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The Direction that does't exist (opens the original)
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In December 2025 I started a parliamentary petition. It asked for two things a clear national opt-out for NHS data processed in the Federated Data Platform (FDP) and the National Data Integration Tenant (NDIT), and a full public consultation before any further expansion of these systems.This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.<input class="email-input" name="email" ta
Three Tests, Thirty Days How We’ll Know If Burnham Means It (opens the original)
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The chair of the committee that investigated Palantir just picked the next Prime Minister and told us why in one sentence. Here’s the timeline she’s handed him, and the three tests that will tell us everything within thirty days.The MP who chairs the committee that investigated Palantir just nominated the next Prime Minister and this is the sentence she chose to explain why.Chi Onwurah, announcing her nomination of Andy Burnham, wrote that he transformed Greater Manchester “not by following the
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