UK Column News - 17th July 2024

Source:  ukcolumn

Mike Robinson, Vanessa Beeley and Charles Malet with today’s UK Column News.

State Opening of Parliament 2024: Agenda 21

00:21 Sky News: In full: The King’s Speech

GOV.UK: The King’s Speech 2024

Local Government Association: Labour Party manifesto

GOV.UK: Chris Stark to lead Mission Control to deliver clean power by 2030 

The Telegraph: Labour is about to crush what’s left of Britain’s economy (Archived)

LabourList: Bridget Phillipson speech in full: How Labour will fix the biggest barrier children face

UK Column Shop: Agenda 21—Your Life In Their Hands by Martin Edwards

A New Era For UK Defence

08:19 GOV.UK: New era for defence: government launches root and branch review of UK Armed Forces 

GOV.UK: The Strategic Defence Review 

NATO Engages: The Rt. Hon. Lord Robertson of Port Ellen

The Guardian (1999): Blair nominates Robertson for Nato job

Tony Blair Institute for Global Change: Reimagining Defence and Security: New Capabilities for New Challenges

Politico (2022): ‘Yes, He Would’: Fiona Hill on Putin and Nukes

Universal Defence: Our Story—Universal Defence and Security Solutions

The Times: Starmer urged to raise defence spending on eve of Nato summit (Archived)

Financial Times: FTSE All-Share Aerospace and Defense—Markets data

Trump Says Israel Needs To ‘Finish What They Started’

17:08 Wikispooks: Structural deep event

UK Column Symposium: Genocide and Empire: Identifying Structural Deep Events and State Crimes Against Democracy in Real Time (Kevin Ryan segment)

New York Times: Trump Recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital and Orders U.S. Embassy to Move (Archived)

Politico: Netanyahu calls for new Golan settlement named for Trump

CNN: Trump selected Ohio Sen. JD Vance, a critic turned ally, as running mate after last-minute push from son 

Washington Institute (2023): How the Caesar Act Restricts Normalisation with Syria 

Anti War (2020): Caesar Tries To Suffocate 17 Million Syrians

UK Column Interview: Dark Crusade: a look at the origins of Christian Zionism with Clifford Kiracofe

Date For Your Diary: UK Column Live—Saturday, 19th October 2024 (Bristol)

29:45 Support Independent Journalism from the UK Column with only £5 a month

Access UKC News Extra—UK Column Community

UK Column Shop: Agenda 21—Your Life In Their Hands by Martin Edwards

Date For Your Diary: UK Column Really Live: Saturday, 19th October 2024 (Bristol)

UK Column interview: Go Out Swinging: Nurse on a Mission—with Laura Demaray

UK Column presentation: Taking on the MHRA: HARM Enablers?

Forthcoming UK Column Interview: John Beaudoin—Thursday 18th July at 1 pm

Event: Died Suddenly Exhibition: London, November 2024. Exact location TBD; contact: jakehfern@yahoo.co.uk

Climate Alarmism For Dummies From The Royal College of Physicians

33:04 RCP London: Green physician toolkit

You are uniquely placed as a trusted member of the community to discuss public health threats with patients. Health professionals can help their communities understand how climate change will affect their health, and how to protect themselves.

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance: No vaccine for climate change

GOV.UK: Sunnica Energy Farm development consent decision announced 

GOV.UK: Mallard Pass Solar Project development consent decision announced 

GOV.UK: Gate Burton Energy Park development consent decision announced 

Nuclear Energy Institute: Land Needs for Wind, Solar Dwarf Nuclear Plant’s Footprint

MI5 And The Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Act

39:54 BBC: MI5 does not have to confirm abusive man was a spy

GCHQ: Investigatory Powers Tribunal

Investigatory Powers Tribunal: Welcome to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal website

UK Parliament: Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Act 2021

Tough On Crime? More Prisoners To Be Released Early

43:35 Criminal Justice Inspectorates: Comment on emergency measures to release prisoners early

The House of Commons Library: UK prison population statistics

GOV.UK: Proven reoffending statistics: April to June 2022

Institute for Government: Performance Tracker 2023: Prisons

Poor long-term planning means prison populations have exploded, with dire consequences for rehabilitation and prisoner safety.

Mark 84 Bomb Weighing 2,000 lb (907 kg) Dropped in Gaza Strip

48:59 Al Mayadeen: 320 cases of severe burns in 48 Hours in Gaza: Officials

Suppressed News (on X): Suppressed News post

What is the MK 84 bomb that the Israeli occupation used to bomb the tents of the displaced and worshippers in Al-Mawasi Khan Yo[u]nis?

Al Mayadeen: 160 journalists killed by ‘Israel’ since October

Middle East Eye: Palestinian with Down syndrome ‘left to die’ by Israeli soldiers after combat dog attack

Where Are They Now? Sergei and Yulia Skripal 

54:47 Propaganda In Focus: The Tragedy of Yulia Skripal

The effect of “novichok” poisoning is an important part of the tragedy of Yulia Skripal — but not because it killed her or her father.

Rather, it made them both vanish.

UK Column article: The Day of the Skripal