The Single English County Saying No to Palantir

# The Single English County Saying No to Palantir Greater Manchester is pushing back against the UK government's plan to use Palantir, a controversial data company, to manage healthcare information across the region—arguing that local teams can handle it better themselves. The disagreement highlights growing skepticism about handing sensitive health data to private tech firms, especially one as heavily scrutinized as Palantir. It's a rare moment of a local authority challenging a national government decision on a major tech contract.