BAIT Does Not Attract the UK Fish
May 25, 2026
Is American big tech becoming a bit of a problem in the UK? Probably not, some of the BAIT folks would say. BAIT is my jargon for big AI tech. Perhaps “attitude” may be more of an issue? The do-what-we-tell-you approach may be unpalatable in some countries. After working in the UK on a number of projects over the years, in my experience saying “excuse me” when someone steps on your shoes indicates a different mental approach that stepping on a person’s toe and snarling excuse me at the individual whose 10 pound shoe shine has been besmirched.
Thanks, Midjourney. I did not know knees could speak. Good enough, of course.
I noted a BBC report a couple of weeks ago. The story “Millions’ Of Pounds Saved By Replacing Palantir Tech In Refugee System” suggests that the Palantir Technologies Tolkien infused intelware was not working for The Homes for Ukraine. That group replaced Palantir’s seeing stone with software designed by its own team. What began as a free service morphed into a US government procurement scale invoice.
Instead of paying the bill, the Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government (MHCLG) said its new in-house system was equipped to handle high standards of security and was more flexible. The BBC pointed out that is was proud to have supported the project and helped to resettle 157,000 refugees displaced from the Russia “special operation.” The decision to step away from Palantir was celebrated:
“That message may be particularly welcome to those who have criticized Palantir and its contracts across UK public services – including with the NHS, the Ministry of Defense (MoD), the Financial Conduct Authority and 11 police forces. Some argue the firm’s success is because its tech is badly needed and works well. But others contend Palantir’s involvement with US immigration enforcement and Israel’s military, as well as the beliefs of its two most prominent founders, make it an unsuitable partner. There are also concerns the UK is relying too much on large US tech suppliers.”
On May 22, 20266, the Guardian online service published “Palantir Hits Back at Sadiq Khan after £50m Contract with Met Police Blocked.” The article reported:
Palantir has accused Sadiq Khan of “putting politics above public safety” after the London mayor blocked its £50m contract with the Metropolitan police in a move that has also led to tensions inside Labor over its involvement with the US tech company. Louis Mosley, who heads Palantir in the UK and Europe, accused Khan of politicizing procurement after he rejected a two-year deal for Scotland Yard to use AI to process intelligence in criminal investigations, as first revealed by the Guardian. Mosley said: “What Londoners value is not being mugged, not being raped by a serving police officer.”
According the the article, Palantir has been raising the hackles of some in the UK. Here’s how the Guardian presents Palantir’s sales suavity:
Last year, when the company’s chief executive, Alex Karp, was challenged that “Palantir kills Palestinians” in Gaza, he said: “Mostly terrorists, that’s true.” Khan’s stance puts him at odds with the UK government which has a £330m NHS England deal with Palantir and a £240m deal with the Ministry of Defense.
Instead of beating the anti-BAIT tambourine, the article presents this:
Ministers say they are aware of the need for less reliance on foreign AI companies as the technology becomes increasingly applied in the delivery of public services. Kyle said: “We need to have more British AI companies that can do those kinds of things, which is why I’ve taken equity stakes in British AI firms and British tech firms, so that we can scale them up much, much faster.”
I think this is part of the “pardon me” offered by the person who is looking at a ruined shoe shine. The polite phrase does not mean, “Hey, you baseball-cap wearing American, I am at fault.” Nope, the excuse me means that the rude oaf is a social menace. But it sounds nice, doesn’t it?
Stephen E Arnold, May 25, 2926
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