The growing presence of Palantir in the UK is no longer just a procurement story. The company now holds roughly £600 million in public contracts across the NHS, the Ministry of Defence, […]
UK Dependence on Palantir is Growing, at Great Public Cost
UK High Court Supports Facial Recognition Roll-out, New Ruling Confirms
On 21 April, the UK High Court handed the Metropolitan Police a significant victory in the battle over live facial recognition, dismissing a legal challenge to the force’s policy and clearing the way for […]
Essex Police Pause Facial Recognition, But Why Was It Rolled Out at All?
Essex Police has paused its use of live facial recognition after a Cambridge study found the system was statistically more likely to correctly identify black people than other ethnic groups, and more […]
UK Failures on Asylum Hotels Continue With New Ruling
Back in August, we published this article signalling that the UK might finally be nearing a reckoning on asylum hotels. First came the temporary injunction over the Bell Hotel in Epping. Then […]
New EU Immigration Plan: Will It Succeed Where UK Failed?
Europe is once again flirting with the idea of exporting its immigration problem. Austria, Denmark, Germany, Greece, and the Netherlands are reportedly discussing “return hubs” outside the European Union, described as offshore […]
UK Puberty Blocker Trial Finally Halted Over Significant Safety Concerns
A shocking NHS-supported trial has now been suspended following officials’ warnings of “significant” long-term harms to young people. The controversial plans aimed to give puberty blockers to children as young as eight-years-old, but the […]
Christian Protest Blocked by Police Because It Passes Through “Muslim Area” of London
London’s Metropolitan Police have blocked a Christian-led “Walk With Jesus” march that planned to pass through Whitechapel in east London. The reason for the ban is to avoid hostile local reactions and possible violence, because the police deemed the neighbourhood a “Muslim area”. […]