It’s basically her saying “it does the thing we want it to do well” while ignoring the obvious security risks. Whether it does the thing is says it does was never the question, the question was always ‘can we trust the company behind it?’
Late_Breadfruit_8829 on
in my experience it’s always those with the littlest knowledge that end up promoted to the top jobs
mpanase on
>Ming Tang, NHS data chief, attracted controversy in 2024 when she agreed to be the ‘guest of honour’ at a dinner hosted by Global Counsel
[…]
Global Counsel, [the now-defunct lobbying firm](https://www.ft.com/content/5bba355e-b8e3-4bc3-b440-750a23f8d48c?syn-25a6b1a6=1) founded by Lord Peter Mandelson, which counted Palantir as a client.
Of course, zero technical knowledge. Ex-Accenture.
This is a strategic mistake, a national security issue that the government should intervene on.
Definitely_Human01 on
in a normal business, someone who’s simultaneously pissed off their boss, their colleagues, their subordinates and the clients would’ve gotten sacked immediately and had their pet project scrapped.
But apparently that’s not the case here.
I wonder if her adamance on using Palantir has anything to do with the fact that she has connections to a lobbying firm that works for them…
That should’ve set off alarm bells from the beginning and had her removed from any decision making capacity on the matter as soon as Palantir had put in a bid.
I’m both surprised and unsurprised that didn’t happen.
LJ-696 on
Then I suggest we look at what money the NHS chief has and where it has come from and any gifts given.
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It’s basically her saying “it does the thing we want it to do well” while ignoring the obvious security risks. Whether it does the thing is says it does was never the question, the question was always ‘can we trust the company behind it?’
in my experience it’s always those with the littlest knowledge that end up promoted to the top jobs
>Ming Tang, NHS data chief, attracted controversy in 2024 when she agreed to be the ‘guest of honour’ at a dinner hosted by Global Counsel
[…]
Global Counsel, [the now-defunct lobbying firm](https://www.ft.com/content/5bba355e-b8e3-4bc3-b440-750a23f8d48c?syn-25a6b1a6=1) founded by Lord Peter Mandelson, which counted Palantir as a client.
Of course, zero technical knowledge. Ex-Accenture.
This is a strategic mistake, a national security issue that the government should intervene on.
in a normal business, someone who’s simultaneously pissed off their boss, their colleagues, their subordinates and the clients would’ve gotten sacked immediately and had their pet project scrapped.
But apparently that’s not the case here.
I wonder if her adamance on using Palantir has anything to do with the fact that she has connections to a lobbying firm that works for them…
That should’ve set off alarm bells from the beginning and had her removed from any decision making capacity on the matter as soon as Palantir had put in a bid.
I’m both surprised and unsurprised that didn’t happen.
Then I suggest we look at what money the NHS chief has and where it has come from and any gifts given.