Nuclear Ambiguity: The Threat Of Israel's Samson Option - UK Column News - 21st August 2024

- The Strategic Vision Institute (SVI): Deconstructing Israel’s Samson Option
- Politico: Israel minister suspended after calling nuking Gaza an option 
- The Progressive Magazine: The Samson Option: Israel’s Plan to Nuke Its Opponents
- Right Livelihood: Mordechai Vanunu: “For his courage and self-sacrifice in revealing the extent of Israel's nuclear weapons programme”
- Al Jazeera: Palestine IAEA rep: Israel not international community’s ‘darling’ any more
- The Jerusalem Post: Israel to upgrade plutonium in Dimona nuclear reactor
- The Unz Review: Israel Goes to Court for the Crime of Genocide
- The Cradle: Israel isn’t crazy, it’s just MAD [Mutually Assured Destruction]
- The Palestine Chronicle: ‘UN Building Should be Wiped off Face of Earth’—Outgoing Israeli Envoy
- Mondoweiss: 65% of Israeli Jews oppose criminal prosecution for soldiers suspected of raping Palestinian detainees

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Journalism Not A Crime: For First Time, Journalist Returning To UK Arrested (Not Detained) For Terrorism - UK Column News - 21st August 2024

- Richard Medhurst (YouTube): I Was Arrested at Heathrow Airport as a “Terrorist” for My Journalism
- Legislation: Terrorism Act 2000, Section 12
- Counter Terrorism Policing: Schedule 7

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Corny Campaign to Make Noise For Ukraine - UK Column News - 21st August 2024

- GOV.UK: Make Noise For Ukraine
- Support Independent Journalism from the UK Column with only £5 a month
- Access UKC News Extra—UK Column Community
- UK Column Shop: Agenda 21—Your Life In Their Hands by Martin Edwards
- UK Column shop: UK Column Really Live: Saturday, 19th October 2024 (Bristol)
- Forthcoming UK Column interview: The Preservation of Fantasy: Transgender Ideology with Kevin Lister—Thursday 22nd August 13:00
- UK Column interview: Real analysts should aim to change the paradigm: Calistrat Marvin Atudorei
- Hope Sussex Community: HOPE Freedom Music Festival 2024
- Eventbrite: Heritage Party Conference 2024
- Event: Died Suddenly Exhibition: London, November 2024. Exact location TBD; contact: jakehfern@yahoo.co.uk
- Children’s Health Defense: Attack on Food and Farmers and how to fight back Symposium—September 6th and 7th
- UK Column symposium: The International Center for 9/11 Justice and UK Column presents: AVIATION IMPOSSIBILITIES—Deconstructing the Official Story of the 9/1 Hijackings and Air Defense Failures—Sunday, September 8 2024 6–10 pm BST (1–5 pm EDT)

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Space Wars - UK Column News - 21st August 2024

- UK Space Command (on X): UK Space Command’s post
“And Tyche is away! The team at Surrey Satellites will now operate the satellite and make sure it's working. Tyche is the first satellite in space as part of Programme ISTARI, which will deliver a family of satellites for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance.”
- Britannica: Tyche (Fate, Fortune & Mythology)
- GOV.UK: UK Space Command successfully launches first military satellite 
- Defence Equipment & Support: Tyche satellite procured by DE&S launched into space
- GOV.UK (2022): UK cutting-edge space defence backed by £1.4 billion
- GOV.UK: Dstl: The Science Inside 2022
- Bloomberg: SpaceX Tender Offer Said to Value Company at Record $210 Billion
- Dstl (YouTube): AUKUS: Autonomy and AI collaboration
- Advanced Television: SpaceX building a spy satellite network?
- Space: SpaceX reveals 'Starshield' satellite project for military use

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US Space Command: ‘Space Fires’ To Establish Space Superiority - UK Column News - 21st August 2024

- Karman Space & Defense: Space & Missile Defense Symposium
- Breaking Defense: ‘Space fires’ to enable ‘space superiority’ are top SPACECOM priorities for FY27
- Army University Press: Army Space Vision Supporting Multidomain Operations

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The ‘Sadistic Farce’ Ceasefire—with Vanessa Beeley - UK Column News - 21st August 2024

- PBS: Blinken says Israel agrees to a U.S.-backed proposal for a cease-fire, calls on Hamas to do same
- Middle East Eye: Netanyahu added new conditions to ceasefire proposal
- Tribune: Hamas rejects Israel’s 'new conditions' in Doha ceasefire talks
- BBC: Israel accepts 'bridging proposal' for ceasefire deal—Blinken
- Alon Mizrahi (on X): Alon Mizrahi’s post
“Did you notice this pattern where Blinken always announces on Netamyahu's behalf that Netanyahu 'agreed to the deal', but Netanyahu never says so himself?
Here are some examples. Note the different dates. It took me 5 minutes to find them, I'm sure there are more”
- Mouin Rabban (on X): Mouin Rabban’s post
- Al Mayadeen: Israeli attack on Lebanon's Bekaa kills one, wounds 5 children under 8
- The Cradle: Israeli jet hits Gaza school killing at least 12
- Forbes Breaking News (YouTube): Sec. Antony Blinken Says Israel Has Accepted Gaza Ceasefire & Hostage Release Deal

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AUKUS To Take The Brakes Off Arms Deals: Former Aus PM Says It's A Forty-Year Lock-In By USA - UK Column News - 21st August 2024

- GOV.UK: AUKUS statement: 16 August 2024
- GOV.UK: Historic Breakthrough in defence trade between AUKUS partners 

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Chucking The Green Belt Rules Out Of The Window With ‘Renewable’ Planning Applications - UK Column News - 21st August 2024

- GOV.UK: Open consultation: Proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system 
- Irwin Mitchell: The New NPPF—a consultation and a written ministerial statement (Brownfield Land, Green Belt & Grey Belt)
- GOV.UK: Renewable Energy Planning Database: quarterly extract
- 10 Downing Street (on X): Find out what Great British Energy can do for you
- Cornwall Insight: Cornwall Insight release final forecast for October price cap
“This is a rise of 9% from the current price cap which was set at £1,568 per year for a typical consumer. Ofgem will announce the October cap on Friday 23 August.”
- Ofgem: Energy price cap

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UK Column News Extra - 21st August 2024
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https://www.ukcolumn.org/blogs/niemoller-on-the-bench

I like Charles Malet. He strikes me as a rare exception: someone who feels compelled to speak out, even though it’s going to cause him inconvenience or worse. The U.K. Column people, as far as I can tell, are all like this. I didn’t realise until just now that Charles writes for U.K. Column (I don’t routinely consume any media because I simply don’t have time).

This is a very sane piece in an insane world, from a former policeman, ex-British Army.

Here, he flays open recent legislation which forever changes what you can say in this country, taking us well down the road to the obvious objective of chilling free speech to the point that people won’t say anything about anything that isn’t approved narrative.
He also points out that official news organizations are NOT BOUND BY THESE SAME LAWS.
Ask yourself, why are they doing this? It’s clearly a preparatory step to presumably much worse.

If this feels shockingly totalitarian, that’s because it is. Our lawmakers will vote for whatever they’re told to.
I doubt our judiciary will say a peep. Main media will play along. There are no limits to what a government can do under such circumstances, because there are no (not few but zero) civil society institutions willing and able to oppose anything bad.

I’ve said before to my own children that I recommend they identify the least bad locations to explore emigrating to. I’ve only a relatively short time left in decent health. I don’t plan to move to rural Africa. But someone fit & well and 30 years of age? You surely cannot be planning to remain here. Why would you, if you had options?

Best wishes
Mike

Kevin Lister tells Charles Malet how he lost his job as a teacher and found himself on the Children's Barred List after raising safeguarding concerns for a female student who had requested to be treated as male.

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Mr Malet is correct and it's nice to see someone else stating that the UK government is a terrorist organisation within the definition of its own legislation. Myself and my colleague have discussed this ad infinitum over the last few years and reached the same conclusion

The UK government is of course also aiding and abetting a genocide, again within the definition of its own legislation, and likely we are too, as we continue to fund them via our taxes. More on that another day

The attached article covers the recent arrests following the Southport incident, and the Online Safety Act. Worth a read for a greater understanding.

s180 of the legislation of course needs repealing. It's an affront. As my good friend and colleague said to me yesterday "we need to make Orwell fiction again" (MOFA)

https://www.ukcolumn.org/blogs/niemoller-on-the-bench

Kevin Lister's life has been trashed, completely, after he raised a safeguarding concern for one of his students who had requested to be called by a different name and considered to be a different gender. This should be sent far and wide, certainly to all parents and educators.

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UK Column News Extra - 23rd August 2024

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UK Column News - 23rd August 2024

Mike Robinson, Mark Anderson and Debi Evans with today's UK Column News.

00:19 His Majesty’s Censor-General: Ofcom Recruitment Drive For New Online Speech Law
08:55 NHS Collapsing, Tests Increasing and Virtual Wards (also known as Hospital at Home)
19:20 Desperation For A New Pandemic Continues
26:39 UK Column On Location: Bristol—October 2024 (Early Bird Tickets Available)
29:01 His Majesty’s Previous Minister For War Still Calling For More War
39:12 Sack The Medics: Tony Blair Is Really Excited To Be Part Of A Massive AI Revolution
48:17 Rising Home Energy Costs (Again)
49:46 Kamala’s Race For The White House

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His Majesty’s Censor-General: Ofcom Recruitment Drive For New Online Speech Law - UK Column News - 23rd August 2024

- Ofcom Careers: Search jobs
- TechRadar: Ofcom kicks off hiring spree to help enforce new online safety acts
“In recent years we’ve grown our expertise in technology, data and cybersecurity. We’ve hired specialists from firms such as Meta, Google and Amazon, and experts from bodies like the NSPCC.”
- Ofcom: Update on implementing the Media Act
- Conservative Home: Miriam Cates: We should not defend extreme online discourse in the name of free speech
- BBC: Rotherham: Conspiracy theorist jailed over hotel riot by Oli Constable
“Grandfather Peter Lynch, 61, went to the Holiday Inn Express in Manvers, Rotherham, on 4 August with a placard which called police officers, MPs and the media corrupt"
- Angel & Emma Justice Alliance (on X): Sam Nass’ post
“I was arrested by the police, handcuffed, and thrown in a police van for peacefully protesting in front of the cabinet office this afternoon (Whitehall).“
- UK Column interview: Trafficked: Child Stealing by the State—Part 2 (January 2024)
- The Times: Magistrates told to stop jailing offenders to ease prisons crisis

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NHS Collapsing, Tests Increasing and Virtual Wards (also known as Hospital at Home) - UK Column News - 23rd August 2024

- The Labour Party: Build an NHS fit for the future
- GOV.UK: The NHS is broken: Health and Social Care Secretary statement
- Daily Mail: Skin cancer patients face delays of a year as NHS waiting list soars by a quarter
- The Sun: NHS waiting lists rise for third month in a row after ‘irresponsible and dangerous’ strikes
- The Access Group: Employee Health Report: The Most Common Sick Leave Reasons in the UK in 2024
- Birmingham Live: DWP lists 10 health conditions see biggest rise in people receiving PIP worth up to £737
- Rethink Mental Illness: New survey reveals stark impact of NHS mental health treatment waiting times
- The Children's Society: Children's Mental Health Statistics
- NHS: Cancer
“1 in 2 people will develop some form of cancer during their lifetime.”
- NHS England (2022): NHS launches new dementia diagnosis drive
- NHS England (2022): NHS expands lifesaving home testing kits for bowel cancer
- NHS England (2023): NHS expands lifesaving home testing for bowel cancer to catch disease earlier
- GOV.UK (2022): Advising men without symptoms of prostate disease who ask about the PSA test 
- British Journal of General Practice: The worried well
- Collins Dictionary: Worried Well definition and meaning
- British Medical Journal (BMJ): Reframing the “heartsink” feeling can help doctors find a resolution
- Psychology Today: Illness Anxiety Disorder
- British Medical Association: BMA Survey on Physician-Assisted Dying (PDF)
- The Telegraph: Public fears GPs would encourage assisted dying to ease NHS pressures, poll finds
- Retail Gazette: How did Lloydspharmacy quietly disappear from the high street?
- Chemist+Druggist: Revealed: 300 Boots branch closures to begin this month
- Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP): A quarter of GP practices could close because of workload pressures, warns Royal College of GPs
- British Medical Association: GPs prepare to take collective action after overwhelming ballot result
- BBC: Crumbling concrete: Raac found in 18 more hospitals in England
- Construction News: Health secretary casts doubt on hospital build plans
- GOV.UK (2023): Government to deliver 160 community diagnostic centres a year early 
- NHS England (2021): Supporting information: Virtual ward including Hospital at Home

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