UK Column News - 26th August 2024

Source: ukcolumn

Mike Robinson, Alex Thomson and Ben Rubin with today’s UK Column News.

Pavel Durov Arrested: Free and Independent™ Press Must Be Protected!

00:24 The Wire: Why Was Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Arrested?

• Arrested Saturday evening at Le Bourget airport in Paris
• Arrested on the basis of a French search warrant issued by the National Directorate of Judicial Police
• Placed on a federal wanted list and the warrant was issued because of his alleged failure to cooperate with the French authorities

Cillian (on X): Cillian’s post

France is actually going to throw Telegram founder Pavel Durov in jail for up to 20 YEARS for refusing to censor the truth.

If this happened to Mark Zuckerberg in Russia, every Western government would be going crazy.

The hypocrisy and double standards are astounding.

New York Post: Brigitte Macron says her ‘head was in a mess’ when she dated future French president when he was 15 and she was 40

Cheshire Live: Teacher who had sexual relationship with former pupil, 17, is caught out by little-known UK law

NSPCC: As child abuse image crimes increase, we’re calling on Ofcom and tech companies to take action 

Molly Rose Foundation: New research exposes tech giants’ amplification of content promoting suicide and self-harm

A Few Thoughts on Cryptographic Engineering: Is Telegram really an encrypted messaging app?

Telegram Messenger (on X): Telegram Messenger’s post

Telegram abides by EU laws, including the Digital Services Act—its moderation is within industry standards and constantly improving.

Arolsen Archives (2021): Nazi Germany’s Schriftleitergesetz: The End of Freedom of the Press

GOV.UK (2019): The Cairncross Review (PDF)

 

Free Speech Clampdown Globally: Will They Go After Elon Musk?

10:00 Baptiste Robert (X posts via Threadreader): The woman who accompanied Pavel Durov on his journey that led to his arrest is Juli Vavilova 

Russian Market (on X): Russian Market’s post

During his trips to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Azerbaijan, Pavel Durov was accompanied by 24-year-old “crypto coach” and streamer Yulia Vavilova, who resides in Dubai. She was also with him at the time of his arrest in France.

Lord Bebo (on X): Lord Bebo’s post

Rumble founder leaves Europe, due to the arrest of Telegram’s Durov.

DaiWW (on X): This is a famous photo of Telegram founder Pavel Durov giving Putin his middle finger

 

Barking & Dagenham—From Prosperity To “Resilience”: The Transformed London Borough With Odd Mega-Investments

14:11 Demos: Only We Can Save The State: Lessons For National Government From Public Service Reform In Barking and Dagenham by Chris Naylor (PDF)

The Independent (2006): How the BNP is gaining ground in Barking with a campaign of lies and distortions

The Guardian (2010): How Barking and Dagenham saw off the BNP by Billy Bragg

Policy in Practice (2019): A tale of two councils: Luton and Barking & Dagenham use data insights to build residents’ resilience

Be First: Accelerating growth in Barking and Dagenham

Waltham Forest Echo (2022): ‘Masterplan’ to gentrify Blackhorse Lane and build up to 3,700 homes agreed

BTR News: Case study: Legal & General’s Blackhorse Mills BTR scheme

 

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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)

Forthcoming UK Column interview: Let the Animals Do the Work—with Joel Salatin—Tuesday 27th August, 1 pm

Hope Sussex Community: HOPE Freedom Music Festival 2024

Eventbrite: Heritage Party Conference 2024

UK Column symposium: The International Center for 9/11 Justice and UK Column presents: AVIATION IMPOSSIBILITIES—Deconstructing the Official Story of the 9/1 Hijackings and Air Defense Failures—Sunday, September 8 2024 6–10 pm BST (1–5 pm EDT)

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

 

No Money For Pensioners But More Money For Israel and Ukraine

28:18 The Times of Israel: IDF hits Hezbollah launch sites in Lebanon to thwart major attack on central, north Israel

Anna K (on X): Anna K’s post

15 regions hit by Russia’s massive attack today, using UAVs [drones] and missiles. There are casualties. Energy infrastructure was targeted again, causing emergency power outages. Ukraine urgently needs long-range missiles and allied support to stop this terror.

TASS: IAEA must respond immediately to Kiev’s terrorist attack on Kursk NPP—Russian diplomat

BBC: British man killed in missile strike in Ukraine

A British national who was working in eastern Ukraine as part of a Reuters news team was killed in a missile strike on a hotel on Saturday

LinkedIn: Ryan Evans: Safety Specialist—Reuters

Keir Starmer (on X): Keir Starmer’s post

Britain will always stand with Ukraine.

On your day of independence, we share a clear message:

We will continue to stand with you—because that is what the people of Ukraine deserve.

Slava Ukraini.

The Telegraph: Putin’s fragile grip on Russia has been shaken, says John Healey

U.S. Air Forces in Europe: US RQ–4 Global Hawk temporarily deploys to England

 

War Agenda: Blocs Forming But No Crews For Uncle Sam

32:32 New York Time: Biden Approved Secret Nuclear Strategy Refocusing on Chinese Threat (Archived)

U.S. Naval Institute: Navy Could Sideline 17 Support Ships Due to Manpower Issues

Times Of Israel: Ireland said open to buying Israeli drones despite being fierce critic over Gaza war

The Independent: Ex-top security adviser to steer UK participation in defence deal

UK Defence Journal: UK appoints adviser to enhance benefits of AUKUS partnership

Euro News: The EU-UK reset: What are the prospects for closer cooperation?

 

Constitution, Yvette Cooper and Who Is Really Running Labour?

39:46 The Telegraph: Yvette Cooper accused of suggesting everyone arrested over riots is guilty

History Debunked (YouTube): The Home Office abandons the idea of innocent until proved guilty for those they consider far-right

Home Office (on X): These criminals will face the full force of the law

Merseyside Police (on X): A man was arrested as he stepped off the plane after his holiday for his involvement in the disorder in Southport

Thomas Whitehead, 53, of Pool Street, Southport, was jailed for 20 months yesterday..

Robin Monotti + Cory Morningstar (Telegram): Britain’s Real Prime Minister Revealed! Sir Keir Starmer’s Biggest Personal Donor Has A Security Pass To Downing Street. [...] Lord All [...]

The Times: No 10 pass for Labour donor who gave £500,000 (Archived)

Henry Newman (on X): Labour have tonight confirmed that Jess Sargeant—a former Labour Together director—has been appointed as a senior civil servant in the Propriety and Constitution Group of the Cabinet Office 

The Whitehall Project (Substack): Taking the Mickey

Today’s news that Government appointed a Labour staffer to a Constitutional guardian role in Cabinet Office, opens a new front in the politicisation of the Civil Service row, following ‘Donorgate’.

Scottish Daily Express: SNP Government’s marketing team were consulted on disastrous £60k Police Scotland Hate Monster campaign

 

“Deploy”: Immigration Is Being Used As Social Engineering Tool

46:14 Al Jazeera: German police arrest 26-year-old man over Solingen stabbing attack

GOV.UK: France travel advice

Europe Invasion (on X): Europe Invasion’s post

UK government prepares to deploy asylum seekers across the country.

Immigrants will be given priority over Britons when it comes to finding housing.

 

Education or Indoctrination?

49:30 Mirror: Alarmed teachers demand anti-racism training in schools becomes mandatory after riots

The Telegraph: Teachers will be trained to challenge ‘whiteness’ in schools (Archived)

Scottish Union for Education (Substack): Education Not Indoctrination

 

Miliband Mix: Kantar Rebrands To Become Verian, An Obscure Data Giant

50:55 Verian: Kantar Public rebrands globally to become Verian

LinkedIn: Craig Watkins: Chief Executive Officer, Verian UK

LinkedIn: Matthew Postgate: Infometa—Operator, Executive, Non-Executive Board Member, Advisor 

LinkedIn: David Miliband: President & CEO at International Rescue Committee 

Reykjavik Global Forum: A diverse, action-oriented community of trailblazing women leaders and their allies working to empower more women to attain and retain power

European Parliament: 2024 European election results

Verian: Verian launches new UK centres of excellence to support mission-driven Government

Demos: Only We Can Save the State

LinkedIn: Chris Naylor: Inner Circle Consulting