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Palantir has hired more than 30 senior UK Government officials (thenational.scot)
nxobject 14 minutes ago [-]
I really do love the American "but the veterans!" script, despite only them being a minority of the people involved:

> Of [the 32], 14 no longer work for, or with, us, some of whom stopped as long as five years ago. Six are ex-armed forces veterans whose public sector experience involved serving and protecting their country.

> Not only do we entirely reject claims of an alleged ‘revolving door’ strategy, but we also believe it is inappropriate to include veterans in a report alleging such a strategy. Aside from the immense value of their experience, there is rightly an undertaking by government and society to ensure they are afforded the opportunity to build a career outside the armed forces when the time is right for them.

stuaxo 16 minutes ago [-]
“Not only do we entirely reject claims of an alleged ‘revolving door’ strategy, but we also believe it is inappropriate to include veterans in a report alleging such a strategy. Aside from the immense value of their experience, there is rightly an undertaking by government and society to ensure they are afforded the opportunity to build a career outside the armed forces when the time is right for them. Characterising this as part of a ‘revolving door strategy’ does them, and all veterans, a disservice.”

Why should people who been in the army be exempt when talking about a company in defence ?

ua709 46 minutes ago [-]
Only 30? Those guys need to get their act together.

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/congr...

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