A couple of reviews from UK Column's latest interview:

"If you haven't seen the recent Julian Rose interview by Charles you are missing a UK Column classic. High brilliance by all involved." -Dan

"Fantastic interview with Julian Rose, Charles. Covers just about everything with clarity and wisdom. Joining a few more dots by listening to him. Yes, makes sense they’d have a few big organic players to feed the elites while smaller producers put out of business and rural areas cleared. They wouldn’t want thriving local direct-to-consumer sales. Will re listen to it too, as so many gems of ideas in it." - Katherine

https://www.ukcolumn.org/video/unearthly-interference-the-corruption-of-the-organic-movement-with-sir-julian-rose

UK Column News - 5th April 2024

Mike Robinson, Debi Evans and Ben Rubin with today's UK Column News.

00:17 Ofcom Regulation: WHATEVER THE GOVERNMENT SAYS!
05:28 Don’t B Left B-hind—B Corp: Certified BS
17:34 Is The UK Prepping For War?
25:58 Updates And Announcements
27:28 CANZUK: Canada And New Zealand Added To AUKUS
31:39 Rejkjavík: “Empowering Women To Stay In Power”, Away From Motherhood
41:02 Tavistock’s Gender Identity Development Service Closed Due To Harms—Just To Be Rebranded
46:31 Vaccines In Salad: Tennessee Senator Frank Niceley Says No To Unilateral DNA Manipulation
53:39 Blinken Says Ukraine Will Be A NATO Member

Support Independent Journalism from the UK Column: https://support.ukcolumn.org/

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-5th-april-2024

Ofcom Regulation: WHATEVER THE GOVERNMENT SAYS! - UK Column News - 5th April 2024

- Ofcom: Statement: Ofcom's Plan of Work 2024/25
- Ofcom: Ofcom's strategic approach to AI 2024/25 (PDF)
“WHATEVER THE GOVERNMENT SAYS!”
- Ofcom: Call for evidence: Third phase of online safety regulation

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-5th-april-2024

Don’t B Left B-hind—B Corp: Certified BS - UK Column News - 5th April 2024

- The Big Issue: Embracing a kinder economy: the transformative power of B Corps
- B Corp UK: Exploring awareness of B Corp certification in the UK
- B Lab Global: B Lab Global is pausing support for new B Corps to certify in regions without Global or Country Partner representation
- Futureheads: We've signed up to the Better Business Act (BBA) coalition
- B Corp: Revisiting the proposed changes to the standards for B Corp Certification
- B Corp: Andrew Kassoy, Katie Hill, and Janine Guillot step into new Board roles
- Andrew Kassoy (LinkedIn): 
“Honored that The Rockefeller Foundation has invited me to be a 2024 #RFBellagio Center resident! I’m looking forward to writing about the future of stakeholder capitalism (and the #bcorp movement) and to collaborating with some extraordinary leaders tackling related challenges. B Lab”
- B Lab Europe: The B Corp Way: How B Corps help fellow businesses take concrete action on the SDGs

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-5th-april-2024

Is The UK Prepping For War? - UK Column News - 5th April 2024

- UK Parliament: Ready for War?—Defence Committee—Parliament (publications)
- Defence Committee (on X): 
“Our report on Armed Forces Readiness has been published.”
- The report, “Ready for war?” found that the Forces are overburdened, leaving them no opportunity to prepare for warfighting.
- Sky News: Is the UK preparing for war amid threats of conflict? Here is what Sky News has found
- NHS England: Annual emergency preparedness, resilience and response (EPRR) assurance report
- National Institutes of Health (NIH 2023): Can Live-Actor Patients in a Mass Casualty Incident Exercise Benefit as Exercise Players? 
- CrisisCast: Clients & Partners
- Our trained professional role-play actors and internationally credited film crews bring realistic, informed crisis management and disaster incidents to life.
- World Health Organization (WHO 2007): Mass casualty management systems: strategies and guidelines for building health sector capacity

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-5th-april-2024

Updates And Announcements - UK Column News - 5th April 2024

- Support Independent Journalism from the UK Column
- Please Join Us: Access the UKC News Extra—UK Column Community
- UK Column interview: Unearthly Interference: The Corruption of the Organic Movement—with Sir Julian Rose
- UK Column interview: Lois’ Legacy: Could I have done more?—with Hilary Barltrop
- Event: Sounds Beautiful Festival 2024—27–30 June
- Event: Stand In The Light Music Festival—24–27 May

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-5th-april-2024

CANZUK: Canada And New Zealand Added To AUKUS - UK Column News - 5th April 2024

- UK Column interview: No Smoke Without Fire 6: The Green King (Part 1)
- CANZUK International: Promoting closer ties between Canada, Australia, New Zealand & the United Kingdom

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-5th-april-2024

Rejkjavík: “Empowering Women To Stay In Power”, Away From Motherhood - UK Column News - 5th April 2024

- Verian: About Us
- Reykjavik Global Forum: The community is where women leaders discuss and share ideas and solutions
- Kantar Public: The Reykjavik Index for Leadership

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-5th-april-2024

Tavistock’s Gender Identity Development Service Closed Due To Harms—Just To Be Rebranded - UK Column News - 5th April 2024

- Springer: Development of Gender Non-Contentedness During Adolescence and Early Adulthood
- NHS: Service for Children and Young People with Gender Incongruence: Referral Pathway consultation guide
- Tavistock and Portman: Gender identity development service (GIDS)
- New services for children and young people with gender incongruence are being established, with the creation of a Northern Hub and a Southern Hub.

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-5th-april-2024

Vaccines In Salad: Tennessee Senator Frank Niceley Says No To Unilateral DNA Manipulation - UK Column News - 5th April 2024

- Sainsbury's: Future of Food Report
- WKRN News 2: TN 'vaccine lettuce' bill heads to governor's desk

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-5th-april-2024

Blinken Says Ukraine Will Be A NATO Member - UK Column News - 5th April 2024

- GOV.UK: PM statement on NATO's 75th anniversary
- Nato: Foreign Ministers agree to move forward with planning for a greater NATO role in coordinating aid to Ukraine

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-5th-april-2024

The clip that YouTube have removed for "safety" was the Tennessee Senate Government discussing (HB 1894) Food and Food Products - As introduced, defines food that contains a vaccine or vaccine material as a drug for purposes of the Tennessee Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 53.

UK COLUMN NEWS LIVE @ 1PM

Subscribe for £5 a month

Watch Mon / Wed / Fri:
www.ukcolumn.org/live

Interviews Tue / Thur

More Mercenaries Needed For Ukraine To Keep The War Running - UK Column News - 8th April 2024

- Kyiv Post: Ukraine to Lose War if US Congress Withholds Aid: Zelensky
“It is necessary to specifically tell Congress that if Congress does not help Ukraine, Ukraine will lose the war”
- The Kyiv Independent: Minister: Ukraine needs advanced air defense to protect energy infrastructure
- Image of Ukrainian shopping mall used for weapons storage
- Kyiv Post: OPINION: The Unseen Crisis: Russian Soldiers' Desperation on Ukrainian Front Lines
- Kyiv Post: It's Time for an African Solution to Russian Mercenaries in Africa
- London Bodyguard Services: London Close Protection—London Bodyguards Hire
- Washington Post: U.S. signs off on more bombs, warplanes for Israel
- UK Column article (2011): Britain Or Israel?

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-8th-april-2024

James Roguski: WHO’s Pandemic Treaty Is The New OPEC - UK Column News - 8th April 2024

- James Roguski (Substack): Public Comments Now Being Accepted
- James Roguski (Substack): Stop The Amendments
- Stop The Treaty: Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud
- UK Column: James Roguski—Actions around the World
- World Health Organization (WHO): WHO Director-General's keynote speech in the plenary session of the 148th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly—25 March 2024

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-8th-april-2024

Prof. Diane Rasmussen McAdie Gives Updates On Fornethy Abuse Survivors - UK Column News - 8th April 2024

- STV (YouTube): Fornethy House survivors denied access to redress scheme
- Scottish Parliament: Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee—Wednesday 20 March 2024 (PDF)
- STV: Fornethy House survivors denied access to Scottish Government redress scheme
- Ireland Live: Fornethy House abuse survivors not included in redress scheme, says Robison
- The Courier: Fornethy abuse survivors react to ‘utterly shocking’ Shona Robison compensation snub (Archived)
- The Stooshie (Podbean): Fornethy House abuse survivors on their fight for justice
- Glasgow Live: Glasgow abuse survivors slam government after excluding Fornethy from redress scheme
- UK Column article: Fornethy Residential School: Tales from the Archives
- Glasgow Times (via Yahoo): Huge revelation over council records gives fresh hope to Fornethy House survivors
- Glasgow Times: Fornethy House survivors protest outside Glasgow City Chambers
- Scottish Parliament: PE1933/S: Allow the Fornethy Survivors to access Scotland's redress scheme (PDF)
- UNICEF: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: Article 39
“States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to promote physical and psychological recovery and social reintegration of a child victim of: any form of neglect, exploitation, or abuse”
- Fornethy Survivors Campaign for Justice (Private Facebook Group): Protest at Holyrood during next Petitions Committee meeting, 17th April, 9:30 am
- Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee: PE1933: Allow the Fornethy Survivors to access Scotland’s redress scheme 
- Change.org: Fornethy survivors ask the Government to Reconsider The exclusion of Fornethy
- CrowdFunder: Fornethy Survivors Group - Campaign for Justice

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-8th-april-2024

World Health Day: Combining Migration, Climate Change, and Global Health - UK Column News - 8th April 2024

- The Chicago Council on Global Affairs: World Health Day: Migration, Climate Change, and Global Health 
- The Chicago Council on Global Affairs: New Cold Wars: A Conversation with David Sanger 

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-8th-april-2024

‘Decolonise Education’ With LGBTQA+ Rainbow Books - UK Column News - 8th April 2024

- Times Higher Education: Gold standard of UK degrees is lost in translation
- The Guardian: UK universities paying millions in agent fees to secure international students
- Scottish Union for Education (Substack): Decolonising the library
- National Union Of Students (TikTok): Decolonise Education with NUS!
- National Union of Students: Liberation Library
- Nation Builder: The Divest To Decolonise Toolkit (PDF)
- Research Libraries (YouTube): Decolonising the curriculum & research libraries
- American Library Association: Rainbow Book List Committee
- Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association (Google Drive): The Rainbow Book List
- BBC (2023): Grandad's Pride publisher defends kids' book showing man in leathers

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-8th-april-2024

Calling all Stand In The Light Festival-goers!

We'll be there too!
Making the trek from Plymouth to the Lake District for the summer festival. Spot us in the field and come say hello. Plus, if you haven't grabbed your ticket yet, use code UKC10 for 10% off. ️

Our amazing Claire (fingers crossed she can join!) will hopefully have a stash of hoodies, t-shirts, caps, and more for sale.

Book your tickets at Stand In The Light Festival: https://standinthelight.uk/

Telegram channel: @standinthelightfest

In a UK Column segment on 27th March, I played a clip of Tim Davies speaking about the announcement that 10 Ukrainian pilots had received basic fast jet training in the UK. Tim flew fast jets for the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force for 20 years; he also trained pilots and he worked as an electronic warfare officer.

His view on the Ukraine conflict is that Russia is in control of the sky and that initial training of 10 pilots is effectively meaningless for Ukraine, but there will be knock-on effects for the airmen of the UK.

Our 25-minute conversation is now up on the UK Column website and I commend it to you. It is hard to believe that an aircraft flies faster than Tim speaks, but that is, apparently, the case:

👇

http://www.ukcolumn.org/video/winging-it-why-is-the-uk-training-ukrainian-pilots

You may have seen Matthew Randolph on UK Column News Extra last Wednesday.

In addition to challenging Gloucester City Council over planning applications for 5G masts, he is standing at the forthcoming election for Police and Crime Commissioner.

For more on the planning debacle, see Matt's conversation with Rachel Mathews:

👇

https://youtu.be/O-oAVWOYNY0?si=n7uM2KeMMJtHMY4E