UK Column News - 28th August 2024

Source: ukcolumn

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

 

Economic Disaster: Starmer Wants To Bring The House Down To ‘Fix The Foundations’

00:19 10 Downing Street (YouTube): PM Keir Starmer gives a speech on fixing the foundations of our country 

Toby Young (on X): Toby Young’s post

Keir Starmer’s claim in his Rose Garden speech that the Tories left the economy “worse than we imagined” is belied by strong recent growth figures and the public availability of economic data, says Seb Charleton.

Alex Krainer’s TrendCompass (Substack): The coming collapse of Britain

Everything points […] to a horrific cliff-edge looming […] an avalanche of debts, defaults, evictions and unpaid bills to follow.

(Relevant link)Vanessa Beeley (YouTube):  A War of the Worlds—conversation with Alex Krainer

 

Hezbollah/Israel

10:23 Al Mayadeen: US provided Israel with intel during Hezbollah’s response: Pentagon

Al Mayadeen: Top US general says Hezbollah’s response reduced risk of regional war

Jerusalem Post: IDF: 90% of Hezbollah’s rockets fired from civilian areas

Middle East Eye: Shin Bet chief warns settler violence doing ‘indescribable damage’ to Israel

 

The Biosecurity State: Vaccine Fever

19:25 GOV.UK: Bird flu (avian influenza): latest situation in England

World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH): MPox 

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (2020): World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance: Gavi statement on mpox emergency in Africa

Africa CDC: Our Partners

GOV.UK: Animal health and welfare privacy notice

GOV.UK: New measures to help protect poultry industry from bird flu

Under the changes announced there will be new requirements for all bird keepers—regardless of the size of their flock—to officially register their birds.

GOV.UK: Register as a keeper of less than 50 poultry or other captive birds

You’re breaking the law if you do not register.

 

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

27:56 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: Let the Animals Do the Work—with Joel Salatin

Forthcoming UK Column interview: Drawing on Experience with Bob Moran—Thursday 29th August, 1 pm

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

 

Censorship In An Information War: The Battle on End-to-End Encryption

30:19 The Hill: French prosecutors set to charge or release Telegram CEO Pavel Durov as his custody order expires 

Tribunal de Paris (French): Press release: Founder and director of instant messaging and Telegram platform, Pavel Durov, was arrested and placed in police custody on Saturday August 24, 2024 at 8 p.m. at Le Bourget (PDF)

UK National Crime Agency: National Strategic Assessment of Serious and Organised Crime (PDF)

Now, the majority of internet traffic is encrypted and publically [sic] available mobile device apps offer end-to-end encryption as standard. Whilst this means enhanced privacy for the users, the use of encryption is impacting on law enforcement’s ability to collect intelligence and evidence.

Europol: Joint Declaration of the European Police Chiefs (Online Safety)

We are, therefore, deeply concerned that end to end encryption is being rolled out in a way that will undermine both of these capabilities. Companies will not be able to respond effectively to a lawful authority. Nor will they be able to identify or report illegal activity on their platforms. As a result, we will simply not be able to keep the public safe.

The Guardian: Mark Zuckerberg says White House ‘pressured’ Facebook to censor Covid–19 content

 

Police Proportionality: Lady Arrested For Blowing Her Own Horn

GOV.UK: Police workforce, England and Wales: 31 March 2024

Crown Prosecution Service (CPS): Public Order Offences incorporating the Charging Standard

National Police Chiefs’ Council: Surrender and compensation scheme opens ahead of knife ban

 

American Dream Team: Team Unity? 

42:35 Judge Napolitano—Judging Freedom (YouTube): Alastair Crooke: Western Propaganda Wars 

Lex Clips (YouTube): Tulsi Gabbard on Israel-Hamas war

Haaretz: Trump Confirms He Wanted to Assassinate Assad After Denying Original Woodward Report

BBC: Robert F Kennedy Jr suspends campaign and backs Trump

MintPress News (on X): MintPress News’ post

Robert F. Kennedy has approached the national president of the ZOA (Zionist Organization of America) to serve as his advisor on Israel.

Prior to his assassination, the father of RFK had sought to have the ZOA registered as a foreign agent in the United States.

AIPAC Tracker (on X): Tracking AIPAC, the Israel lobby, and their anti-democratic influence on the United States

CNBC: GOP megadonor Miriam Adelson plans to do whatever it takes to help Trump win with $100 million PAC

 

Mike Lynch and Darktrace’s Large Web: There’s More to This Than Meets the Eye

52:31 BBC: Missing tycoon’s co-defendant fatally struck by car

BBC: Bank boss among missing in Sicily yacht disaster (Jonathan Bloomer and Clifford Chance lawyer Chris Morvillo)

Thoma Bravo: Thoma Bravo Announces a Cash Offer to Acquire Cybersecurity Leader Darktrace

Computing UK: Darktrace agrees $5.3bn takeover by Thoma Bravo

Companies House: Darktrace—People (Officers: 16 officers, 5 resignations)

LinkedIn: Sacha May—Vice President at Thoma Bravo

O’Dwyer’s PR: FGS Global Works Thoma Bravo’s Cyber AI Deal

FGS Global: Roland Rudd

Darktrace: Former British Politician Amber Rudd Joins Darktrace’s Advisory Board

Fitch Ratings: Fitch Assigns Darktrace (Leia Finco US) First-Time ‘B’ IDR

Darktrace (on X): Darktrace’s post

At Founders Forum our CEO, Poppy Gustafsson, sat down with GCHQ Director Anne Keast-Butler to discuss the role of AI in cybersecurity. Check out some of the highlights 

 

Education on AI, With AI or For AI

59:37 Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (on X): SciTechgovuk’s poll

We all know a teacher who works tirelessly to go above and beyond for their students.

If AI was able to ease the burden for them, what do you think would save teachers’ time?

GOV.UK: Generative AI in education: Educator and expert views (PDF)

GOV.UK Blogs: Artificial intelligence in schools—everything you need to know

GOV.UK: Research on public attitudes towards the use of AI in education

And Finally: Sunday Trading Act came into effect on 28 August 1994

 

From News Extra

BBC Archive Video: 1994 Shops open on Sunday (From the BBC Archive. Originally broadcast on 28 August 1994)