Hundreds gathered in Leeds last weekend to protest plans for three hyperscale data centres at Skelton Grange, raising concerns over water, energy, climate impacts, local democracy and the growing role of multinational tech companies in Britain’s digital infrastructure.
Our new report argues Britain cannot tackle foreign interference without confronting the failures that brought us here
New details of the government’s £100m AI scheme raise questions over what the public gets in return
Millions in public money are going into home-grown AI, with few guarantees over what Britain gets back
Plus: Be Irreplaceable
Burnham's promise to “buy British” will test whether years of dependence on US Big Tech can be untangled from the British state
Plus: Burning Up
Plus: Defending Heidi Beirich
With trust in Ofcom eroding, we asked leading campaigners whether the watchdog can be saved or if it’s time to build something new
As England runs dry, campaigners tell The Citizens why government's AI ambitions are putting our shared resources at risk
Plus: Park it Here
Underneath Apple's legal challenge to government are bigger questions about how much surveillance a democracy should tolerate