UK Column News - 9th October 2024

Source: ukcolumn.org

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

 

MI5 Boss’ “Threat Briefing”—or High-Level Propaganda?

00:00 GOV.UK: Director General of the Security Service (MI5) Ken McCallum

Daily Express (YouTube):  In full: MI5 Director General gives a threat briefing

NATO: NATO Secretary General to visit the United Kingdom

Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA):  Slovak Vote Shows Need for NATO Action on Russian Disinformation

Pravada (Slovak): Fico: The war in Ukraine is desired by the West and continues only because it wants to “deal Russians on their knees”

European Pravda: Slovak PM states he will never agree to Ukraine’s NATO membership

Ukrainian Military Portal: NATO to deploy 49 more combat brigades due to threat from Russia

The Telegraph: Thousands of teenagers should do national service for a year, say senior Labour figures (Archived)

 

£7 Million to Tackle Antisemitism in Education: Holocaust—The Only Historical Event That Must Be Taught by Law

12:10 GOV.UK: £7 million to tackle antisemitism in education confirmed

Protecting Our Jewish Community (CST): Antisemitic Incidents Report January-June 2024

GOV.UK: PM speech at the Holocaust Educational Trust: 16 September 2024 

GOV.UK: PM statement to the House of Commons on 7 October anniversary and the Middle East: 7 October 2024

B Heard Media (YouTube): Labour minister Peter Kyle repeatedly refuses to rule out UK military helping Israel attack Iran!

Holocaust Educational Trust: Holocaust Education in the UK

GOV.UK: How we ensure young people continue to be taught about the Holocaust and the lessons it teaches us today

TheyWorkForYou: Home Education: 9 Sep 2024: Hansard Written Answers

UK Parliament: Home School Education Registration and Support Bill [HL]

 

Israeli Aggression: Greater Israel Maps, Syria-Lebanon Bombing, and Trump’s Pledge to “Remove Jew-Haters”

20:54 Telegram: Vanessa Beeley—Independent journalist (Information about Israeli aggression)

Saad Abedine (on X): Bombing of main Syria Lebanon border road (Viddeo)

Cornell University Library: Dream of Zionism. Map of “Greater Israel”

Wikipedia: Greater Israel (Image of The “Royal Grant” to Abraham)

Worldometers: Syria Physical Map

The Independent: Trump promises to ‘remove the Jew haters’ if he’s elected in November

 

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30:21 Support Independent Journalism from the UK Column with only £5 a month

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UK Column event: UK Column On Location—Saturday, 19th October 2024 (Bristol)

Eventbrite: (Project Libertas events in Stroud) Expose 2024: Your Life In Their Hands

Stand For Peace: Upcoming Rallies For Peace

Alternative View: Event Tickets

 

Tony Blair Recommends: CENTURY Tech and the Future of AI in Education

33:22 Century: CENTURY Tech

CENTURY Tech news (YouTube): Our Story

HPE Growth: Growing World-Class Technology in Europe

Century: CENTURY welcomes Sir Tony Blair and Lord Hague’s report recommendation on the use of AI in the classroom

UK Column interview: Master of Puppets: The Future of Britain—Ben Rubin

Internet Matters: Welcome to Digital Matters

 

Israeli Smart City Projects and Arms Exports to Azerbaijan: A Growing Strategic Partnership

38:50 Haaretz: 92 Flights From Israeli Base Reveal Arms Exports to Azerbaijan

Caliber: Israel proposes partnership in creating “smart cities” in Azerbaijan’s liberated areas 

Centre for Analysis of Economic Reforms and Communication (2021): Karabakh Will Turn to a “Smart Region”

Mint Press News: Automated Apartheid: Walking Hebron Smart City (Documentary)

GOV.UK: 2030 roadmap for UK-Israel bilateral relations

 

Driverless Carnage: Traffic Commissioners Prepare for Autonomous Vehicle Regulation

45:42 GOV.UK: Traffic Commissioners: annual report 2023 to 2024

Autonomous vehicle trials continue to be successful, and the powers are now in place for a potential future role for Traffic Commissioners in regulating such vehicles.

UK Parliament: Self-driving vehicles—Transport Committee

UK Parliament: Parliamentary Bills: Automated Vehicles Act 2024

Legislation: Automated Vehicles Act 2024

UNECE: UN regulation on Automated Lane Keeping Systems (ALKS) extended to trucks, buses and coaches

National Accident Helpline: The Potential Dangers of Self-Driving Cars

 

Digital Dystopia: Digital ID is the Start—Resist Now, And Always

51:01 Medium: Working in the open—digital government in the U.K. in 2024

European Commission: Commission proposes digital passports and ID cards for easier travel

Mobile ID World: Intercontinental Digital ID Verification Demonstrated at IVC24 Summit in Australia

Biometric Update: Fiji sets 3-year timeline for National Digital ID project

 

Carbon Capture Con: Billions To Spend with Net-Zero Impact on Global Temperatures

54:02 Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (on X): Game-changing carbon capture and storage industry gets the green light with funding confirmed for sites in Teesside and Merseyside

North Sea Transition Authority: Carbon Capture and Storage—The Move to Net Zero

The National: American pipe explosion raises fears about Scottish carbon capture plans

The Guardian: ‘Wake-up call’: pipeline leak exposes carbon capture safety gaps, advocates say

Scientific American (2018): Ask the Experts: Does Rising CO2 Benefit Plants?

 

You can’t just look at CO2, because the overall context really matters.

UK Parliament: Fossil Fuels: Lobbying

Transparency International UK: Monitor lobbying meetings with Government

Bidstats: Greenhouse Gas Removals (GGR) Standards and Methodologies