UK Column News - 13th November 2024

Source: ukcolumn

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

 

The War on Farmers: Why Our Shopping Choices Matter More Than Ever, What We Buy Defines What Survives

00:22 GB News: ‘We don’t need them!’ Fury as ex-Tony Blair aide sticks the boot in on farmers—‘Do to them what Thatcher did to miners’ 

Institute for Government: John McTernan

John McTernan has extensive experience in government—advising prime ministers around the world. He was Tony Blair’s Director of Political Operations.

Cargill: Food and beverage products

World Grain: Cargill revenue dips in fiscal 2024

UK Column interview: Let the Animals Do the Work—with Joel Salatin

UK Column interview: Raw Truth: Unadulterated milk and food security, with Jon Cook

UK Column interview: From the ground up: Regeneration and nutrient density with Farmer Angus

UK Column interview: Unearthly Interference: The Corruption of the Organic Movement—with Sir Julian Rose

UK Column interview: The Seeds of Change—with Mark Byford

NFUonline (farmers’ union): The NFU’s mass lobby of MPs—what you need to know

 

EU Military Unification Moves Closer: Ursula “Fond of Lying” Positioned to Command—Did They Forget We Voted Leave?

09:45 UK Column timeline: EU Military Unification

European Union: Statement at the European Parliament Plenary by President Ursula von der Leyen, candidate for a second mandate 2024–2029

The World Economic Forum: Ursula von der Leyen’s speech to Davos in full

BBC (2017): Donald Trump tells Nato allies to pay up at Brussels talks

Royal United Services Institute: RUSI–FES British–German Dialogue on Defence and Security 2019

The subject of a European Army dominated most of the open discussion […]

EEAS: European Union Military Staff; Concepts and Capabilities Directorate

EEAS: EU Concept for Military Command and Control—Rev 8 (PDF)

PESCO projects: Strategic C2 System for CSDP Missions and Operations (EUMILCOM)

The Telegraph: Macron and Scholz call for EU to unite on defence after Trump victory (Archived)

Royal United Services Institute (RUSI): What Can the New Government’s Proposed UK–EU Security Pact Achieve?

 

Top Trumps: Controversial Choices for The Donald’s 2024 Team

20:29 Ynetnews: Murder, drugs and arms smuggling: Meet Maher al-Assad, Iran’s man in Damascus

Yahoo: Trump to Tap Marco Rubio for Secretary of State: Report

Kevin Gosztola (on X): Trump will reportedly name Sen. Marco Rubio as his Secretary of State

Grabien: RFK Jr. Says Trump Drew Him a Map of the Middle East with Troop Strengths in It

Reuters: Saudi armed forces chief of staff in Iran for talks with officials (Archived)

Islamic Republic News Agency: Zionist regime threatens to assassinate Assad

The National News: Israel’s squeeze on Hezbollah puts pressure on Syria’s Assad to pivot away from Iran

Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA): President al-Assad: What we need is decision to use the tools we possess to stop the Zionist massacres, genocide and ethnic cleansing

Middle East Eye: Israel’s Smotrich tells authorities to prepare for West Bank annexation

Believe In Syria—Axis Of Resistance (Telegram): Fighter jet deployment

 

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UK Column interview: The Treasury Letter—with Justin Walker

Welsh Parliament: Ensure diagnosis and treatment for people suffering from adverse Covid–19 vaccine side effects 

Space: US Congress will hold another UFO hearing this week

Forthcoming UK Column interview: The New Age of the Sorcerers: UFOs, MKUltra and the Cold War—with Matt Ehret

 

National Security or Public Control? The Growing Reach of the 2021 Security Acts

37:01 The Week: Matthew Trickett: man charged with spying for Hong Kong found dead

Migration Observatory: Q&A: The new Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visa

Legislation: National Security Act 2023: Chapter 32

GOV.UK: National Security and Investment Act 2021

UK Column News Special: Taking the Fight to the Censors

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The Bombing of Beirut: Vanessa Beeley Told to “Return to Syria” Amid Coverage

42:14 Vanessa Beeley (Substack): The long road to Beirut now Israel has bombed Syrian borders

 

#ScrapTheApp: Now a Digital Veteran Card—Blair Should Log Off, We Don’t Want Digital IDs

46:35 Politico:  Tony Blair admits UK will need ‘a little persuading’ to embrace digital ID

GOV.UK: Digital Veteran Card to make accessing support even easier for ex-service personnel 

Biometric Update: UK data and digital ID bill lauded ahead of parliamentary debate

House of Lords Library: Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL]: HL Bill 40 of 2024–25

The Atlantic: Genetic Discrimination Is Coming for Us All (Archived)

 

Digital Sequence Information—A Gateway to Control Using DNA in Health, Food, and Climate Policy

53:43 GOV.UK: COP 16 concludes: UK back on the global stage urging action on nature recovery and supporting 30by30 goals 

GOV.UK: New deal for biodiversity from using nature’s genetic information 

Cultural Survival: Digital Sequence Information Poses Risks to Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and Biodiversity

Nature: Don’t rush rules for sharing digital genetic-sequence information

GOV.UK: Special Representative for Nature appointed in landmark first

GOV.UK: Rachel Kyte