NHS England says you can “opt out”, but the Palantir platform ignores it, overrides GDPR objections, and still gives contractors access to identifiable patient data.
MPs and senior civil servants aren’t “officially exempt”, but their medical records sit in protected systems that never touch Palantir, creating a quiet, practical exemption for them and not for the public.
Private records are exactly that: private — and no government or company should access or override them unless it’s strictly necessary for investigating a crime or preventing serious harm.
The UK government let private companies access NHS data while pretending an opt‑out protected patients, turning confidential medical records into a commercial asset for Big Pharma and future private insurance.
When leaders misuse public trust or mishandle private medical data, the public’s anger is justified — and the proper response is a full investigation and real accountability through the law.
The UK scrapped its paper‑based safeguards without building a trustworthy alternative, and many people now wish we’d kept card indices and locked filing cabinets rather than handing private medical records to digital systems that can’t guarantee privacy.
There is always a choice, and no system should ever override a person’s right to consent to or refuse their own private information, but really there is no choice; especially when you try to withdraw consent, the system simply refuses, proving that consent isn’t real if the option to say no doesn’t exist.
The Fabian Society looks like wolves in sheep’s clothing — presenting gentle reform while quietly steering the country in directions the public never truly consented to.
If people believe their data rights were violated, the lawful path is to demand transparency, challenge it through the courts, and hold those responsible accountable under proper legal process — because no one is above the law.
Many people feel that Westminster puts private interests ahead of the public good, and when trust breaks down like that, the only lawful remedy is transparency, scrutiny, and holding decision‑makers accountable through proper democratic and legal processes.
When people feel pushed aside and unheard, the real way to rise is through lawful pressure, organised public action, and the demand for accountability — because that’s how a society truly revolutionises without harming itself.
It’s our lives and our data, and no system has the right to treat people as if they’re owned or controlled — that’s exactly why data protection laws exist.
They tell you your medical data is protected by law, yet they can share it without your consent while forcing you to file formal requests just to see your own records — and no wonder people are asking what on earth is going on.
The real question isn’t just that Palantir holds NHS data, but which other states might now have indirect access to it — and that’s why people are demanding answers.
Not acceptable — Mr Burnham needs to sort it out and prove he’s actually on the side of the people.
If Andy Burnham wants the public’s trust, he needs to end that contract, because my medical information belongs to me and I alone decide who sees it.
If leaders truly wanted accountability, they’d find lawful grounds to challenge the contract instead of pretending their hands are tied — because protecting people’s data should come before protecting Palantir.
The problem isn’t that Palantir stole anything — it’s that our own government handed over access, and that’s exactly why people feel betrayed.
Third‑party companies aren’t a law unto themselves — they only look that way when governments hand them power without proper oversight.
If the UK government keeps bringing in US executives to reshape the NHS from the inside, then of course it feels like nothing can be done — because the system is already halfway down the road to privatisation.
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