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class="site-content"> <div id="primary" class="content-area"> <main id="main" class="site-main"> <header class="page-header"> <h1 class="page-title">Tag: <span>ukpoli</span></h1> </header> <article id="post-10153" class="post-10153 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized tag-antitrust tag-cma tag-competition tag-competition-and-markets-authority tag-digital-markets-unit tag-dingo-babysitters tag-dmu tag-doug-gurr tag-guillotine-watch tag-industrial-policy-henhouse-foxes tag-jonathan-reynolds tag-keir-starmer tag-labour tag-marcus-bokkerink tag-marshall-plan tag-regulatory-capture tag-silicon-roundabout tag-trustbusting tag-ukpoli"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/01/22/autocrats-of-trade/" rel="bookmark">Pluralistic: Keir Starmer appoints Jeff Bezos as his "first buddy" (22 Jan 2025)</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p><br /> <a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/01/22/autocrats-of-trade/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="xmasthead_link" src="https://i0.wp.com/craphound.com/images/22Jan2025.jpg?w=840&ssl=1"/></a></p> <h1 class="toch1">Today's links</h1> <ul class="toc"> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/01/22/autocrats-of-trade/#dingo-babysitter">Keir Starmer appoints Jeff Bezos as his "first buddy"</a>: Regulatory capture, right there out in the open. </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/01/22/autocrats-of-trade/#linkdump">Hey look at this</a>: Delights to delectate. </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/01/22/autocrats-of-trade/#retro">Object permanence</a>: 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020, 2024 </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/01/22/autocrats-of-trade/#upcoming">Upcoming appearances</a>: Where to find me. </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/01/22/autocrats-of-trade/#recent">Recent appearances</a>: Where I've been. </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/01/22/autocrats-of-trade/#latest">Latest books</a>: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/01/22/autocrats-of-trade/#upcoming-books">Upcoming books</a>: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/01/22/autocrats-of-trade/#bragsheet">Colophon</a>: All the rest. </li> </ul> <p> <a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/01/22/autocrats-of-trade/#more-10153" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Pluralistic: Keir Starmer appoints Jeff Bezos as his "first buddy" (22 Jan 2025)"</span></a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="byline"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bdd2b71f7e0f6b5e4e2fdf809cd8e3dc?s=49&d=mm&r=pg' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bdd2b71f7e0f6b5e4e2fdf809cd8e3dc?s=98&d=mm&r=pg 2x' class='avatar avatar-49 photo' height='49' width='49' decoding='async'/><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://pluralistic.net/author/doctorow/">Cory Doctorow</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/01/22/autocrats-of-trade/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-01-22T10:13:23-08:00">January 22, 2025</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-01-31T08:59:49-08:00">January 31, 2025</time></a></span><span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://pluralistic.net/category/uncategorized/" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a></span><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/antitrust/" rel="tag">antitrust</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/cma/" rel="tag">cma</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/competition/" rel="tag">competition</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/competition-and-markets-authority/" rel="tag">competition and markets authority</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/digital-markets-unit/" rel="tag">digital markets unit</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/dingo-babysitters/" rel="tag">dingo babysitters</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/dmu/" rel="tag">dmu</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/doug-gurr/" rel="tag">doug gurr</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/guillotine-watch/" rel="tag">guillotine watch</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/industrial-policy-henhouse-foxes/" rel="tag">industrial policy henhouse foxes</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/jonathan-reynolds/" rel="tag">Jonathan Reynolds</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/keir-starmer/" rel="tag">keir starmer</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/labour/" rel="tag">labour</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/marcus-bokkerink/" rel="tag">Marcus Bokkerink</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/marshall-plan/" rel="tag">marshall plan</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/regulatory-capture/" rel="tag">regulatory capture</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/silicon-roundabout/" rel="tag">silicon roundabout</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/trustbusting/" rel="tag">trustbusting</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/ukpoli/" rel="tag">ukpoli</a></span><span class="comments-link"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/01/22/autocrats-of-trade/#comments">3 Comments<span class="screen-reader-text"> on Pluralistic: Keir Starmer appoints Jeff Bezos as his "first buddy" (22 Jan 2025)</span></a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-9825" class="post-9825 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized tag-chevron-deference tag-david-nutt tag-democracy tag-democratic-accountability tag-department-of-government-efficiency tag-drugs tag-loper-bright tag-nutt-sack-affair tag-political-science tag-politics tag-regulation tag-ukpoli tag-war-on-drugs tag-war-on-some-drugs"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/11/21/policy-based-evidence/" rel="bookmark">Pluralistic: Expert agencies and elected legislatures (21 Nov 2024)</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p><br /> <a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/11/21/policy-based-evidence/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="xmasthead_link" src="https://i0.wp.com/craphound.com/images/21Nov2024.jpg?w=840&ssl=1"/></a></p> <h1 class="toch1">Today's links</h1> <ul class="toc"> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/11/21/policy-based-evidence/#decisions-decisions">Expert agencies and elected legislatures</a>: Legislatures are entitled to their own (political) opinions but not their own facts. </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/11/21/policy-based-evidence/#linkdump">Hey look at this</a>: Delights to delectate. </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/11/21/policy-based-evidence/#retro">This day in history</a>: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/11/21/policy-based-evidence/#upcoming">Upcoming appearances</a>: Where to find me. </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/11/21/policy-based-evidence/#recent">Recent appearances</a>: Where I've been. </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/11/21/policy-based-evidence/#latest">Latest books</a>: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/11/21/policy-based-evidence/#upcoming-books">Upcoming books</a>: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/11/21/policy-based-evidence/#bragsheet">Colophon</a>: All the rest. </li> </ul> <p> <a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/11/21/policy-based-evidence/#more-9825" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Pluralistic: Expert agencies and elected legislatures (21 Nov 2024)"</span></a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="byline"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bdd2b71f7e0f6b5e4e2fdf809cd8e3dc?s=49&d=mm&r=pg' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bdd2b71f7e0f6b5e4e2fdf809cd8e3dc?s=98&d=mm&r=pg 2x' class='avatar avatar-49 photo' height='49' width='49' decoding='async'/><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://pluralistic.net/author/doctorow/">Cory Doctorow</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/11/21/policy-based-evidence/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-11-21T02:41:03-08:00">November 21, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-12-01T14:51:41-08:00">December 1, 2024</time></a></span><span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://pluralistic.net/category/uncategorized/" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a></span><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/chevron-deference/" rel="tag">chevron deference</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/david-nutt/" rel="tag">david nutt</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/democracy/" rel="tag">democracy</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/democratic-accountability/" rel="tag">democratic accountability</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/department-of-government-efficiency/" rel="tag">department of government efficiency</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/drugs/" rel="tag">drugs</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/loper-bright/" rel="tag">loper bright</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/nutt-sack-affair/" rel="tag">nutt sack affair</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/political-science/" rel="tag">political science</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/politics/" rel="tag">politics</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/regulation/" rel="tag">regulation</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/ukpoli/" rel="tag">ukpoli</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/war-on-drugs/" rel="tag">war on drugs</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/war-on-some-drugs/" rel="tag">war on some drugs</a></span><span class="comments-link"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/11/21/policy-based-evidence/#comments">2 Comments<span class="screen-reader-text"> on Pluralistic: Expert agencies and elected legislatures (21 Nov 2024)</span></a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-8875" class="post-8875 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized tag-ad-tech-collective-action tag-advertising tag-competition tag-competition-and-markets-authority tag-competition-appeal-tribunal tag-digital-markets-unit tag-link-taxes tag-saving-the-news-from-big-tech tag-surveillance-advertising tag-trustbusting tag-uk tag-ukpoli"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/06/06/stolen-money-not-content/" rel="bookmark">Pluralistic: UK publishers suing Google for $17.4b over rigged ad markets (06 Jun 2024)</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p><br /> <a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/06/06/stolen-money-not-content/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="xmasthead_link" src="https://i0.wp.com/craphound.com/images/06Jun2024.jpg?w=840&ssl=1"/></a></p> <h1 class="toch1">Today's links</h1> <ul class="toc"> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/06/06/stolen-money-not-content/#content-free">UK publishers suing Google for $17.4b over rigged ad markets</a>: Because tech steals publishers' money, not their content. </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/06/06/stolen-money-not-content/#linkdump">Hey look at this</a>: Delights to delectate. </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/06/06/stolen-money-not-content/#retro">This day in history</a>: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/06/06/stolen-money-not-content/#upcoming">Upcoming appearances</a>: Where to find me. </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/06/06/stolen-money-not-content/#recent">Recent appearances</a>: Where I've been. </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/06/06/stolen-money-not-content/#latest">Latest books</a>: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/06/06/stolen-money-not-content/#upcoming-books">Upcoming books</a>: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/06/06/stolen-money-not-content/#bragsheet">Colophon</a>: All the rest. </li> </ul> <p> <a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/06/06/stolen-money-not-content/#more-8875" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Pluralistic: UK publishers suing Google for $17.4b over rigged ad markets (06 Jun 2024)"</span></a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="byline"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bdd2b71f7e0f6b5e4e2fdf809cd8e3dc?s=49&d=mm&r=pg' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bdd2b71f7e0f6b5e4e2fdf809cd8e3dc?s=98&d=mm&r=pg 2x' class='avatar avatar-49 photo' height='49' width='49' decoding='async'/><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://pluralistic.net/author/doctorow/">Cory Doctorow</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/06/06/stolen-money-not-content/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-06-06T09:40:58-07:00">June 6, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-06-06T10:06:35-07:00">June 6, 2024</time></a></span><span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://pluralistic.net/category/uncategorized/" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a></span><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/ad-tech-collective-action/" rel="tag">Ad Tech Collective Action</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/advertising/" rel="tag">advertising</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/competition/" rel="tag">competition</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/competition-and-markets-authority/" rel="tag">competition and markets authority</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/competition-appeal-tribunal/" rel="tag">Competition Appeal Tribunal</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/digital-markets-unit/" rel="tag">digital markets unit</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/link-taxes/" rel="tag">link taxes</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/saving-the-news-from-big-tech/" rel="tag">saving the news from big tech</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/surveillance-advertising/" rel="tag">surveillance advertising</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/trustbusting/" rel="tag">trustbusting</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/uk/" rel="tag">uk</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/ukpoli/" rel="tag">ukpoli</a></span><span class="comments-link"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/06/06/stolen-money-not-content/#comments">1 Comment<span class="screen-reader-text"> on Pluralistic: UK publishers suing Google for $17.4b over rigged ad markets (06 Jun 2024)</span></a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-8407" class="post-8407 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized tag-aviation tag-baltimore tag-binding-arbitration tag-boeing tag-consent tag-consent-theater tag-corruption tag-cryptographers tag-dali tag-deliverism tag-discord tag-francis-scott-key-bridge tag-ftc tag-john-barnett tag-linkdump tag-linkdumps tag-livenation tag-locational-privacy tag-maersk tag-maureen-tkacik tag-monopoly tag-obits tag-osha tag-privacy tag-rip tag-ross-anderson tag-smoking-guns tag-smokings-gun tag-soofa tag-ticketmaster tag-tories tag-ukpoli tag-whistleblowers"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/30/dewey-502/" rel="bookmark">Pluralistic: Async mugwump linkdump (30 Mar 2024)</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p><br /> <a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/30/dewey-502/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="xmasthead_link" src="https://i0.wp.com/craphound.com/images/30Mar2024.jpg?w=840&ssl=1"/></a></p> <h1 class="toch1">Today's links</h1> <ul class="toc"> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/30/dewey-502/#rip-ross-anderson">Async mugwump linkdump</a>: A weekend assortment. </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/30/dewey-502/#retro">This day in history</a>: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/30/dewey-502/#upcoming">Upcoming appearances</a>: Where to find me. </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/30/dewey-502/#recent">Recent appearances</a>: Where I've been. </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/30/dewey-502/#latest">Latest books</a>: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/30/dewey-502/#upcoming-books">Upcoming books</a>: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/30/dewey-502/#bragsheet">Colophon</a>: All the rest. </li> </ul> <p> <a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/30/dewey-502/#more-8407" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Pluralistic: Async mugwump linkdump (30 Mar 2024)"</span></a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="byline"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bdd2b71f7e0f6b5e4e2fdf809cd8e3dc?s=49&d=mm&r=pg' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bdd2b71f7e0f6b5e4e2fdf809cd8e3dc?s=98&d=mm&r=pg 2x' class='avatar avatar-49 photo' height='49' width='49' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://pluralistic.net/author/doctorow/">Cory Doctorow</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/30/dewey-502/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-03-30T10:09:08-07:00">March 30, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-04-01T10:33:40-07:00">April 1, 2024</time></a></span><span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://pluralistic.net/category/uncategorized/" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a></span><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/aviation/" rel="tag">aviation</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/baltimore/" rel="tag">baltimore</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/binding-arbitration/" rel="tag">binding arbitration</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/boeing/" rel="tag">boeing</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/consent/" rel="tag">consent</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/consent-theater/" rel="tag">consent theater</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/corruption/" rel="tag">corruption</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/cryptographers/" rel="tag">cryptographers</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/dali/" rel="tag">dali</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/deliverism/" rel="tag">deliverism</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/discord/" rel="tag">discord</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/francis-scott-key-bridge/" rel="tag">francis scott key bridge</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/ftc/" rel="tag">ftc</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/john-barnett/" rel="tag">John Barnett</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/linkdump/" rel="tag">linkdump</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/linkdumps/" rel="tag">linkdumps</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/livenation/" rel="tag">livenation</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/locational-privacy/" rel="tag">locational privacy</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/maersk/" rel="tag">maersk</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/maureen-tkacik/" rel="tag">maureen Tkacik</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/monopoly/" rel="tag">monopoly</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/obits/" rel="tag">obits</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/osha/" rel="tag">osha</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/privacy/" rel="tag">privacy</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/rip/" rel="tag">rip</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/ross-anderson/" rel="tag">ross anderson</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/smoking-guns/" rel="tag">smoking guns</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/smokings-gun/" rel="tag">smokings gun</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/soofa/" rel="tag">soofa</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/ticketmaster/" rel="tag">ticketmaster</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/tories/" rel="tag">tories</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/ukpoli/" rel="tag">ukpoli</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/whistleblowers/" rel="tag">whistleblowers</a></span><span class="comments-link"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/30/dewey-502/#comments">1 Comment<span class="screen-reader-text"> on Pluralistic: Async mugwump linkdump (30 Mar 2024)</span></a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-8386" class="post-8386 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized tag-canada tag-canpoli tag-charter-cities tag-cryptocurrency tag-ect tag-energy-charter-treaty tag-eu tag-honduras tag-investor-state-dispute-settlement tag-isds tag-libertarian-exit tag-prospera tag-roatan tag-rockhopper tag-steven-harper tag-ukpoli tag-world-bank tag-xiomara-castro"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/27/korporate-kangaroo-kourts/" rel="bookmark">Pluralistic: End of the line for corporate sovereignty (27 Mar 2024)</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p><br /> <a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/27/korporate-kangaroo-kourts/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="xmasthead_link" src="https://i0.wp.com/craphound.com/images/27Mar2024.jpg?w=840&ssl=1"/></a></p> <h1 class="toch1">Today's links</h1> <ul class="toc"> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/27/korporate-kangaroo-kourts/#corporate-sovereignty">End of the line for corporate sovereignty</a>: ISDSes are on the ropes, and not a moment too soon. </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/27/korporate-kangaroo-kourts/#linkdump">Hey look at this</a>: Delights to delectate. </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/27/korporate-kangaroo-kourts/#retro">This day in history</a>: 2014, 2019, 2023 </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/27/korporate-kangaroo-kourts/#upcoming">Upcoming appearances</a>: Where to find me. </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/27/korporate-kangaroo-kourts/#latest">Latest books</a>: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/27/korporate-kangaroo-kourts/#upcoming-books">Upcoming books</a>: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/27/korporate-kangaroo-kourts/#bragsheet">Colophon</a>: All the rest. </li> </ul> <p> <a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/27/korporate-kangaroo-kourts/#more-8386" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Pluralistic: End of the line for corporate sovereignty (27 Mar 2024)"</span></a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="byline"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bdd2b71f7e0f6b5e4e2fdf809cd8e3dc?s=49&d=mm&r=pg' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bdd2b71f7e0f6b5e4e2fdf809cd8e3dc?s=98&d=mm&r=pg 2x' class='avatar avatar-49 photo' height='49' width='49' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://pluralistic.net/author/doctorow/">Cory Doctorow</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><a 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href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/eu/" rel="tag">eu</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/honduras/" rel="tag">honduras</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/investor-state-dispute-settlement/" rel="tag">investor state dispute settlement</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/isds/" rel="tag">isds</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/libertarian-exit/" rel="tag">libertarian exit</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/prospera/" rel="tag">prospera</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/roatan/" rel="tag">roatan</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/rockhopper/" rel="tag">rockhopper</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/steven-harper/" rel="tag">steven harper</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/ukpoli/" rel="tag">ukpoli</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/world-bank/" rel="tag">world bank</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/xiomara-castro/" rel="tag">Xiomara Castro</a></span><span class="comments-link"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/27/korporate-kangaroo-kourts/#comments">1 Comment<span class="screen-reader-text"> on Pluralistic: End of the line for corporate sovereignty (27 Mar 2024)</span></a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-8269" class="post-8269 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized tag-anonymisation tag-anonymization tag-ben-goldacre tag-evidence-based-medicine tag-floss tag-goldacre-report tag-goldacre-review tag-interoperability tag-medical-data tag-nhs tag-opensafely tag-peter-thiel tag-privacy tag-reidentification tag-science tag-transparency tag-trusted-research-environment tag-uk tag-ukpoli"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/08/the-fire-of-orodruin/" rel="bookmark">Pluralistic: Palantir's NHS-stealing Big Lie (08 Mar 2024)</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p><br /> <a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/08/the-fire-of-orodruin/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="xmasthead_link" src="https://i0.wp.com/craphound.com/images/08Mar2024.jpg?w=840&ssl=1"/></a></p> <h1 class="toch1">Today's links</h1> <ul class="toc"> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/08/the-fire-of-orodruin/#are-we-the-baddies">Palantir's NHS-stealing Big Lie</a>: And the everyday miracle of Trusted Research Environments. </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/08/the-fire-of-orodruin/#linkdump">Hey look at this</a>: Delights to delectate. </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/08/the-fire-of-orodruin/#retro">This day in history</a>: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/08/the-fire-of-orodruin/#upcoming">Upcoming appearances</a>: Where to find me. </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/08/the-fire-of-orodruin/#recent">Recent appearances</a>: Podcasts, events and more. </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/08/the-fire-of-orodruin/#latest">Latest books</a>: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/08/the-fire-of-orodruin/#upcoming-books">Upcoming books</a>: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/08/the-fire-of-orodruin/#bragsheet">Colophon</a>: All the rest. </li> </ul> <p> <a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/08/the-fire-of-orodruin/#more-8269" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Pluralistic: Palantir's NHS-stealing Big Lie (08 Mar 2024)"</span></a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="byline"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bdd2b71f7e0f6b5e4e2fdf809cd8e3dc?s=49&d=mm&r=pg' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bdd2b71f7e0f6b5e4e2fdf809cd8e3dc?s=98&d=mm&r=pg 2x' class='avatar avatar-49 photo' height='49' width='49' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://pluralistic.net/author/doctorow/">Cory Doctorow</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/08/the-fire-of-orodruin/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-03-08T09:53:30-08:00">March 8, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-03-08T10:06:53-08:00">March 8, 2024</time></a></span><span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://pluralistic.net/category/uncategorized/" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a></span><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/anonymisation/" rel="tag">anonymisation</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/anonymization/" rel="tag">anonymization</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/ben-goldacre/" rel="tag">ben goldacre</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/evidence-based-medicine/" rel="tag">evidence-based medicine</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/floss/" rel="tag">floss</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/goldacre-report/" rel="tag">goldacre report</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/goldacre-review/" rel="tag">goldacre review</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/interoperability/" rel="tag">interoperability</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/medical-data/" rel="tag">medical data</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/nhs/" rel="tag">nhs</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/opensafely/" rel="tag">opensafely</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/peter-thiel/" rel="tag">peter thiel</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/privacy/" rel="tag">privacy</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/reidentification/" rel="tag">reidentification</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/science/" rel="tag">science</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/transparency/" rel="tag">transparency</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/trusted-research-environment/" rel="tag">trusted research environment</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/uk/" rel="tag">uk</a>, <a href="https://pluralistic.net/tag/ukpoli/" rel="tag">ukpoli</a></span><span class="comments-link"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/08/the-fire-of-orodruin/#comments">1 Comment<span class="screen-reader-text"> on Pluralistic: Palantir's NHS-stealing Big Lie (08 Mar 2024)</span></a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-5490" class="post-5490 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized tag-ai tag-ai-safety tag-applied-statistics tag-asu tag-ayyyy-eyeee tag-baltimore tag-books tag-bookseller tag-business-insider tag-business-outsider tag-corporate-crime tag-cunieiform tag-doj tag-events tag-fanfic tag-justice-department tag-labor tag-linkdump tag-linkdumps tag-merch tag-news tag-pat-robertson tag-pride tag-revenge-fantasies tag-science-fiction tag-sf tag-snow-crash tag-snowden tag-ted-chiang tag-ukpoli tag-webinars tag-whistleblowers"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2023/06/10/in-the-dumps-2/" rel="bookmark">Pluralistic: Links, dumped (10 June 2023)</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p><br /> <a href="https://pluralistic.net/2023/06/10/in-the-dumps/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="xmasthead_link" src="https://i0.wp.com/craphound.com/images/10Jun2023.jpg?w=840&ssl=1"/></a></p> <h1 class="toch1">Today's links</h1> <ul class="toc"> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2023/06/10/in-the-dumps/#do-the-humpty-dump">Links, dumped</a>: A grab-bag of delicious miscellania. </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2023/06/10/in-the-dumps/#retro">This day in history</a>: 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022 </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2023/06/10/in-the-dumps/#bragsheet">Colophon</a>: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading </li> </ul> <p> <a href="https://pluralistic.net/2023/06/10/in-the-dumps-2/#more-5490" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Pluralistic: Links, dumped (10 June 2023)"</span></a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="byline"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bdd2b71f7e0f6b5e4e2fdf809cd8e3dc?s=49&d=mm&r=pg' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bdd2b71f7e0f6b5e4e2fdf809cd8e3dc?s=98&d=mm&r=pg 2x' class='avatar avatar-49 photo' height='49' width='49' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://pluralistic.net/author/doctorow/">Cory Doctorow</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><a 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href="https://pluralistic.net/2023/05/03/paranoid-style/#comments">1 Comment<span class="screen-reader-text"> on Pluralistic: The Swivel-Eyed Loons Have A Point (03 May 2023)</span></a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-4177" class="post-4177 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized tag-health-care tag-markets tag-merger-scrutiny tag-merger-to-monopoly tag-nhs tag-palantir tag-peter-thiel tag-public-private-partnership tag-tories tag-uk tag-ukpoli"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2022/10/01/the-palantir-will-see-you-now/" rel="bookmark">Pluralistic: 01 Oct 2022 How Palantir will steal the NHS</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p><br /> <a href="https://pluralistic.net/2022/10/01/the-palantir-will-see-you-now/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="xmasthead_link" src="https://i0.wp.com/craphound.com/images/01Oct2022.jpg?w=840&ssl=1"/></a></p> <h1 class="toch1">Today's links</h1> <ul class="toc"> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2022/10/01/the-palantir-will-see-you-now/#public-private-partnership">How Palantir will steal the NHS</a>: Stealth privatisation was always the endgame for public-private-partnerships. </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2022/10/01/the-palantir-will-see-you-now/#linkdump">Hey look at this</a>: Delights to delectate. </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2022/10/01/the-palantir-will-see-you-now/#retro">This day in history</a>: 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017, 2021 </li> <li class="xToC"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2022/10/01/the-palantir-will-see-you-now/#bragsheet">Colophon</a>: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading </li> </ul> <p> <a href="https://pluralistic.net/2022/10/01/the-palantir-will-see-you-now/#more-4177" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Pluralistic: 01 Oct 2022 How Palantir will steal the NHS"</span></a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="byline"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bdd2b71f7e0f6b5e4e2fdf809cd8e3dc?s=49&d=mm&r=pg' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bdd2b71f7e0f6b5e4e2fdf809cd8e3dc?s=98&d=mm&r=pg 2x' class='avatar avatar-49 photo' height='49' width='49' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://pluralistic.net/author/doctorow/">Cory Doctorow</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2022/10/01/the-palantir-will-see-you-now/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-10-01T10:18:25-07:00">October 1, 2022</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-10-15T19:42:35-07:00">October 15, 2023</time></a></span><span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a 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