In Depth: 2030 Roadmap For UK-Israel Strategic Bilateral Relations - UK Column News - 18th December 2023

- James Cleverly (on X): 
“Israel and the UK share a close and historic friendship. Today, Eli Cohen and I signed an agreement to deepen that relationship. On trade, tech and security, our two countries are taking full advantage of these opportunities”
- GOV.UK: 2030 roadmap for UK-Israel bilateral relations
- Relevant detail near the end of this interview: UK Column on Millenniyule 2023
- Construction Enquirer: Sunak promises Bill to build £100m Holocaust Memorial
- The Jewish Chronicle: Setback for National Holocaust Memorial as Royal Parks oppose plans
- The House of Commons Library: Holocaust Memorial Bill
- Euractiv: At G20, US, India, Saudi, EU unveil alternative to Belt-and-Road
- National Cyber Security Centre (part of GCHQ): Huawei advice: what you need to know
- Wikipedia: Unit 8200
- British Council: BIRAX: The UK-Israel Research and Academic Exchange

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-18th-december-2023

A few of the final words from Pfizer Report 89: Based On A Lie—with Chris Flowers.
UK Column catches up in this interview with the latest findings and the groundbreaking significance of Report 89: Pfizer Delayed Recording Vaccinated Deaths at Critical Juncture of EUA Process.

Full interview with notes here:
www.ukcolumn.org/video/pfizer-report-89-based-on-a-lie-with-chris-flowers

£18.4bn For Policing, Ostensibly To Better Protect The Public - UK Column News - 20th December 2023

- GOV.UK: Police to get funding boost to cut crime and keep public safe
“Police to receive up to £843m next year to better protect the public, taking total to up to £18.4bn.”
- GOV.UK: Police super-complaints 
- Statewatch (2020): The Misuse of Section 44 stop and search powers continues despite European Court ruling (PDF)
- UK Column article: Search without suspicion: The Serious Violence Reduction Order

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-20th-december-2023

Bank of England Was Primarily Founded To Fund War Against France - UK Column News - 20th December 2023

- Bank of England: Explainers: the economy made simple
- BoE: Bank of England explainer on 'What is the Bank of England?'
- BoE: Mike Anson, Archive Manager, shows the first ‘Bank stock ledger’ from 1694
- UK Parliament: The Financial Revolution
- UK Column article: Call To Action—Budget Day, 19 March (2014)

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-20th-december-2023

Red Sea Shipping: Operation Prosperity Guardian - UK Column News - 20th December 2023

- US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III (on X):
“Yesterday, I met with Minister Gantz in Israel. I emphasized U.S. support for Israel’s right to defend itself from terrorism while minimizing harm to civilians and increasing humanitarian aid to Gaza.”
- The Guardian: US announces creation of multinational operation in Red Sea after attacks from Yemen’s Houthis—as it happened
- Politico: US weighs strike options to deter Houthis from more Red Sea attacks 
- Al Mayadeen English: US pushing Red Sea into war zone to protect Israeli genocide in Gaza
- Press TV: Yemen says it will turn Red Sea into ‘graveyard’ after US announces maritime coalition 
- Qudsn (on X): 
“The first batch of commercial shipments loaded with fresh foodstuffs arrive from Dubai to Israel, through the new alternative land bridge to the Red Sea, via Dubai ports, passing through Saudi Arabia and Jordan. The length of the alternative bridge is (two thousand kilometers) and takes The trip is two days.”
- Al Mayadeen English: Israel and UAE to establish land bridge between ports: Israeli media
- Al Mayadeen English: Yemen forces UAE to send freight by land to Israel through Saudi Arabia

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-20th-december-2023

Updates And Announcements - UK Column News - 20th December 2023

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- UK Column Shop: https://shop.ukcolumn.org
- UK Column data repository: UK Situation Room: Pfizer/Moderna Document Analysis
- UK Column interview: Pfizer Report 89: Based On A Lie—with Chris Flowers
- Forthcoming UK Column interview: Down With This Sort Of Thing!—Graham Linehan On What Happens To People Speaking Out On Trans Issues, 1 pm Thursday

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-20th-december-2023

Mixed Media Messages On Russia-Ukraine War - UK Column News - 20th December 2023

- Sky News: Chancellor Jeremy Hunt says 'we want to bring down the tax burden'
- GOV.UK: UK bolsters support for Ukraine and low-income countries
“…taking this year’s total to $1 billion and the total amount pledged by the UK in support of Ukraine to £6.5 billion […]”
- Kyiv Post: Ukraine’s Air Defenses to Get Beefier, Zelensky Announces More Patriots Soon
- BBC: Ukraine war: Kyiv forced to cut military operations as foreign aid dries up
- The Independent: Zelensky says Ukraine could mobilise another 500,000 soldiers against Putin’s war
- Free Russia Channel (YouTube): Recent Russian Advance Threatens A Massive Encirclement

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-20th-december-2023

John Edwards, UK's Information Commissioner: “Privacy is a right, not a privilege” - UK Column News - 20th December 2023

- International Commissioner’s Office: Information Commissioner seeks permission to appeal Clearview AI Inc. ruling
- Innocence Project: When Artificial Intelligence Gets It Wrong
- ClearView AI: Ukraine

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-20th-december-2023

Neom, The Line City Abutting Israel - UK Column News - 20th December 2023

- Neom Directory: The NEOM project is located in Tabuk
- NEOM (YouTube): What is The Line?
- Global Research: “Greater Israel”: The Zionist Plan for the Middle East
- The Times Of Israel: As Saudis sell city of the future, investors and critics see a desert mirage
- Hart Energy: Red Sea: The Middle East’s Untapped Oil, Gas Region 
- Haaretz: Red Sea Floor Is Leaking Vast Amounts of Gas, Scientists Discover
- UK Column interview: Léon Krier looks at linear super-city Neom

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-20th-december-2023

Policy And Legislative Changes Affecting Migration To The UK - UK Column News - 20th December 2023

- GOV.UK: Policy and legislative changes affecting migration to the UK

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-20th-december-2023

Putting A Value On The Environment/Air - UK Column News - 20th December 2023

- British Christmas Tree Growers' Association: Christmas Tree Fun Facts
- Forest Research: Forestry Statistics and Forestry Facts & Figures
- Forest Research: Forestry Facts & Figures 2023 (PDF)
- Grown In Britain: New Woodlands and Natural Capital
- National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory: UK Emissions Interactive Map
- GOV.UK: Enabling a Natural Capital Approach guidance
- Find Government Grants Service: England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO)
- GOV.UK: UK greenhouse gas emissions statistics 
- GOV.UK: Policy paper: Government food strategy

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-20th-december-2023

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Down With This Sort of Thing: Graham Linehan

Mike Robinson speaks to Graham Linehan, comedy writer and creator/co-creator of Father Ted, Black Books and The IT Crowd, about life after speaking out on transgender issues. @UKColumn

www.ukcolumn.org/video/down-with-this-sort-of-thing-graham-linehan

Join us live at 1PM for our annual Christmas special. A review of the year, looking back and looking forward to what we think 2024 might bring.
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Mike Robinson speaks to Graham Linehan, comedy writer and creator/co-creator of Father Ted, Black Books and The IT Crowd, about life after speaking out on transgender issues.

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“Adjusted” Excess Death Statistics: Where Was Ireland’s Pandemic? - UK Column News - 3rd January 2024

- The Independent: Junior doctors prepare for longest strike in NHS history
- The Gulf Today: Study predicts 'heart failure pandemic' after Covid–19
- Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar (on X): 
“No ‘excess deaths’ here during Covid pandemic, OECD report says, as Health Minister hails high vaccine uptake”
- Irish Independent: No ‘excess deaths’ here during Covid pandemic, OECD report says, as Health Minister hails high vaccine uptake 
- GOV.IE: OECD research shows Ireland avoided excess deaths during core pandemic years
- Breaking News IE: Ireland's excess mortality rate fourth-highest in EU
- Also relevant (not mentioned in broadcast): Witzbold and Naked Emperor on Irish death rates
- Irish Examiner: Funerals delayed as increase in number of deaths puts mortuaries under pressure
- The New York Times: Trying to Solve a Covid Mystery: Africa's Low Death Rates
- LSE Blogs: Africa’s Covid–19 statistics highlight bias in excess death modelling
- Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry: MHRA's new International Recognition Procedure (IRP)
- GOV.UK: International Recognition Procedure
- GOV.UK: MHRA Board Meetings in 2024: Tue, 16 Jan 2024

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-13th-december-2023

NHS Latest News With Debi Evans - UK Column News - 3rd January 2024

- Sky News: RSV jab could cut baby hospital admissions by more than 80%, study suggests
- iNews: Inside Labour’s plan to open up NHS to private ‘entrepeneurs’
- Telegraph: One person a minute will be diagnosed with cancer by 2040, charity warns 
- The Times: New NHS blood test 'could transform cancer care'
- Nursing Times: A history of nursing in Britain: the 1960s
- Daily Mail: NHS unveils first ever national uniform as bosses ditch traditional male and female sizes—so here's what the TWENTY-SEVEN different coloured scrubs will mean
- BBC: Somerset Council warns care costs are out of control

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-13th-december-2023

Public Sector Finances:  What Does The Government Spend Our Money On? - UK Column News - 3rd January 2024

- Office for National Statistics: Public sector finances, UK: November 2023
- GOV.UK: DWP benefits statistics: February 2023
- Institute for Fiscal Studies: Taxlab: What does the government spend money on?
- Please Join Us: UK Column Community
- UK Column Shop: https://shop.ukcolumn.org
- Forthcoming Symposium: Examining October 7th and the Geopolitics of the War on Palestine—Sunday 7 January 2024, 6–9 pm UK
- Andrew Bridgen MP (on X): 
“An early Christmas present, people! I am pleased that the Backbench Business Committee have granted me a debate on Trends in Excess Deaths on 16th January at 9:30 am.
Please write to your MP and ask them to attend the Westminster Hall debate”
- UK Column content: Debi Evans Blog: New Year 2024

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-13th-december-2023

Nudge Nudge, Wink Wink: Energy Efficiency and (Your) Behaviour Change - UK Column News - 3rd January 2024

- Stotles: Energy Efficiency and Behaviour Change—LED Replacement (Lantern Procurement) Public Contracts Scotland: Title: Energy Efficiency and Behaviour Change—LED Replacement (Lantern Procurement) Phase 10
- Sustainable Energy Advice: SEA’s mission is to help ‘Behaviour Changers’ better change behaviour—because our people and planet depend on it
- GOV.UK (2011): Behaviour Change and Energy Use
- British Gas: PeakSave Sundays—Half price electricity every Sunday from 11 am to 4 pm
“To get your electricity half price, you’ll need to: Have a smart meter”

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-13th-december-2023

Britain’s Transgender Babies, Failed Nightclub Education Guru, And Wales Luring Migrants With Schoolgirls - UK Column News - 3rd January 2024

- GOV.UK: Education Secretary addresses the Education World Forum
- Education World Forum: Watch the Education World Forum 2023 film
- World Economic Forum: 5 ways to reset education—and how to help
- Schools Week: RESET: How to think creatively about alternative provision
- GOV.UK (2017): Creating a culture: a review of behaviour management in schools
- Amazon: Tom Bennett: books, biography, latest update
- GOV.UK (2019): Schools backed to tackle bad behaviour
- Behaviour Hubs: Support for Improving Behaviour in Schools
- The Guardian: England's school behaviour tsar: 'Letting children off again and again is like a snooze alarm'
- Daily Mail (2015): Ex-nightclub bouncer becomes school behaviour tsar to stop pupils using phones and swinging on chairs
- Daily Mail (2015): 'Behaviour tsar' was barred from running nightclub because he couldn't control rowdy partygoers
- GOV.UK: Gender questioning children: draft schools and colleges guidance 
- BBC: Lawyers told ministers schools trans guidance was 'high risk'
- Daily Mail: Dozens of under-5s have been referred to the controversial NHS transgender service as officials consider introducing a minimum age for referrals
- American Faith: Welsh Government Uses Teenage Girls to Attract Migrant Men to Country

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-13th-december-2023