Regional Freezing-Out of Syria Ends in Style - UK Column News - 24th March 2023

- Assad visits United Arab Emirates; significance downplayed by Western media
- Fighter jets escorted the Syrian delegation into UAE airspace
- Assad in UAE, gets president’s nod for return to Arab fold
- Video clip: UAE says Syria and UAE are bulding bridges
- Saudi Arabia and Syria agree to reopen embassies
- Israeli jets bomb Syria’s main hub for earthquake aid deliveries
- UAE orders envoy to Israel not to meet with government officials
- Jordanian FM calls on international community to oppose hate speech against Palestinians
- The Cradle: Jordan’s Parliament Votes to Expel Israeli Ambassador
- PM Netanyahu's Son Likens Protesters to Paramilitary Wing of the Nazi Party
- U.S. Conducts Airstrikes in Syria in Response to Deadly UAV Attack 
- Statement from US CENTCOM Commander on strikes
- Syria and China to boost bilateral relations in different domains
- The Five Seas initiative connects the Mediterranean, Red, Persian, Caspian, and Black Seas

Sources: https://www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-24th-march-2023

Partygate—The Musical: An All-Year Pantomime - UK Column News - 24th March 2023

- Boris Johnson clashes with MPs over Partygate denials
- List of lockdown rule-breakers on high
- Guardian: PM's Covid–19 timeline: from 'mild symptoms' to a brush with death
- Boris Johnson discharged from hospital, thanks NHS
- 21st Century Wire: Did Boris Johnson fake His Covid–19 illness?
- Piers Morgan: @piersmorgan
“If you’re not rooting for our Prime Minister tonight & willing him to make a speedy recovery, then you’re a despicable human being.
He is very ill with a deadly virus & his pregnant partner has also been sick. Incredibly worrying time for them & the country. Come on Boris”
- Politico—Boris Johnson: Hospital doctors were ready to announce my death 
- Stop Lying In Politics

Sources: https://www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-24th-march-2023

And Finally: Genetic Editing - UK Column News - 24th March 2023

- Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill 2022–23 is now an Act
- Gov.UK: Genetic Technology Act key tool for UK food security 
- Tony Blair Institute: Gene Editing in Food Production: Charting a Way Forward
- SpringerOpen: Broadening the GMO risk assessment in the EU for genome editing technologies in agriculture
- The National: Food experts slam the BBC for 'lies' about genetic edited foods
- Yahoo: Scientists 'really surprised' after gene-editing experiment unexpectedly turn hamsters into hyper-aggressive bullies
- Hot Air: University of Helsinki gives Greta Thunberg a Doctorate of Theology

Sources: https://www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-24th-march-2023

Dr Christian Buckland explains how the unethical use of psychological techniques by the UK government meant that any consent to the covid jab was invalid.

'For consent to immunisation to be valid it must be given freely, voluntarily and without coercion’

"For consent to immunisation to be valid it must be given freely, voluntarily and without coercion"

Informed consent is required in order to receive a vaccination. Granting consent is of paramount importance, as to do so without could be technically classified as an assault.

Cheryl Grainger's guest segment: Question-handling by MHRA Board
Watch UK Column News - 22nd March 2023

Rishi Announces Crack Down On Laughing Gas - UK Column News - 27th March 2023

- UK Government: Action plan to crack down on anti-social behaviour
- UK Government: What the PM's action plan to tackle anti-social behaviour means
- Strip search of children in England and Wales—analysis by the Children’s Commissioner (PDF)
- BBC: Drone footage shows scale of protests in central Tel Aviv
- Haaretz: Israel's night of chaos
- Jerusalem Post: Netanyahu fires Gallant, says he 'lost trust' in defense minister

Sources: https://www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-27th-march-2023

Russia Is Ramping Up On The Front - UK Column News - 27th March 2023

- Despite local Ukrainian attacks over the weekend, Russia continues to shrink the Bakhmut pocket, taking the Metal Factory and making gains in the southern sector
- Despite local Ukrainian attacks over the weekend, Russia continues to close the Avdiivka pocket
- Russia continues to close Avdiivka pocket
- Video of just one of many Russian supply trains

Sources: https://www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-27th-march-2023

Meanwhile At Home, How Are Our Armed Forces? - UK Column News - 27th March 2023

- Facts4EU: contradictory reports of Britons defence capabilities
- Daily Mail: Britain would need 10 years notice from Vladimir Putin to be able to repel Russian invasion
- BBC News runs with Prince Harry bumping into cameraman for the news
- General Sir Richard Barrons:
“We are already in confrontation with Russia. Right now, we have chosen to do very little about it.”
- Major General Charles Collins: what he really means is we need the EU Defence Union
- UK Government—Defence spending: Key Points and Trends
- UK Defence in Numbers 2022: Defence spending In 2021/22, the MOD spent £45.9 billion
- Express: UK military woes deepen with 'troubled' Ajax tanks delayed by another four years
- Former head of the navy, Alan West, on the role of NATO and how cuts to defence will reduce British influence in the rest of the world

Sources: https://www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-27th-march-2023

More Strategies For More Wars - UK Column News - 27th March 2023

- Sky News: Putin says 'there's nothing unusual' about his plans to station nuclear weapons in Belarus
- In 2016, Victoria Nuland told Congress that US advisors serve in 12 Ukrainian ministries, US-trained police operate in 18 Ukrainian cities, the US Treasury helped close 60 Ukrainian banks
- Guardian: Victoria Nuland's leaked 2014 phone call: “F**k the EU”
- Yahoo! News: Not Stopping Russia in Ukraine Would Force 'Doubling' of US Defense Budget, Milley Says
- Reuters: Ukraine to receive Abrams tanks from US as soon as this fall
- France 24: US threatens to arrest International Criminal Court judges if they pursue Americans for Afghan war crimes
- CBS: Is the US Navy ready? How the U.S. is preparing amid a naval buildup in China 

Sources: https://www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-27th-march-2023

More Money For More Wars - UK Column News - 27th March 2023

- IMF and Ukrainian Authorities Reach Staff Level Agreement on a $15.6 Billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Arrangement
- Reuters: IMF to temporarily raise borrowing limits to aid vulnerable countries
- Demitry Medvedev:
“Our enemies thought that our industry would be overwhelmed. There were endless claims: munitions are running out, tanks are running out, missiles are running out …”

Sources: https://www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-27th-march-2023

National Debt: Country-to-Country Analysis - UK Column News - 27th March 2023

- Moody’s Analytics: Russian Federation—Outstanding Public Debt
- CEIC: Russia Government Debt as percentage of GDP
- Statista: Russia—National debt from 2017 to 2027
- Eurostat: Government debt down to 93.0% of GDP in euro area
- Defense Post: UK asks BAe to ramp up artillery shell production amid Ukraine drawdown
- ONS: UK National Debt as percentage of GDP
- FRED, St Louis Fed—Total Assets: Wednesday Level
- David Scott: “Those spikes aren’t normal”
- Newsweek: Deutsche Bank collapse risk grows as experts wait for next 'domino to fall'
- FT: Traders pile into bets on gold price rally
- World Gold Council confirms gold buying reporting error, on Twitter

Sources: https://www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-27th-march-2023

Trump Begins 2024 Election Campaign - UK Column News - 27th March 2023

- James Roguski: 
“The World Health Organization is attempting a global power grab.”
- James Roguski—Substack 
- Yahoo! News—Attacks on investigations and DeSantis: Takeaways from Trump's first major 2024 campaign rally
- USA Today: Trump holding his next rally in Waco, Texas, sends a message to the far right, experts say
- Mark Anderson: “The media is writing a story in search for reality”
- Wikipedia: Waco siege (began thirty years ago this week)
- San Antonio Express runs with its own conspiracy theory 
- Business Insider: Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick takes credit for arranging Trump's debut 2024 campaign rally in Waco
- Yahoo! News: Donald Trump vows ‘retribution’ if re-elected 
- Politico: Trump calls for contest to create futuristic ‘Freedom Cities’ 

Sources: https://www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-27th-march-2023

Gene-Edited Plants and Animals Go Ahead In Britain - UK Column News - 27th March 2023

- On Thursday 23rd March, the Precision Breeding Act become law
- Natural England: Reflections from Wes Smyth, Natural England’s Area Manager, on how we ensure Dartmoor’s unique wildlife is preserved
- Dr Adrian Colston: “Catastrophe in uplands farming.....”
- Devon Live: Farmers fear plans to remove livestock from Dartmoor

Sources: https://www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-27th-march-2023

Standing Up For Women - UK Column News - 27th March 2023

- Posie Parker (Kellie-Jay Keen) attacked by trans activists in Auckland
- The Spectator: The shameful persecution of Posie Parker in New Zealand
- Moira Deeming's maiden speech to Victorian Legislative Council (parliament of Australian state)
- Caldron Pool: Male Liberal leader to expel female MP after she spoke at “Let Women Speak” rally
- Auckland Pride Twitter
- Kellie-Jay Keen: ThePosieParker Twitter
 
And Finally: Meme
- SNP, Scottish Independence, looking into the sunset

Sources: https://www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-27th-march-2023

Whatever Happened to the ‘Pandemic’?
By Simon Elmer

The New Normal we were promised has been built on a foundation of lies, damned lies and statistics.

https://www.ukcolumn.org/article/whatever-happened-to-the-pandemic

UK Column News - 29th March 2023

Brian Gerrish, Mike Robinson, Alex Thomson and Debi Evans with Wednesday’s UK Column News.

00:29 UK Artificial Intelligence Enabling Regulation: Clear the Decks for the Unfeeling Mind with No Will
07:38 Society 5.0: "New wisdom"
28:15 Tenth Day of Mass French Protests; Dutch Farmers' Situation Unresolved
39:04 Viewers' Heartening E-mails
42:50 Ukraine: “Send in Another Hollywood Role Model!”
57:43 US Attacked in Syria—But There Are "No US Forces in Syria", Apparently
1:01:26 Global Defence Union: Britannia the Defence Fairy
1:06:08 What Happened To Covid?
1:11:01 NHS Staffing Collapse
1:19:06 And Finally: The Lady Doth Protest Too Much—Debi Finally Gets a Non-Denial From Cornwall Council

https://www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-29th-march-2023

UK Artificial Intelligence Enabling Regulation: Clear the Decks for the Unfeeling Mind with No Will - UK Column News - 29th March 2023

- Government launches AI white paper to guide the use of artificial intelligence in the UK
- UK Government policy paper: A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation 
- Related UK Column interview: Where there’s no will, there’s no way: Why artificial intelligence will never rule the world—Transcribed / Soundcloud podcast

Sources: https://www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-29th-march-2023

Society 5.0: "New wisdom" - UK Column News - 29th March 2023

- Stephanie calls Jeremy Vine and puts him on the spot
- UN: Sustainable Development Goals—17 Goals to Transform our World
- TED Talk: 5th industrial revolution—Humanity, Purpose, and Inclusivity
- TED Talk: Pratik Gauri—The Sustainability Centric Fifth Industrial Revolution
- Pratik Gauri’s website
- Pratik Gauri, WEF Agenda Contributor
- Digital Transformation: Prof. Yuko Harayama on "Key values of Society 5.0"
- WEF: Modern society has reached its limits. Society 5.0 will liberate us
- Japan Cabinet Office: What is Society 5.0?
- Society 5.0: concept video bigging up the role of AI
- Japan House London: Society 5.0—A new model for an ageing society?
- Society 5.0 President Dr. Yıldız Tuğba Kara received “Iconic Women Creating a Better World for All” Award at the Women [sic] Economic Forum, Bangalore 2020 Global Summit (announcement mis-spells "Bangalore")
- Women [sic] Economic Forum

Sources: https://www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-29th-march-2023

Tenth Day of Mass French Protests; Dutch Farmers' Situation Unresolved - UK Column News - 29th March 2023

- French protesters march in Paris on the tenth day of nationwide strikes
- El País: Laurent Berger is the general secretary of the French Democratic Confederation of Labor (CFDT), the largest French trade union
- Peter Sweden on Substack: Young Dutch Farmer—The State Wants To Seize his Farm
- Michael Yon’s Newsletter—Netherlands: Eva [Vlaardingerbroek] Takes Lead Tractor Despite Warnings
- UK Column article by Rafael Benjamin: Ultimately, the Netherlands has no actual constitution—Part 1
- UK Column article by Philip Ridley on Tobias Ellwood's serving of two masters: 77th Brigade and the Parliamentary Conflict of Interest

Sources: https://www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-29th-march-2023

Viewers' Heartening E-mails - UK Column News - 29th March 2023

- UK Column Community
- UK Column shop
- AV13 Event Ticket sales
- Thank you to the kind UK Column member for gifting Cheryl a UKC lifetime membership!
- Redland Green School, Bristol: Local MP takes questions on impartiality of the BBC questions from 15-year-olds
- Professor Susan Michie: 
“The UK government’s attempt to frighten people into covid protective behaviours was at odds with its scientific advice”
- Residents versus Colchester City Council, 21 March 2023—footage of these next-level campaigning citizens against electric vehicle-pushing was shown to UK Column subscribers in Extra Time
- Debi Evans Blog: 28 March 2023

Sources: https://www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-29th-march-2023