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A growing number of MPs that have signed the Early Day Motion calling for a Digital Sovereignty strategy and spoken out in debates.
It'll take political courage to end our digital dependency on powerful tech companies. But the risks of not acting are greater.
Sign and share our petition ⬇️
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#DigitalSovereignty #bigtech #tech #opensource #ukpolitics #ukpol
Stop the "Kill Switch": Demand the UK takes back control of our technology.
From the NHS to our energy grid, we are too reliant on US tech. Help us demand digital independence.38 Degrees
The way forward is having the leadership to promote alternatives to Big Tech and using shared, Open Source tech.
It isn't about 'Buy British'. Open Source allows multiple partners and governments to develop the tools they need.
That means no vendor lock-in that frees us from coersion and control.
#DigitalSovereignty #bigtech #tech #opensource #ukpolitics #ukpol
The dominance of Big Tech in social media is itself a risk to democracy.
Yet the government supports Big Tech monopolies with ad spending and content without publishing on the alternatives.
They complain about Big Tech’s failures, while only giving users the opportunity to engage through Big Tech.
#DigitalSovereignty #bigtech #tech #opensource #ukpolitics #ukpol
Digital dependence poses serious democratic risks.
They include lobbying, interference in trade agreements, deregulation and producing e-waste.
Governments become spellbound by techno-solutionism as vendors promote their way of doing things.
This only leads to greater economic extraction.
#DigitalSovereignty #bigtech #tech #opensource #ukpolitics #ukpol
Making ourselves dependent on Big Tech has been a fatal mistake.
The Post Office scandal didn't come from nowhere. Outsourcing our systems to the exclusive product of a single provider means we're locked-in to using it and them.
This leads to over-charging that costs in failure and extracts value.
#DigitalSovereignty #bigtech #tech #opensource #ukpolitics #ukpol
The UK government has blanked the risks of US tech dependency for too long.
Our digital infrastructure is a strategic asset.
But that understanding is absent in how we hand out public sector contracts and allow UK tech sector sell-offs to foreign companies.
We must shift the dial.
Read more ⬇️
openrightsgroup.org/blog/the-c…
#DigitalSovereignty #bigtech #tech #opensource #ukpolitics #ukpol
The case for Digital Sovereignty and the Digital Commons
Our new report asks a profound question: just how dependent is the UK on US technology, and what could that mean for the UK’s sovereignty?Open Rights Group
RE: mastodon.me.uk/@PoliceStateUK/…
"Why are all those dirty progressive bastards going over to the Greens?!" - Labour
#UKPol #UKpolitics #Labour #Greens #GPEW #GreenParty
Police State UK (@PoliceStateUK@mastodon.me.uk)
"#Labour have lost half of their voters since the 2024 general election, and the #Tories and #LibDems have lost over a third each." "Starmer clearly bears responsibility for this, because he’s the man at the top.Police State UK (mastodon.me.uk)
"For years, a handful of Big Tech companies have used their power to gain control of the UK’s digital infrastructure, locking the government into wasteful contracts and shaping tech policy in their favour."
🗣️ ORG's @jim on our new report calling for UK Digital Sovereignty.
Find out more ⬇️
itpro.com/infrastructure/uk-to…
#DigitalSovereignty #opensource #bigtech #tech #ukpolitics #ukpol
Digital rights organizers warn UK is too reliant on big tech, urge digital sovereignty
The Open Rights Group calls for open source tech to drive digital sovereignty in the UK public sector and protect national securityNicole Kobie (IT Pro)
NHS workers are being gagged from criticising the Palantir contract 🤐
We can't duck the hard truths that embedding US Big Tech in UK public services carries risks of outside political interference and waste from vendor lock-in.
The alternative is here: Digital Sovereignty with open source tech.
novaramedia.com/2026/04/14/nhs…
#DigitalSovereignty #opensource #palantir #nhs #ukpolitics #ukpol
NHS Staff Told ‘Stop Criticising Palantir or Lose Your Job’
NHS staff have been told they might lose their jobs if they criticise NHS England’s controversial £330m contract with IDF-contractor Palantir.Novara Media
WTF?
Just in time for local elections. Vote Green.
#VoteGreen #UKPolitics #Brexit
Home Office starts crackdown on EU citizens’ post-Brexit rights to live in UK | Brexit | The Guardian
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Home Office starts crackdown on EU citizens’ post-Brexit rights to live in UK
Concerns raised over use of travel data in determining whether people are ‘continuously’ in UK, after HMRC fiascoLisa O’Carroll (The Guardian)
Don’t look at who voted to call the slave trade ‘the gravest crime’, look at who didn’t
The UK and EU countries who abstained when Ghana’s UN resolution was adopted may soon find it harder to sustain the same old script on reparationsKenneth Mohammed (The Guardian)
"The former shadow defence secretary Clive Lewis said: “No one disputes the need for diplomacy with the US. That is realpolitik. But rolling out a state visit in the middle of an illegal war, led by a man doing profound damage to democratic norms, is not diplomacy; it is a profound misreading of the moment.”"
theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/m…
#AbolishTheMonarchy #USRoyalVisit #UKPol #UKpolitics #CliveLewis
King Charles’s state visit to US will be ‘humiliation’ amid Iran war
Visit with Camilla to go ahead in late April despite calls for delay over conflict and Trump-Starmer tensionsJessica Elgot (The Guardian)
I need 5 co-signatures for my UK petition before it will be reviewed and published:
"Implement proportional representation for general elections"
petition.parliament.uk/petitio…
#ProportionalRepresentation #ElectoralReform #UK #UKPol #UKPolitics
![Title: Implement proportional representation for general elections
The House of Commons voted to replace First Past the Post (FPTP) with Proportional Representation (PR) in a Ten Minute Rule motion on 3rd December 2024. The British Social Attitudes survey shows that over half of the population support it. We don't need another referendum.
More details:
In the last general election, "Labour received two thirds of the seats (63%) on just a third of the vote share (34%), whereas the Greens and Reform received just over 1% of the seats in Parliament for their more than 20% of the vote share combined." https://electoral-reform.org.uk/current-parliament-least-represents-how-the-country-voted-of-any-in-history-mps-warn/ [2025]](https://friendica.hellquist.eu/photo/preview/640/5510896 "Title: Implement proportional representation for general elections
The House of Commons voted to replace First Past the Post (FPTP) with Proportional Representation (PR) in a Ten Minute Rule motion on 3rd December 2024. The British Social Attitudes survey shows that over half of the population support it. We don't need another referendum.
More details:
In the last general election, \"Labour received two thirds of the seats (63%) on just a third of the vote share (34%), whereas the Greens and Reform received just over 1% of the seats in Parliament for their more than 20% of the vote share combined.\" https://electoral-reform.org.uk/current-parliament-least-represents-how-the-country-voted-of-any-in-history-mps-warn/ [2025]")
The UK government has refused to regulate the ever-growing age verification industry.
This is despite market leader Yoti being fined by the Spanish data protection authority for the way it handles personal data.
Expanding the reach of age gates further across the Internet threatens privacy.
#ageverification #privacy #freedomofexpression #internet #ukpolitics #ukpol
Powers unhindered by UK Parliamentary scrutiny threaten freedom of expression.
With no need to demonstrate harm to children, governments could do as they please.
A Reform government could force ID checks to access LGBTQ content as part of their manifesto commitment “to end trans ideology” in schools.
#ageverification #privacy #freedomofexpression #internet #ukpolitics #ukpol
Far-reaching powers over Internet access are being rushed through.
Last minute amendments have been shoved into the UK Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.
Ministers will be able to force anyone over 13 to use unsafe and unregulated age-ID services to access whatever content the government wants.
Find out more ⬇️
openrightsgroup.org/press-rele…
#ageverification #privacy #freedomofexpression #internet #ukpolitics #ukpol
13 year olds could be compelled to use unregulated age verification
Last minute amendments to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill will have huge implications for freedom of expression and privacy in the UK, Open Rights Group has warned.Open Rights Group
Political donations from companies should be banned.
They clearly lead to #Corruption
Why would companies donate otherwise?
Media coverage of net zero is more than twice as likely to be negative than public attitudes and is driving a false perception that net zero policies are unpopular with voters, according to an analysis that identifies rightwing media narratives as fuelling a false backlash against climate action.
#NetZero #Media #Rightwing #UKPolitics #ClimateEmergency
theguardian.com/environment/20…
Rightwing narrative fuelling false belief UK public oppose net zero, study finds
Reform, Tory and some media rhetoric runs contrary to poll showing far more voters for net zero than against itDamien Gayle (The Guardian)
Unusually fair article on Green Party leader Zack Polanski from the BBC. Is something afoot?
#XackPolanski #GreenParty #UKPolitics
Zack Polanksi: I want to hold balance of power at next general election - BBC News
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Zack Polanksi: I want to hold balance of power at next general election
Green Party leader says thought of becoming PM is 'on his mind' and the aim of 30-40 MPs now feels "under ambitious".Jennifer McKiernan (BBC News)
"The very basics, the things we rely on to build the foundations of a good life, have been taken out of our hands, sold for profit – and then sold or rented back to us at crushing rates. The water that keeps us alive. The energy that warms us. The home that keeps us safe"
Zack Polanski, leader Green Party of England and Wales
#UKPolitics #GreenParty #Privatisation
theguardian.com/politics/2026/…
‘Basics’ of life in Britain have been sold for profit, says Polanski
Exclusive: England and Wales Greens leader outlines economic policy including help to meet rising energy costs and water re-nationalisationPeter Walker (The Guardian)
