# Tony Blair and The Uncle Larry Doctrine

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Podcast: [The Drey Dossier](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-drey-dossier-7704467)
Published: 2026-02-10T20:11:45+00:00
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## Resource

Palantir is supposed to be the scariest surveillance company on earth. But what happens when someone even more powerful decides to build a quieter version of it?This video is about how Larry Ellison, the billionaire founder of Oracle, used Tony Blair and a “think tank” to do what he couldn’t do himself: outflank Palantir and build a parallel surveillance empire, one that runs through governments, healthcare systems, and post-war reconstruction projects.If you want the full reporting, the timelines, and the primary sources, everything is in the Substack:https://thedreydossier.substack.com/Follow me onTikTok: / thedreydossier Instagram: / thedreydossier Independent journalism only exists if people can actually see it, so if this helped connect some dots, feel free to share it. Thanks for being here.

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