solidarity www.opendemocracy.net/palestine-ac...
I was sentenced as a terrorist. Now my barrister is on trial for defending me
My lawyer faces jail over a speech to jurors – a first in English history – as state seeks to silence Palestine solidarity
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Amid USAID cuts and Taliban restrictions, we find clinics closing, midwives disappearing, and women dying https://www.opendemocracy.net/afghanistan-maternity-care-collapse-taliban-usaid-cuts-trump-women-dying-birth-babies?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=content_studio
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Most arguments don't change anyone's mind. So what does? Listen and learn from Harvard professor Dr Julia Minson ⤵️ https://www.opendemocracy.net/dr-julia-minson-on-how-to-disagree-better-receptiveness-and-changing-her-mind-on-transitions-for-minors/
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Is Reform really an ‘anti-establishment’ party? This is how Nigel Farage’s party began a love affair with Big Business ⤵️ https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/reform-nigel-farage-business-lobbying-be-in-cabinet-policies-deregulation-finance/
Why are some of Britain’s most controversial Reform-linked figures all operating out of a grubby office in Montenegro? Sign up for the openDemocracy weekly newsletter to stay informed on all our latest reporting – it's free ⤵️ www.opendemocracy.net/sign-weekly-...
Danes and Greenlanders told us why Trump’s threats matter ⤵️ https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/trump-nato-greenland-denmark-europe-rare-earth-minerals-independence-us/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=content_studio
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Reform isn't anti-establishment, it *is* the establishment. Listen to our podcast on how the UK normalised Reform wherever you get your podcasts ⤵️ https://open.spotify.com/show/2T5vrJmBgCIof17pp9LMWM?ref=opendemocracy.net
Far too often, the press reports on Big Tech as just ordinary businesses, rather than monopolies with extraordinary power. We're determined to change that, but we need *your* help. You can help hold power to account by donating today ⤵️ www.opendemocracy.net/tip-jar?utm_... #palantir #ukpolitics
Big story from me and Aman Sethi about Palantir today. The headline should speak for itself. www.opendemocracy.net/exclusive-ho...
Exclusive: How Palantir harvested millions in UK tax breaks
In 2024, Palantir’s effective tax rate was just 8%, far less than the usual 25%, despite £25.3m of pre-tax profits
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How do we actually get people to change their minds? In this episode of Changed My Mind, Professor Saumitra Jha explains why he changed his mind on the relationship between global poverty and climate action. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts ⤵️ www.opendemocracy.net/saumitra-jha...
Our investigative tech reporter @fangsonggongzhu.bsky.social was on the @mediastormpod.bsky.social podcast this week discussing Palantir, surveillance states, and more. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts ⤵️ open.spotify.com/episode/7vOi...
Surveillance nation: Palantir, facial recognition and the UK
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🌩️ NEW EPISODE 🌩️ 🎙️ Surveillance nation: Palantir, facial recognition and the UK Did you know the UK is one of the five most surveilled countries in the world? 🗣️ Jasleen Chaggar from @bigbrotherwatch.bsky.social 🗣️ @fangsonggongzhu.bsky.social
Surveillance nation: Palantir, facial recognition and the UK
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The UK’s advertising watchdog found Enough – a startup selling self-swab rape kits – misled the public over claims its kits could be admissible in court. @aliciakearns.bsky.social spoke on the matter in Parliament. Read more from @sianushka.bsky.social here ⤵️ www.opendemocracy.net/advertising-...
3946 candidates from across the UK have made pledges listed on our tracker site. Pledges from @age-uk.bsky.social @adfreecities.bsky.social @cprecountryside.bsky.social , London Jewish Forum, @greensorganise.bsky.social @pscupdates.bsky.social More to come... candidask.opendemocracy.net
CandidAsk — Council candidate values
Find out where your local election candidates stand on key issues.
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It’s hard to know who stands for what in elections. UK candidates have made various pledges so we track data from London Jewish Forum, Council for Preservation of Rural England, Vote Palestine, and Pledge to Oppose Austerity... candidask.opendemocracy.net You can add data for voters in your area.
CandidAsk — Council candidate values
Find out where your local election candidates stand on key issues.
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The reality of #ReformUK run councils is 𝘃𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 to what they're promising you. https://www.opendemocracy.net/reform-farage-potholes-elections-council-tax-first-year-power/
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Our UK local elections pledge tracker is getting more data daily. In some areas it is already a useful tool for an at-a-glance overview of candidate opinions. We have reached out to more campaigns for their pledge data and welcome anyone to submit info on candidates. candidask.opendemocracy.net
The Climate Wars: How Superpowers Are Carving Up the Earth | With Arthur Snell
The Climate Wars: How Superpowers Are Carving Up the Earth | With Arthur Snell
What do melting Arctic ice, a war for farmland in Ukraine, and the panic of Gulf petro-states have in common? Arthur Snell exposes the terrifying new geography of global conflict and how humanity can adapt to survive it.
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What movements can learn from their own histories
What movements can learn from their own histories
Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah on memory, risk and organising beyond backlash
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Big Tech platforms under fire in inquiry into Southport mass stabbing
Big Tech platforms under fire in inquiry into Southport mass stabbing
Amazon and X’s policies on age verification and content moderation criticised in report on murder of three children and stabbing of others
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Brazil: How the CIA funded Catholic marches that paved the way for the 1964 coup
Brazil: How the CIA funded Catholic marches that paved the way for the 1964 coup
Thousands clutching rosaries and dollars from Washington formed the march that paved the way for the 1964 coup
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The US is facing its Suez moment – the outcome could change the world order
The US is facing its Suez moment – the outcome could change the world order
If Donald Trump fails to end the Iran war soon, its effects could last for decades, with unpredictable consequences
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Leaving to survive, staying to resist: Persecution and exile in El Salvador
Leaving to survive, staying to resist: Persecution and exile in El Salvador
We speak to journalists and defenders of human and environmental rights about how their lives have come under threat
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Revealed: Morocco forcibly displaced Black migrants ahead of AFCON tournament
Revealed: Morocco forcibly displaced Black migrants ahead of AFCON tournament
Keen to present itself as a key EU partner on migration, Morocco pushed migrants out of sight before tourists arrived.
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Defeating authoritarians: Notes from the Hungarian playbook
Defeating authoritarians: Notes from the Hungarian playbook
What can progressives everywhere learn from Magyar’s historic victory over Orbán’s anti-democratic regime?
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Orbán’s election defeat is a blow to the global anti-gender movement
Orbán’s election defeat is a blow to the global anti-gender movement
Europe’s great replacement prime minister lost on Sunday, and so did the global anti-gender movement
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Netanyahu is behind Iran war, not Trump – and that makes peace unlikely
Netanyahu is behind Iran war, not Trump – and that makes peace unlikely
Israel’s strikes on Lebanon are a reminder that Netanyahu will do whatever he can to avoid a peace deal with Iran
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