UK Column News - 12th August 2024

Source:  ukcolumn

Brian Gerrish, Ben Rubin and Prof. Diane Rasmussen McAdie with today’s UK Column News.

Brexit Without The Exit: Sir Keir Stalin Burrowing Back Into The EU as Fast As Possible, and Europol

00:50 Nigel Farage (YouTube): Keir Starmer’s new plan to deal with illegal migrants won’t solve a thing

Euronews (Dailymotion): Starmer lays out plans to tackle illegal immigration

BBC: Labour to negotiate migrant returns with EU ’from outside’

UK Column News archive: 16th January 2018

The Telegraph: You will be refused bail even if you only watched riots from the sidelines, judge warns 

Video: Arrested for filming protest

Is The UK Government Coordinating The Far-Right Drama and Troubles?

09:30 Ben’s image: Aldershot to Wigan, 39 locations. Doing the rounds within the Jamaican community

Paul Mason (on X): Paul Mason’s post

Walthamstow Central—about 10k ppl—peaceful, calm, determined, chatting to the cops: the actual working class of East London … let’s hope it stays this way #HopeNotHate

The Grayzone (2022): Paul Mason’s covert intelligence-linked plot to destroy The Grayzone exposed

GOV.UK: (EDL) English Defence League Limited—Companies House

Nick Lowles (on X): Nick Lowles’ post

Yes, the list was a hoax, but just look at the front pages of today’s papers. An anti-racist message is being transmitted to millions of homes this morning

The Independent: Ricky Jones: Suspended Labour councillor charged with encouraging violent disorder over protest speech

Labour List: Former Labour councillor charged with violent disorder at counter-protest

Kent Online (2021): Covid patient at Darent Valley Hospital and Dartford councillor Ricky Jones’ key message to follow social distancing as he reveals impact of coronavirus on the ward

Amnesty UK (on X): Amnesty UK’s post

While social media is full of violent scenes, across the UK thousands have come out to challenge racism, support their neighbours and take care of each other.

Racism has no place in our society.

Amnesty International: Amnesty UK announces appointment of Sacha Deshmukh as permanent Chief Executive 

Internet Archive: Stand Up To Racism’s about page (2018)

Wikipedia: Unite Against Fascism

Paul Mason (on X): Paul Mason’s Twitter thread

HM G[overnment] needs to enact the full Online Safety Act now, no more consultations. They should call the two (!) execs of UK Twitter in to explain why their CEO is personally boosting hate speech, incitement and disinformation—and pull the plug on the service unless this stops.

The Scottish Covid Inquiry: What Reckoning?

20:25 Scottish Covid Inquiry: What is a public inquiry? (Funded by Government)

The Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry is investigating the devolved strategic response to the coronavirus pandemic in Scotland from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2022 and will present its findings and make recommendations to Scottish Ministers. 

Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry: Inquiry announces venue for health and social care impact hearings

Dave-independent researcher (on X): Dave-independent researcher’s video

Scottish COVID inquiry. Testimony highlights 2023 not on the BBC 

Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry: Inquiry costs

Alex Mitchell (on X): Alex Mitchell’s post

The simple fact that only 1.7% of claims are historically awarded means this is not a suitable scheme and never has been is evidence enough that there’s nothing in place for those who are affected or no longer here and never has been. Ever 

Biologyphenom (Substack): Scottish COVID-19 inquiry—Closing statements 2024-EXCLUSIVE compilation

UK Column On Location: Bristol—October 2024 (Early Bird Tickets Now Available)

30:34 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

UK Column shop: UK Column Really Live: Saturday, 19th October 2024 (Bristol)

UK Column interview: Clive De Carle: The Health Revolution—Episode 4: with Nickita Stark

Hope Sussex Community: HOPE Freedom Music Festival 2024

Peaceful Protest: Parliament Square, London 12 pm

Looking Back at UK Column Warning: Big Society = Big Lie 

33:44 The Centre for Policy Studies (2020): The great and good? The rise of the new class (PDF)

The Guardian (2003): A brief history of the third way

Brian Gerrish’s infographic: How to Control your Host City—by Common Purpose

UK Column article: The Big Society

Third Sector (2011): Analysis: Why Alinsky’s supporters lost out

TYSK: Toward the Total State

AI Used To Nudge Behaviour Change

44:18 DemocracyNext: Homepage

European Commission (2022): DemocracyNext official launch

Demos (YouTube): Local to Global: Innovations in Collaborative Democracy (Full video)

DemocracyNext: The First-Ever Tech-Enhanced Student Assembly, in Collaboration with CCC at MIT

British Weapons To Fuel War In the Middle East (Legal Advice On Export Licence To Israel Hidden)

52:39 House of Commons Library: UK arms exports to Israel

Devilympics—The Closing Ceremony Was Even Darker than the Opening Ceremony 

54:13 The Independent: Who is the Golden Voyager at the Olympics closing ceremony in Paris? 

NBC LA: The internet can’t get enough of the Closing Ceremony’s ‘Golden Voyager’

Le Monde: Paris Olympics closing ceremony, as it happened: Paris Games close, handing over to Los Angeles at ceremony

BBC: ‘Sensational’ Paris Olympics come to an end

Diane McAdie (on X): Diane McAdie’s video

Did we just watch a satanic ritual or…? 

BBC (2015): Decoding the symbols on Satan’s statue

Gods and Mortals (Fandom): Anubis

From News Extra: Who is Tim Walz?

Kamala Harris: Meet Governor Tim Walz

Office of Governor Tim Walz: Governor Walz’s Signature Accomplishments 

The Guardian: Republicans who think ‘Tampon Tim’ is an insult are actually Walz’s best publicists

C. Sandbatch (on X): C. Sandbatch post

Tim Walz really, really liked China back in 1989. Bet nobody remembers this.

Voice of America: Explainer: Tim Walz’s long track record in China