Xi Jinping In Europe For First Time In 5 Years - UK Column News - 8th May 2024

- Reuters: Macron, von der Leyen press China's Xi on trade in Paris talks
- Reuters: Chinese tariffs could leave cognac makers with too much brandy
- Reuters: Companies invest in EV battery factories in Europe
- State Council of the People’s Republic of China (English): Full text of Xi's signed article in French media

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Rafah Invasion - UK Column News - 8th May 2024

- Israel's government services and information website: Statement by PM Netanyahu on 7th May 2024
- Middle East Eye: Israeli control of Rafah crossing blocks vital aid deliveries
- Motasem A Dalloul (on X): 
“The US asked Hamas to accept the ceasefire proposal, claiming its refusal is the only obstacle ahead of ending the genocide in #Gaza.  Hamas ACCEPTED the ceasefire. Israeli occupation rejected the proposal. The US said that Hamas undermined the proposal and has to make more concessions!”
- Common Dreams: 'This Is a Crime Against Humanity': 600,000 Children in Line of Fire as IDF Moves on Rafah
- France24: US completes construction of Gaza aid pier

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Local Elections With A Thin Veneer of Democracy - UK Column News - 8th May 2024

- Association of Police and Crime Commissioners: Role of the PCC
- GOV.UK: Police and crime commissioners
- Institute for Government: Local elections 2024: Police and crime commissioners
- UK Electoral Commission: Changes to the voting system for mayoral and PCC elections
- Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC): Pre-election Period (Purdah) Guidance For PCC Elections May 2021 (PDF)
- Petersfield Post: Police commissioner agrees to questioning at Petersfield town meeting
Charles Malet notices the Conservatives’ campaign rosette
- Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC): Submit a complaint
- Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner: Donna Jones secures second term as Police & Crime Commissioner
- Legislation: Fraud Act 2006: CHAPTER 35

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

Private Prosecution: What Do Police Actually Do These Days? - UK Column News - 8th May 2024

- The Telegraph: Serial burglar first to be jailed following prosecution by private police force
- TM Eye Ltd: The UK's Eye on the Street
- Crown Prosecution Service (CPS): Private Prosecutions
- GOV.UK: Police funding for England and Wales 2015 to 2024
- GOV.UK: Government plan to save 38 million hours of police time

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Online Safety Bill: ID Proof Online - UK Column News - 8th May 2024

- Ofcom: Tech firms must tame toxic algorithms to protect children online
“Sites and apps must introduce robust age-checks to prevent children seeing harmful content such as suicide, self-harm and pornography”

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Bluelink Geofence - UK Column News - 8th May 2024

- GOV.UK: Vote of confidence in UK economy as British AI company Wayve secures over $1 billion to develop AI for self-driving vehicles 
- Wayve: Solving the Long Tail: A New Paradigm in AV Safety with E2E AI
- Scientific American (2022): Who Is Liable When AI Kills?
- Verizon Connect: What is a Geofence?
- GOV.UK: Finding the way forward: Location data to enable connected and automated mobility 
- GOV.UK: Transport Location Data Competition brochure (PDF)
- The Behavioural Insights Team: About Us
“At BIT, we improve lives and communities by helping all levels of government, private sector and philanthropy businesses tackle their biggest challenges.”
- Tenth Amendment Center Blog: California Assembly Passes Bill to Restrict Geofence Location Tracking
- MyHyundai: Bluelink Safeguard Alerts

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

Hamish De Bretton-Gordon On Chemical Weapons In Ukraine - UK Column News - 8th May 2024

- The Telegraph: I’ve seen first hand how deadly Putin’s chemical weapons can be (Archived)
- WikiSpooks: Hamish de Bretton-Gordon
- New York Times: U.S. Accuses Russia of Using Chemical Weapons in Ukraine (Archived)
- RTÉ: 'Insufficient' claim of chemical weapons use in Ukraine—watchdog

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

And Finally: Transporting Air Around The World... - UK Column News - 8th May 2024

- GOV.UK: Carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS): non-pipeline transport and cross-border CO2 networks 

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BBC Disinformation For Manipulation - UK Column News - 10th May 2024

- BBC: Kyiv can use British weapons inside Russia—Cameron

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Jab Conspiracy Theories Were Correct - UK Column News - 10th May 2024

- BBC (2021): Birthday Honours 2021: Covid vaccine heroes recognised by Queen
- Somerville College, Oxford (2022): Spring Meeting—Somerville College Oxford
- Somerville College, Oxford (YouTube): Spring Meeting 2022: Dame Kate Bingham—"Lessons learnt from the Vaccine Task Force"
- GOV.UK (2022): Kate Bingham appointed chair of UK Vaccine Taskforce
“Kate is uniquely qualified for the role, having worked in the biotech sector in the UK and internationally for 26 years—most recently as Managing Partner at SV Health Investor. Her work has led to the launch of six drugs for the treatment of patients with inflammatory and autoimmune disease and cancer.”
- SV Health Investors: Investing in tomorrow’s healthcare breakthroughs
- Dementia Discovery Fund: Team
- Dementia Discovery Fund: Our Fund Investors
- The Francis Crick Institute: Kate Bingham
“Prior to joining SVHI, Kate worked in business development for Vertex Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company in Cambridge, MA and at Monitor Company, a strategy consulting firm”
- BBC: Jesse Norman: MP resigns from government to focus on local issues
- Wikipedia: Jesse Norman
- Personal life: In 1992, Norman married Kate Bingham
- Die Welt (2021): Former UK vaccines chief says yes to Russian jab if data is good

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Corporate State Capture: What Is The Government For? - UK Column News - 10th May 2024

- LinkedIn: Josie Cluer: Leads EY's people consulting work in government and infrastructure
- Rohan Malik (LinkedIn): At EY, we believe that good leadership is a shared journey, enriched by the unique qualities each member brings to the table
- LinkedIn: Craig Watkins: Chief Executive Officer, Verian UK
- Gillian Keegan (LinkedIn): 
“Anyone who has worked in business from the 80s through to the present day will know just how much the internet has changed the workplace.”
- The Council for Inclusive Capitalism: Lynn Forester de Rothschild
- Goals House: The Goals House Advisory Board
- Carmine Di Sibio (LinkedIn): 
“I am honored to announce that EY has been awarded the 2023 Terra Carta Seal”
- UK Column interview: Ben Rubin dissects the Common Purpose agenda
- Bloomberg (2023): EY Cuts UK Partner Payouts by £40,000 as Big Four Face Slowdown

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-10th-may-2024

ULEZ, C40 Cities and Transformational Changes—Who Is Pulling Sadiq Khan’s Strings? - UK Column News - 10th May 2024

- CNN: Sadiq Khan wins third term as London mayor, capping strong showing for Labour in English local elections 
- UK Column search: Keyword: Global Cities
- UK Column search: Keyword: Sadiq Khan
- C40 Cities: Meet the co-chairs
“In their roles as elected co-chairs, Mayor Aki-Sawyerr and Mayor Khan bring a diversity of perspectives to inform C40’s direction as a network of global mayors. This is crucial to effectively address the distinctive challenges that cities encounter due to their diverse social, political, and economic contexts, as well as the unique climate risks they confront.”
- Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF): CIFF is an independent philanthropic organisation
- Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF): Meet The Teams: Kate Hampton—Chief Executive Officer
- The Telegraph (2023): Masroor Siddiqui: The close confidante of Rishi Sunak who shuns the limelight

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-10th-may-2024

Build Back Better: Milken Institute - UK Column News - 10th May 2024

- UK Parliament: MPs and Lords: Contact information for Lord Bethell
- Medium: A Covenant For Health—Improving The Nation's Health
- Milken Institute: James Bethell
- Milken Institute: 2024 Global Conference: Sesame Workshop and Save the Children Announce New Partnership to Foster Young Children’s Climate Resilience 
- Evening Standard (2021): Anne McElvoy: The unvaccinated have become a lethal liability we can ill afford

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-10th-may-2024

We Need To Care About Social Care: Using Handcuffs To Transport Children? - UK Column News - 10th May 2024

- GOV.UK: Main findings: children's social care in England 2023
- UK Parliament (2023): Children’s social care: Education Committee to investigate if Government’s reforms are going far and fast enough 
- UK Parliament: Oral evidence: Children's social care—30 April 2024
- BBC (2022): Culture of abuse found at three Doncaster special schools
- Ofsted: The Annual Report of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills 2020/21 (PDF)
- GOV.UK: Ofsted: In care during Covid–19—what children told us about lockdown
- House of Commons: Education Committee Oral evidence: Children’s social care, HC 372 (PDF)
- GOV.UK: Ofsted: Largest national providers of private and voluntary social care (March 2022) 
“In 2020–21, £11 billion was spent on children’s services. Of this, £5.7 billion, or almost half, was spent on children in care. Almost two thirds (£3.7 billion) of spend on children in care went on residential and fostering care. Of the £1.8 billion spent on all foster care, £0.9 billion was in the private sector. Of the £1.8 billion spent on all residential children’s care, £1.3 billion was in the private sector.”
- CareTech: About Us
- CareTech Foundation: Farouq Sheikh OBE
- Cosaraf: Home
- The Independent: ‘Horrendous’ practice of handcuffing children in care must be banned, MPs warn
- Community Care: Councils can arrange Covid vaccines for children in care despite parent opposition, High Court rules

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-10th-may-2024

Let’s Hear What Jeremy Farrar Has To Say About Bird Flu in Cows - UK Column News - 10th May 2024

- Stat: WHO’s top scientist learned a hard lesson about H5N1 two decades ago: Stopping it takes more than biology

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-10th-may-2024

GOV.UK: PM call with Bill and Melinda Gates: 19th May 2020
"The Prime Minister spoke to Bill and Melinda Gates today via video call. He was joined by Kate Bingham, Chair of the UK’s Vaccine Taskforce."
This is Dame Kate Bingham.
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