Donald Campbell
@dncampbell.bsky.social
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Last year, the UK Govt refused our request to release info about Mandelson's links with US tech giant Palantir.
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February 6, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Last year, the UK Govt refused our request to release info about Mandelson's links with US tech giant Palantir.
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The questions the UK Government needs to answer over Mandelson, Palantir and Big Tech: www.foxglove.org.uk/2026/02/06/u...
We're calling on the UK Government to publish the full detail behind Keir Starmer's trip to Palantir HQ with Peter Mandelson – and the subsequent £240m Ministry of Defence contract
But this scandal isn't about just one man. It opens up serious questions about how close the UK Government is to US Big Tech companies across the board.
www.foxglove.org.uk
February 6, 2026 at 1:49 PM
The questions the UK Government needs to answer over Mandelson, Palantir and Big Tech: www.foxglove.org.uk/2026/02/06/u...
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How has this changed so much in such a short time?
How has such divisiveness and hatred become so commonplace across social media platforms?
Since when did it become acceptable to question a child's Britishness on the basis of their skin colour?
How has such divisiveness and hatred become so commonplace across social media platforms?
Since when did it become acceptable to question a child's Britishness on the basis of their skin colour?
February 6, 2026 at 1:08 PM
How has this changed so much in such a short time?
How has such divisiveness and hatred become so commonplace across social media platforms?
Since when did it become acceptable to question a child's Britishness on the basis of their skin colour?
How has such divisiveness and hatred become so commonplace across social media platforms?
Since when did it become acceptable to question a child's Britishness on the basis of their skin colour?
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"Let the techbros bark, Sancho, it's a sign that we're riding."
Classic Spanish clap-back to Durov from Sanchez here.
Classic Spanish clap-back to Durov from Sanchez here.
February 5, 2026 at 9:24 AM
"Let the techbros bark, Sancho, it's a sign that we're riding."
Classic Spanish clap-back to Durov from Sanchez here.
Classic Spanish clap-back to Durov from Sanchez here.
Depressingly, this isn't even the first time the Govt has presented dubious figures from the tech industry as their own:
UPDATE: I've had a response from the Cabinet Office!
"the statistics cited ‘19.2 million British citizens registered with X and 10.8 million families using the platform’ were provided by OmniGov, the government's media buying agency, who received this data directly from X itself."
"the statistics cited ‘19.2 million British citizens registered with X and 10.8 million families using the platform’ were provided by OmniGov, the government's media buying agency, who received this data directly from X itself."
February 6, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Depressingly, this isn't even the first time the Govt has presented dubious figures from the tech industry as their own:
The US diplomat leading on this effort is a former lawyer for Big Tobacco and tech firms: www.ft.com/content/f869... (see: www.state.gov/biographies/... )
US government to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in Europe
State department grants to spread ‘American values’ are part of Washington’s 250th anniversary celebrations
www.ft.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:41 AM
The US diplomat leading on this effort is a former lawyer for Big Tobacco and tech firms: www.ft.com/content/f869... (see: www.state.gov/biographies/... )
"In June, Downing Street rejected a request from the fair tech campaign @foxglovelegal.bsky.social to publish briefings to Starmer before his visit with Mandelson to a Palantir showroom in Washington DC...Palantir signed a £241m deal with the MoD last month." www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Calls to halt UK Palantir contracts grow amid ‘lack of transparency’ over deals
Opposition MPs urge Labour to pause public contracts with the US tech firm after attempts to examine deals blocked
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:32 AM
"In June, Downing Street rejected a request from the fair tech campaign @foxglovelegal.bsky.social to publish briefings to Starmer before his visit with Mandelson to a Palantir showroom in Washington DC...Palantir signed a £241m deal with the MoD last month." www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
US diplomat Sarah Rogers is “targeting the UK’s Online Safety Act and the EU’s Digital Services Act.” Trump-Big Tech axis clearer than ever.
US government to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in Europe ft.trib.al/rg4IDIC
US government to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in Europe
State department grants to spread ‘American values’ are part of Washington’s 250th anniversary celebrations
ft.trib.al
February 6, 2026 at 8:04 AM
US diplomat Sarah Rogers is “targeting the UK’s Online Safety Act and the EU’s Digital Services Act.” Trump-Big Tech axis clearer than ever.
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If Reform-aligned 'think tanks' take money to promote 'American values', they should be honest about what those values are. The death penalty? Bullying universities? Opposition to abortion? Gleeful racism? Shooting protestors?
Then they should explain why they don't want to promote British values.
Then they should explain why they don't want to promote British values.
Remember the controversy when Obama was accused of intervening in UK politics? This is the current US government openly seeking to undermine liberal democracy in Europe.
February 6, 2026 at 7:44 AM
If Reform-aligned 'think tanks' take money to promote 'American values', they should be honest about what those values are. The death penalty? Bullying universities? Opposition to abortion? Gleeful racism? Shooting protestors?
Then they should explain why they don't want to promote British values.
Then they should explain why they don't want to promote British values.
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US government to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in Europe ft.trib.al/rg4IDIC
US government to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in Europe
State department grants to spread ‘American values’ are part of Washington’s 250th anniversary celebrations
ft.trib.al
February 5, 2026 at 11:42 PM
US government to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in Europe ft.trib.al/rg4IDIC
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Epstein had many known connections to Silicon Valley CEOs, but less known was how he made money from those relationships.
We did a deep dive into how he got dealflow in Silicon Valley, giving him shots to invest in Coinbase, Palantir, SpaceX and other companies.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
We did a deep dive into how he got dealflow in Silicon Valley, giving him shots to invest in Coinbase, Palantir, SpaceX and other companies.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
Jeffrey Epstein’s Money Mingled With Silicon Valley Start-Ups
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Epstein had many known connections to Silicon Valley CEOs, but less known was how he made money from those relationships.
We did a deep dive into how he got dealflow in Silicon Valley, giving him shots to invest in Coinbase, Palantir, SpaceX and other companies.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
We did a deep dive into how he got dealflow in Silicon Valley, giving him shots to invest in Coinbase, Palantir, SpaceX and other companies.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
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Support our call to the UK Government for transparency over Lord Mandelson's links with Palantir - sign here: www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/ma...
February 5, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Support our call to the UK Government for transparency over Lord Mandelson's links with Palantir - sign here: www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/ma...
It still doesn't seem clear what will happen when the ISC reaches a view on what should be released - will it be released? Or will it still be the Govt's final decision, as it always is in every other circumstance involving the ISC?
Letter to the prime minister from parliament's intelligence & security committee - when will you send us the withheld Mandelson documents so we can decide whether to release them?
February 5, 2026 at 4:53 PM
It still doesn't seem clear what will happen when the ISC reaches a view on what should be released - will it be released? Or will it still be the Govt's final decision, as it always is in every other circumstance involving the ISC?
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Italian man investigated over claims he paid to shoot people during 1990s siege of Sarajevo
Italian man investigated over claims he paid to shoot people during 1990s siege of Sarajevo
Former truck driver, now 80, said to have been one of many ‘sniper tourists’ who paid Bosnian Serb soldiers to be allowed fire on city
An elderly Italian man is under investigation as part of an investigation by prosecutors in Milan into individuals who allegedly paid members of the Bosnian Serb army for trips to Sarajevo so they could kill citizens during the four-year siege of the city in the 1990s.
The 80-year-old is being investigated on charges of aggravated murder, a source close to the case told the Guardian. The man, a former truck driver from the northern Italian region of Veneto, is the first suspect to be placed under investigation since the inquiry began in November. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Italian man investigated over claims he paid to shoot people during 1990s siege of Sarajevo
It's quite something to remember that the BBC had interviews with both Mandelson and the UK head of Palantir less than a month ago, on the same programme, and managed never to ask about or even mention their links: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg - Lord Mandelson and Kemi Badenoch
Laura Kuenssberg is joined by Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader; Lord Mandelson, the former ambassador to the US; and Heidi Alexander, the transport secretary.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 2:37 PM
It's quite something to remember that the BBC had interviews with both Mandelson and the UK head of Palantir less than a month ago, on the same programme, and managed never to ask about or even mention their links: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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Here’s Palantir’s uk chief Louis Moseley in July last year, confirming they still use Global Counsel - the lobbying firm set up by Mandelson:
February 4, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Here’s Palantir’s uk chief Louis Moseley in July last year, confirming they still use Global Counsel - the lobbying firm set up by Mandelson:
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France has just renewed a three-year contract with Palantir to provide software and support for intelligence operations. With new European alternative emerging (investigative platform like Siren, DataWalk, and ChapsVision) all EU contracts with Palantir should come under scrutiny.
February 5, 2026 at 10:07 AM
France has just renewed a three-year contract with Palantir to provide software and support for intelligence operations. With new European alternative emerging (investigative platform like Siren, DataWalk, and ChapsVision) all EU contracts with Palantir should come under scrutiny.
Genuinely astonishing that the Govt has been dragging its feet - for a year - to avoid releasing something as basic as Mandelson's declaration of interests on becoming Ambassador.
If there's anyone in govt who shouldn't have been allowed to withhold info like this...
If there's anyone in govt who shouldn't have been allowed to withhold info like this...
"Rhe only reason we know any of this [about Mandelson] is because Epstein became entangled in the MAGA movement’s narrative.
"What we still aren’t asking is how similar networks of influence are operating elsewhere today."
New on D4S: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/release-th...
"What we still aren’t asking is how similar networks of influence are operating elsewhere today."
New on D4S: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/release-th...
Release the files - on Mandelson, Starmer and McSweeney
Sunlight is the only disinfectant to the corruption that's been revealed this week
democracyforsale.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Genuinely astonishing that the Govt has been dragging its feet - for a year - to avoid releasing something as basic as Mandelson's declaration of interests on becoming Ambassador.
If there's anyone in govt who shouldn't have been allowed to withhold info like this...
If there's anyone in govt who shouldn't have been allowed to withhold info like this...
Good to see cross-party calls for transparency around Mandelson’s Palantir links, including from @zackpolanski.bsky.social
Mandelson’s lobbying firm - in which he still had a stake - had Palantir as a client in 2025. The same year the firm won a massive new deal with the MoD.
Mandelson’s lobbying firm - in which he still had a stake - had Palantir as a client in 2025. The same year the firm won a massive new deal with the MoD.
Mandelson’s links with US tech firm Palantir must be fully exposed, campaigners warn
Government faces call for transparency on former peer’s involvement amid fears he may have leaked more sensitive information
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Good to see cross-party calls for transparency around Mandelson’s Palantir links, including from @zackpolanski.bsky.social
Mandelson’s lobbying firm - in which he still had a stake - had Palantir as a client in 2025. The same year the firm won a massive new deal with the MoD.
Mandelson’s lobbying firm - in which he still had a stake - had Palantir as a client in 2025. The same year the firm won a massive new deal with the MoD.
We @foxglovelegal.bsky.social have called on the govt to release info about Lord Mandelson’s links with US tech giant Palantir and its growing number of uk govt contracts www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Mandelson’s links with US tech firm Palantir must be fully exposed, campaigners warn
Government faces call for transparency on former peer’s involvement amid fears he may have leaked more sensitive information
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:45 PM
We @foxglovelegal.bsky.social have called on the govt to release info about Lord Mandelson’s links with US tech giant Palantir and its growing number of uk govt contracts www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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An Edinburg Council committee has REFUSED planning application in principle to Shelborn for its hyperscale AI data centre. The convener said it would 'drive a coach and horses' through local planning policy. This will also have huge ramifications for Apatura's plans nearby. #ai #datacentre
February 4, 2026 at 1:55 PM
An Edinburg Council committee has REFUSED planning application in principle to Shelborn for its hyperscale AI data centre. The convener said it would 'drive a coach and horses' through local planning policy. This will also have huge ramifications for Apatura's plans nearby. #ai #datacentre
Great news - a lot of orgs/media raised concerns about the huge emissions this data centre would produce, including @foxglovelegal.bsky.social in Oct last year over failure to carry out an Environmental Impact Assessment: inews.co.uk/news/data-ce...
BREAKING NEWS: Edinburgh councillors have thrown out plans for a ‘green’ data centre at South Gyle. There was cross-party agreement in refusing the plan, with concerns about ‘how it affects the climate emergency’ and ‘how emissions could be minimised’.
edinburghminute.com
edinburghminute.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Great news - a lot of orgs/media raised concerns about the huge emissions this data centre would produce, including @foxglovelegal.bsky.social in Oct last year over failure to carry out an Environmental Impact Assessment: inews.co.uk/news/data-ce...
I wonder if MPs who pushed for this are aware of the legislation which set up the ISC in its current form: before making a report to Parliament, the ISC must send it to the PM, who can redact or withhold it entirely. www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/1...
February 4, 2026 at 4:40 PM
I wonder if MPs who pushed for this are aware of the legislation which set up the ISC in its current form: before making a report to Parliament, the ISC must send it to the PM, who can redact or withhold it entirely. www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/1...
Genuinely bewildered by this. The PM decides what the ISC can publish. How is this any different from letting the Cabinet Secretary determine what's released?
Starmer backs down, and accepts parliament's ISC will play role in pre-release Mandelson files vetting - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
February 4, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Genuinely bewildered by this. The PM decides what the ISC can publish. How is this any different from letting the Cabinet Secretary determine what's released?
If MPs' plan is to ensure transparency by allowing the Intelligence and Security Committee to "have oversight over what is disclosed" then they may be disappointed...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Labour MPs say they will vote down plan to limit Mandelson disclosures
Ministers urged to allow intelligence and security committee to review documents before publication
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:10 PM
If MPs' plan is to ensure transparency by allowing the Intelligence and Security Committee to "have oversight over what is disclosed" then they may be disappointed...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...