UK Column News - 2nd October 2024

Source: ukcolumn

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

Iran’s Attack on Israel: International Condemnation, US Response and “Iron-Clad” Involvement

00:20 Keir Starmer (on X): I completely condemn Iran’s attack on Israel this evening (Video)

John Healey (on X): I completely condemn Iran’s attack against Israel

Al Jazeera: US says helped Israel thwart Iranian attack, reasserts ‘ironclad’ support

Politico: Israel vows ‘consequences’ for Iran after missile barrage

USNI News: U.S. Warships Fire a Dozen Interceptors Against Iranian Missile Attack

Barak Ravid (on X): A U.S. official told me—

The Iranian attack was defeated by the U.S. and Israel and was ineffective. It’s a great success

MenchOsint (on X): The Iranian attack reportedly destroyed a number of F-35 Stealth Fighter Jets in Nevatim air base & F–15s in another base, could be Hatzerim

Stoltenberg Gets a Gold Star, UK Saves Its Chips, and Russian Jets Near Miss in Alaska

16:06 John Healey (on X): John Healey’s post

Thank you Jens Stoltenberg, for your decade of outstanding leadership NATO. You’ve strengthened our alliance and our collective defence.

Evertiq: UK chip plant could close following Apple order loss

DefenceHQ (on X): Ministry of Defence’s post

Jobs and a crucial supply chain to UK defence have been secured, after the acquisition of a semiconductor factory by the MoD. The facility produces semiconductors which are critical to UK defence programmes & exports, including fighter jet capabilities.

CBS News: Dramatic video shows Russian fighter jet flying dangerously close to aircraft off Alaska, NORAD says

National Farmers’ Union Approves Unauthorised Bluetongue Vaccine; Legal Histories from Nuremberg

22:22 National Farmers’ Union (NFU): Bluetongue vaccines permitted for use in the UK

Defra’s Secretary of State has permitted the use of 3 unauthorised bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV–3) vaccines within the United Kingdom, subject to licence.

GOV.UK: The Work of the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) (PDF)

Boehringer Ingelheim: Principles of Patient & Public Involvement & Engagement

Journal Storage (jstor): After Nuremberg: American Clemency for Nazi War Criminals

Oxford Academic: After Nuremberg

Boehringer Ingelheim: Boehringer Ingelheim did not produce Agent Orange. The company did also not contribute to its production by supplying precursors or raw materials.

Justia Law: In Re Agent Orange Product Liability Litigation, 565 F. Supp. 1263 (E.D.N.Y. 1983)

Boehringer Ingelheim Stiftung: AITHYRA Institute

From the UK Column archive (2012): National Farmers’ Union: Making Government Policy Since 1947

UK Column Event: Bristol—Last Tickets Available

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UK Column article: Attacks on Academic Freedom, The Times of London, and MI6

UK Column interview: Insight: Avoiding Social Care by Extending Our ‘Healthspan’—David Siegel

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

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

Together (YouTube): Northern Ireland Public Health Bill: What Is Going On?—with Paul Frew MLA

Brian Gerrish (YouTube): Walking The Dog: Episode 6—Poppy’s Paw Prints And A Summer Stroll With Charles Malet—premieres YouTube 11.00 am, 6 October 2024

Forthcoming UK Column interview: Wanjiru Njoya, Thursday 3rd October at 1 pm

Event: Capitalism vs Climate Change Debate—Friday 4th October 6.30 pm, The Bateman Lecture Theatre, The Business School, Exeter

Genetic Technology Act 2023: Unknown Risks of Genetic Modification

30:20 UK Parliament: Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023

GOV.UK: New powers granted to research gene editing in plants

UK Agritech Centre: The World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit 2024

World Agritech Innovation: Agenda: Fostering Resilient Agriculture Through Supply Chain Partnerships

National Farmers’ Union: Government commits to precision breeding technology roll out

GOV.UK: New legislation to support precision breeding and boost Britain’s food security 

Lights Out! UK to Ditch Coal Completely—Will the Power Stay On?

35:00 GOV.UK: End to coal power brought forward to October 2024

National Energy System Operator: The UK Government has set a clear deadline for coal fired power stations to cease production by October 2024—so what are we doing to make that happen?

National Grid Group: How will our electricity supply change in the future?

Electricity System Operator: Becoming the National Energy System Operator (NESO)

National Energy System Operator (YouTube): NESO launch film

NESO: Energy outages: What to do if there’s a power cut in your area

Carbon Intensity: Carbon Intensity API

Environmental Defense Fund: Bezos Earth Fund supports EDF science and solutions

GOV.UK: Authored article: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s article in the Telegraph: 12 March 2024 

When the sun isn’t shining and the wind isn’t blowing, this is how we will keep your lights on and your bills down. It is the insurance policy Britain needs to protect our energy security, while we deliver our net zero transition.

Trading Economics: Electricity Price

Netanyahu Maps Out Middle East ‘Blessing’ and ‘Curse’ with his Pseudo-Deuteronomic Map

42:34 Politico: US officials quietly backed Israel’s military push against Hezbollah

The Times of Israel: Netanyahu holds up maps illustrating the ‘blessing’ and ‘curse’ facing Mideast (Blessing map)

How Stuff Works: How Bunker Busters Work

UK’s Digital Vision: Darktrace Shake-Up and the Future of AI-Driven Cybersecurity

51:15 GOV.UK: Tech experts to shape government digital vision to drive innovation and boost public services 

Darktrace: Poppy Gustafsson to step down as CEO of Darktrace; Jill Popelka appointed successor

Darktrace Investor Relations: Recommended Cash Acquisition of Darktrace plc

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

Darktrace: Introducing ‘Defend Beyond’: Our promise to customers in the face of evolving threats

Wiltshire Weirdness, Dawn Sturgess Inquiry: Novichok Poisoning—We’re Still Asking, Where Are the Skripals?

55:26 The Dawn Sturgess Inquiry: This is an independent Inquiry into the circumstances of Dawn Sturgess’ death in Salisbury on 8 July 2018

BBC (2018): Amesbury poisoning: Experts confirm substance was Novichok

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons: Technical Secretariat: S/1671/2018 (PDF)

Security Council Report: S/PV.8237

[…] would like to say a word about the use of the term Novichok. It is a term that we use to describe such chemicals. We use the Russian term for such nerve agents. The OPCW report itself does not use the term Novichok

UK Column article: Five Years On: The OPCW-Douma Deception Continues (April 2023)

GOV.UK: OPCW 105th Executive Council: UK national statement (March 2024)

Only the Russian state had the technical means, operational experience and the motive to carry out the attack.

UK Column article: Skripal: A Russian web or a RUSI web? (2018)

UK Column article: The Day of the Skripal (2022)