Palantir isn’t the real problem

The question is why the UK has been so poor at nurturing alternatives

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One of the certainties of British political life is that someone, somewhere, will be arguing about Palantir. Louis Mosley, the tech firm’s UK CEO, has become an inescapable media presence as he fights a rearguard action against critics.

The latest row was triggered by the Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committ…