Will Tony Blair's Dream Come True? Digital ID Policy Advances - UK Column News - 19th February 2025

- GOV.UK: Electoral Commission's reports on the 2024 elections
- Politics Home: MPs Across Labour Urge Ministers To Back Digital ID In Fight Against Farage
- Thales: Mobile ID: Trusted Digital ID for Governments - From eID to Mobile ID
“Gemalto Mobile ID Smart App is a cutting-edge application that enables governments to offer strong authentication and identity validation services to their citizens by transforming the device in all our pockets into a mobile TRUSTED digital ID built on the highest level of Common Criteria certification for software security ever reached on the market.”
- Anthropic: Anthropic signs MOU with UK Government to explore how AI can transform UK public services
- GOV.UK: Memorandum of Understanding between UK and Anthropic on AI opportunities
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (on X): The UK has signed an agreement to deepen collaboration with leading AI company AnthropicAI
“We'll work closely together to realise the opportunities of AI, including transforming public services, driving new scientific breakthroughs & improving lives.”

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What’s really behind net zero and the push for 15-minute cities? It’s not about the environment or sustainability—it’s about money and control. Meanwhile, some officials still pretend democracy exists while ignoring the bigger picture.

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The Data (Use and Access) Bill must be stopped. This is not a new piece of legislation—it’s a rebranded version of the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, which the Conservative government failed to push through before the general election. Now, Labour are trying again.

This bill paves the way for an all-encompassing digital identity system. Despite assurances that digital IDs will be voluntary. The reality is that once these systems are embedded into everyday life, for banking, government services or even supermarket age verification—opting out becomes impossible. The infrastructure for control is being built, and history shows that when governments and corporations gain more access to personal data, they do not give it back.

In March 2023, we reported that digital ID's were being implemented under the Digital Information (No. 2) Bill. Now, it is back under a new name, with even broader implications.

This bill is not about convenience, it’s about control. But laws like this only succeed when people stay silent. Public pressure can stop this, just as it has stopped other draconian measures in the past. If you care about privacy, personal freedom and the right to live without constant monitoring, now is the time to act.

Contact your MP. Spread the word. Push back before this becomes law.

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Lies, Damned Lies, And The Office For National Statistics - UK Column News - 21st February 2024

On this day last year, UK Column reported on the ONS changing how it calculates excess mortality. By ditching the five-year average for a new model, they’ve quietly lowered "expected" deaths, making ongoing high mortality disappear on paper.

This wasn’t just a tweak—it was a cover-up. The mainstream media won’t touch it, but we will. Follow @UKColumn and @UKColumnExtracts

They don’t want us to be self-sufficient. History has shown how government-mandated animal culls can devastate food supplies.

First, the UK forces you to register your chickens. Then, they’ll come to slaughter or "humanely cull" them.

This isn’t about bird flu. It’s about control. Stay alert.

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UK Column News - 21st February 2025
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The Big Rift Of Trump Not Going Europe's Way - UK Column News - 21st February 2025

- The Washington Post: Three years after Russia’s invasion, Ukraine has to battle Trump (Archived)
- Donald J. Trump (TruthSocial): Trump wrote Zelensky was a "modestly successful comedian" and accused him of having "talked the US into a war that couldn't be won"
- Reuters: Trump tells 'dictator' Zelenskiy to move fast or lose Ukraine
- The Guardian: Zelenskyy says Trump lives in 'disinformation bubble' after claim Ukraine started war
- Daily Mail: JD Vance warns Zelensky he will regret 'badmouthing' Trump and condemns his 'atrocious' response to peace talks
- Senator Bernie Sanders (YouTube): A Sad Moment in American History

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RAND: Overextending and Unbalancing Russia - UK Column News - 21st February 2025

- Email to UK Column
- London Business School (YouTube): 2004: Tony Blair on immigration
- RAND: Overextending and Unbalancing Russia (PDF)
- RAND: About RAND
- Ministry of Defence (on X): DefenceHQ’s video
“Here’s the reality: NATO stands united against threats. It is a defensive alliance committed to keeping allies and allied territories safe.”
- The Telegraph (YouTube, 2024): Exclusive interview with Boris Johnson - Ukraine

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Swedish Press: The US has Given Us Three Weeks to Accept Ukraine's Surrender - UK Column News - 21st February 2025

- Financial Times: Europe and the crumbling Atlantic alliance (Archived)
- Hufvudstadsbladet (Swedish): Mika Aaltola: The US has given us three weeks to accept surrender Ukrainian
- 21st Century Wire: Desperate Measures: EU Increases Defense Spending for More War in Ukraine

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US-EU Trade Relations: Balancing Economic Security, Tariff Threats, and Public Support - UK Column News - 21st February 2025

- The White House: Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Announces “Fair and Reciprocal Plan” on Trade
- American Enterprise Institute: EU-US Cooperation on Trade and Economic Security
- ANI News (YouTube): EU Trade Chief Maros Sefcovic speaks at American Enterprise Institute | US threat of tariffs
- AP News: EU official meets with Trump counterparts to resolve tariff threats
- Chicago Council on Global Affairs: Americans See Benefits of Trade, yet Support Restrictions to Protect US Jobs

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US Knew of Gonzalo Lira’s Torture and Murder, Yet Allowed Him to Suffer in Silence - UK Column News - 21st February 2025

- 21st Century Wire: Ukrainian Whistleblower: ‘How the SBU Robbed and Killed a U.S. Citizen’

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UN Blames Fishing Trawlers, Not Sabotage, for Majority of Undersea Cable Damage - UK Column News - 21st February 2025

- GAZ-SYSTEM: Baltic Sea Gas Corridor
- BBC: Putin’s secret weapon: The threat to the UK lurking on our sea beds
- Royal United Services Institute: Dr Sidharth Kaushal
- UNIDIR (2023): Wading Murky Waters: Subsea Communications Cables and Responsible State Behaviour
- 21st Century Wire: UN: Fishing Trawlers Are Unseen Culprits in Underwater Cable Damage, Not Sabotage

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Kash Patel as FBI Director: A Potentially Game-Changing Appointment - UK Column News - 21st February 2025

- NBC News: Senate confirms Kash Patel as FBI director
- Rolling Stone: Kash Patel Confirmed as FBI Director by Senate Republicans

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JD Vance in Europe: Standing Against EU Tyranny - UK Column News - 21st February 2025

- Politico: Vance meets with leader of far-right German political party backed by Musk
- Center for European Policy Analysis: Romania’s Hard-Right Boosted by Vance 
- The Telegraph: JD Vance's Munich security conference speech in full (Archived)

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Same Playbook: Problem, Reaction, Solution — A Path Toward a Greater Israel? - UK Column News - 21st February 2025

- New York Times: Germans head to the polls (Archived)
- New York Times: Multiple Bus Explosions in Israel Put Country on Terrorism Alert

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UK Column News Extra - 21st February 2025

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In September 2023, Netanyahu showed this map at the United Nations, showing a new vision for the Middle East—one with no Palestine. He casually held up the map, sending a clear message before October 7th. This isn’t just a conspiracy theory any more; it’s actual policy from Netanyahu’s far-right Likud coalition. The mainstream media won’t talk about this, but UK Column News will.
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2 police officers visited a grandmother and told her to check her thinking because she criticised Labour politicians on Facebook

Helen Jones merely called for the resignation of local councillors embroiled in the WhatsApp scandal that has been exposed by The Mail on Sunday

I would remind all subscribers of what I said at the UK Column Bristol live event. This is in direct contravention of the Miller case in which the Court found that the appellant’s right to freedom of expression under Article 10 ECHR had been infringed by 2014 police guidance on the recording of non-crime hate incidents

Yet the police continue to operate under this guidance and use it to terrorise the public into being quiet about everything - the chilling effect on freedom of speech

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The BBC acting as the government's mouthpiece, pushes tighter control over children outside school.

A proposed register would assign a "consistent identifier", expanding state oversight & control.

This isn’t just about education—it’s about increasing government power over families.

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The Children’s Well-being in Schools Bill pushes compulsory registers for children not in school—treating home education as a safeguarding risk despite no evidence. The clampdown on homeschooling gets worse under Labour!

The government insists it must decide if homeschooling is in a child's "best interest"—not parents. This is state control over family choice.
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UK Column News - 24th February 2025
Brian Gerrish, Ben Rubin and Prof. Diane Rasmussen McAdie with today's UK Column News.
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