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UK Column News - 13th September 2024

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


00:23 Existential Implications of Escalating Conflict with Russia: Lammy and Blinken Mull Storm Shadow Missiles for Ukraine
09:55 State of Georgia’s Election Process: Echoes of Ukraine’s Voting Anomalies from a Decade Ago
17:02 Boris Johnson’s Baroness, Charlotte Owen—Who Is She?
23:38 UK Column On Location: Bristol Event—October 2024 (Limited Tickets Available)
25:31 Latest NHS Report and the “Global Envy” of NHS Patient Data—Who Owns It?
35:17 Fear of the Truth in Today’s Legacy Media: Insights from the Reuters Institute’s Digital News Report 2024
41:56 USA: The Unmentionable Remedy of Tariffs, Election Consequences, and Supply Chain Challenges
53:25 FRS Predicts Government Spending Goes Through the Roof
58:24 Can't See a Doctor for a Health Check? How About a Dentist or Optician for Your Blood Pressure?

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Existential Implications of Escalating Conflict with Russia: Lammy and Blinken Mull Storm Shadow Missiles for Ukraine - UK Column News - 13th September 2024

- GOV.UK: Foreign Secretary and Secretary of State Antony Blinken commit to make the special relationship closer than ever before 
- WION (YouTube): Ocean 2024 Exercise: Largest naval drills in Russia's post-soviet history
- Politico: Putin threatens war as Western allies near deal on missile strikes in Russia
- Secretary Antony Blinken (on X): Antony Blinken’s post
“During my meetings with President Duda, Prime Minister Tusk, and Foreign Minister Sikorski, we again made clear that the U.S. and Poland stand united as NATO Allies in support of Ukraine in the face of Russia’s aggression. Our relationship with Poland has never been stronger.”
- Geopolitics & Empire (Telegram): Polish MEP Grzegorz Braun on Antony Blinken visiting Poland
“Blinken, go home as soon as possible. Get lost! We don't want you here. We don't want Polish people paying and dying for your wars.”
- The Times: Long-range missile deal could mean war with Britain and US
- Rt Hon Grant Shapps (on X): Grant Shapps’ post
“When President of the United States, Biden and Keir Starmer meet Friday, they must give Ukraine the green light to use Storm Shadow missiles inside Russia. As I argued in The Times, it's hypocritical to support Ukraine but restrict its self-defence.
We must back Ukraine fully in their fight for freedom. No time to hesitate.”
- The Times: Let Ukraine strike Russia with our Storm Shadow missiles
- Financial Times: Poland has ‘duty’ to shoot down Russian missiles over Ukraine, says minister
- Vovan & Lexus (Rumble): Prank with Radoslaw Sikorskiy
- Civil Georgia: Russian Foreign Intelligence: U.S. Colluding with OSCE/ODIHR to “Interfere” in Georgia’s Elections

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State of Georgia’s Election Process: Echoes of Ukraine’s Voting Anomalies from a Decade Ago - UK Column News - 13th September 2024

- ABC News (YouTube): Presidential Debate: Harris and Trump meet in Philadelphia
- American Free Press: Issue 37/38—September 16 & 23, 2024 (PDF)
“Your Town Next: What Would You Do If 20,000 Poverty-stricken Immigrants Were
Dumped In Your Backyard? Don’t Laugh—they May Be On The Way.”
- VoterGA: Hear the Truth about Georgia’s State Election Board

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Boris Johnson’s Baroness, Charlotte Owen—Who Is She? - UK Column News - 13th September 2024

- The London Economic: Boris Johnson appointed Better Earth director
“Boris Johnson goes into business with Steve Bannon, Charlotte Owen and a uranium entrepreneur”
- The Guardian: Boris Johnson faces ‘serious questions’ over new business with uranium entrepreneur
- Better Earth: Go Solar to Create a Better Earth
- GOV.UK: Decision: Advice Letter: Boris Johnson, Co-Chair, Better Earth Ltd 
- ITVX (2023): Who is Charlotte Owen? The youngest life peer after being named in Boris Johnson's honours list
- The Spectator (2022): Boris's babes to join the Lords
- UK Parliament: MPs and Lords: Contact Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge
“Experience:
There is no experience information to show.”
- Channel 4 News (YouTube): Former Johnson aide Baroness Owen wants law to ban deepfake porn
- UK Parliament: Hansard: NHS App: Medical Records
- UK Column content: Debi Evans Blog: 29th August 2024
- UK Column News Archive: UK Column News—30th August 2024
- Tortoise Media: Who is Boris Johnson's baroness?

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Latest NHS Report and the “Global Envy” of NHS Patient Data—Who Owns It? - UK Column News - 13th September 2024

- The Independent: Tory austerity and shake-ups have left NHS in ‘critical condition’, major review finds
- Digital Health: PM pledges move to a ‘digital NHS’, following Lord Darzi report
- GOV.UK: Independent investigation of the NHS in England
- UK Column News Archive: UK Column News—23rd August 2024
- Refuge: Joint letter on concerns around survivors medical records on NHS app
- NHS Hertfordshire Partnership: HPFT is first NHS Trust in the country to launch a pioneering app supporting victims of domestic abuse
- UKAuthority: NHS App to include digital health check
- Twitter/X: NickWalker1972—Mix Master Mirage
- Debi Evans (on X): Debi Evans’s post
“19 seconds is all it takes to learn how to #ScrapNHSApp 
If you choose to, here’s how, in 3 quick, easy moves.”

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Fear of the Truth in Today’s Legacy Media: Insights from the Reuters Institute’s Digital News Report 2024 - UK Column News - 13th September 2024

- Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism: Digital News Report 2024

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USA: The Unmentionable Remedy of Tariffs, Election Consequences, and Supply Chain Challenges - UK Column News - 13th September 2024

- Chicago Council on Global Affairs: Trade War 2.0? The 2024 Election and the Global Economy
- Council on Foreign Relations:  Heidi Crebo-Rediker—Senior fellow in the Center for Geoeconomic Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
- Chicago Council on Global Affairs: Karl Friedhoff—Marshall M. Bouton Fellow for Asia Studies
- The World Economic Forum: Diane Swonk—Agenda Contributor
Mark Anderson asks:
“Are tariffs really so bad? Doesn't a degree of protection grow our industrial base and generate needed revenue to rebuild US infrastructure and boost semiconductor production domestically?”
- Chicago Council on Global Affairs (YouTube): Trade War 2.0? The 2024 Election and the Global Economy (Answer to Mark Andersons question)
- IMDb: Trading Places (1983)

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FRS Predicts Government Spending Goes Through the Roof - UK Column News - 13th September 2024

- Office for Budget Responsibility: Fiscal risks and sustainability—September 2024
- The Times: We can't afford a taboo on assisted dying (Archived)
- National Review: Normalizing Assisted Suicide Will Lead to a Duty to Die
H. G. Wells quote:
“[Future humans] will naturally regard the modest suicide of the incurably melancholy, or diseased or helpless persons as a high and courageous act of duty rather than a crime.”

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Can't See a Doctor for a Health Check? How About a Dentist or Optician for Your Blood Pressure? - UK Column News - 13th September 2024

- UK Parliament: Layla Moran elected as Chair of Health and Social Care Committee
- NHS England: Blood pressure checks at the dentist and optician to catch those at risk of heart attacks and strokes
- Evening Standard: Life saving NHS health checks to be offered at work
- GOV.UK: Medicines and medical devices: Key back-to-school tips
- GOV.UK: Valproate use in men: as a precaution, men and their partners should use effective contraception
- UK Column content: Debi Evans Blog: 23 January 2024
- UK Column News Archive: UK Column News—19th January 2024
- GOV.UK: MHRA Board meetings in 2024
“Our next MHRA Board Meeting held in public will be conducted virtually by webinar on Tuesday 17 September from 09:00 until 11:30 hrs. (BST). This meeting is now open for public registrations. Book your place: MHRA Board Meeting held in public Tickets, Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 10:00 AM Eventbrite”

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They're pushing to ditch fossil fuels, move to personal carbon allowances, and ration energy through apps and carbon credit cards linked to ID. Tradable Energy Quotas (TEX) mean carbon use will be tracked and rationed. A glimpse of what's coming? - Debi, http://ukcolumn.org

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Northern Ireland’s new Public Health Bill proposes permanent emergency powers, allowing restrictions like forced medical exams, quarantine, and vaccination—even without a public health emergency. The COVID-era "temporary" measures may become permanent. Consultation ends Sept 27. Links as always in the show notes: https://ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-6th-september-2024

'Officials' are dragging us into a global war. David Lammy talks of ‘supercharging’ alliances, but it means escalating in Eastern Europe with attacks on Russian territory. Grant Shapps pushes for direct intervention. Is anyone speaking out? @UKColumn

Warmongers: Western Weapons Are Good, Eastern Weapons Are Bad—Got It? - UK Column News - 16th September 2024

- GOV.UK: UK to provide £162 million package of air defence missiles for Ukraine as Defence Secretary meets international partners 
- BBC: UK confirms supply of Storm Shadow long-range missiles in Ukraine
- UK Column archive: UK Column News - 13th September 2024
- The Kyiv Independent: Zelensky to present US with victory plan in September
- The Kyiv Independent: Zelensky's office denies report that victory plan includes ceasefire along existing lines
- Ukrainska Pravda: Zelenskyy's adviser denies media reports about "Ukraine's victory plan" involving ceasefire with Russia
- Institute for the Study of War: Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 14, 2024
- Institute for the Study of War: Ukraine and the Problem of Restoring Maneuver in Contemporary War (PDF)
- Daily Mail: Let Ukraine use British Storm Shadow missiles in Russia, Boris Johnson urges the Prime Minister - warning that every day's delay is costing lives
- BBC: What we know about the Trump attack and the suspect
- BBC (2022): Foreign fighters go to join Ukraine fight

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UN's Global Agenda: (Un)Sustainable Development Goals, Summit of the Future, and Sustainable Global Influence - UK Column News - 16th September 2024

- Summit of the Future: The Pact: Summit of the Future: The Pact
- United Nations (on X): United Nations's post "World leaders will come together next week at #UNGA to advance solutions to some of the main challenges facing humanity."
- UN’s Sustainable Development Goals 2023 Infographics: SDG Progress Report 2023 (PDF)
- UN Summit of the Future Overview: Summit of the Future 2024
- The Club of Rome: Limits to Growth: The Limits to Growth (Publication)
- Tellus Institute’s Paul Raskin: Tellus Institute
- GAO Report: Global Population Growth and Resources: GAO Report (1981) (PDF)
- Tellus Institute's Vision for Global Transition: The Tellus Institute
- The Limits to Growth Documentary: The Limits to Growth Documentary (YouTube)
- The Great Transition Initiative: Great Transition Initiative
- SEI: Stockholm Environment Institute Report: SEI Report (PDF)
- The Great Transition: Global Change and Sustainable Future: Great Transition (PDF)
- SEI Overview: Global Sustainability Leaders: Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
- World Economic Forum’s Partnership with SEI: Stockholm Environment Institute & WEF
- Lowy Institute: Why Ecosocialism Matters: Why Ecosocialism (PDF)

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Amnesty International Responds to Ben Rubin over Ricky Jones’ Inciting Remarks - UK Column News - 16th September 2024

- Rise UK (Substack): Letter to Sacha Deshmukh, CEO of Amnesty International
“It's hard to overstate the danger of the road this kind of rhetoric will take us down if allowed to continue. The potential for extreme violence across the UK has never been greater […]”
- Amnesty International (2022): Press Release: Amnesty UK announces appointment of Sacha Deshmukh as permanent Chief Executive 
- LinkedIn: Kai Akram - Media & PR Manager - Amnesty International UK

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At Least £3 Billion UK Taxpayers' Money to Ukraine Annually: 'As Long As It Takes - UK Column News - 16th September 2024

- GOV.UK: Defence Secretary welcomes Ukrainian counterpart to UK and confirms £1bn milestone in UK-administered fund 
- World Bank Group: Sixth Additional Financing for Public Expenditures for Administrative Capacity Endurance (PEACE) in Ukraine

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Build Back Better Plans for Ukraine—Who Are the Deep State Actors Actually Running the Show? - UK Column News - 16th September 2024

- BBC: No new pledge on Ukraine missiles after Starmer-Biden talks
- BBC: Moment Biden puts on red Trump 2024 hat
- GOV.UK: Karen Pierce DCMG (British Ambassador to the USA)
- Swiss Policy Research (SPRS): The American Empire and its Media
- Open Society Foundations: The Open Society Foundations work to build vibrant and inclusive democracies whose governments are accountable to their people
- Open Society Foundations: Who We Are: George Soros, the founder of the Open Society Foundations
- International Renaissance Foundation (ACREC): About us
“We work on the development of Ukraine in which human rights are securely protected and positive changes work for the benefit of the citizens”
- Insider Paper (2022): Russia-Ukraine war to trigger new world order: BlackRock CEO
- Mykhailo Fedorov (LinkedIn): Mykhailo Fedorov's Post (Video)
- Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine (LinkedIn): Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine – Met with global management of UNDP — Shoko Noda, Assistant Secretary General of UNDP
- Mykhailo Fedorov (LinkedIn): Met with Thomas Davin – Director of Office of Global Innovation, UNICEF
- Mykhailo Fedorov (LinkedIn): Integration of AI in education, cloud technologies and strategic partnership — the results of a meeting between global and Ukrainian top managers of Google
- Mykhailo Fedorov (LinkedIn): Had a chance to meet with Phil Kaplan, executive director of the Blue Center for Global Strategic Assessment at Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs

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Do We Have Freedom of Speech? Examining Legislation and Academic Freedom - UK Column News - 16th September 2024

- Legislation: Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023: UK Public Order Act
- Parliamentary Session: Parliament TV
- Academic Freedom Index 2024 Update: Academic Freedom Index (PDF)
- Academics For Academic Freedom: Sign this open letter to Bridget Phillipson: AFAF Open Letter
- Journal Storage (JSTOR): The Crisis Of The Earth: Marx's Theory of Ecological Sustainability as a Nature-Imposed Necessity for Human Production by John Bellamy Foster: The Crisis Of The Earth (2015)

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