UK Column News - 10th July 2024

Mike Robinson, Charles Malet and Vanessa Beeley with today's UK Column News.

 

NATO: Guardians Of Peace?

00:21 NATO: Secretary General celebrates NATO’s 75th anniversary with Allied leaders on the eve of the Washington Summit

CBS News (YouTube): President Biden speaks at 75th anniversary NATO summit amid reelection concerns—full coverage

Jens Stoltenberg (on X): Jens Stoltenberg’s post

Honoured and humbled to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom from POTUS Biden. I see this as a recognition not just for me, but for the millions of men and women who serve our great Alliance, in and out of uniform. We are stronger and safer together in NATO.

Viktor Orbán: Interview with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on [Hungarian] M1 public television

France 24: Le Pen, Orbán and the ‘Patriots for Europe’: Is the EU being undermined from within?

 

Russophobia: Attitude Of Peace?

08:22 GOV.UK: Joint statement on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, July 2024

Welcome to the United Nations: International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, 19 June

UK Column News archive: UK Column News—24th April 2024

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: Moscow Mechanism experts present report on Ukraine to OSCE Permanent Council

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE): Who we are

U.S. Department of State: 2018 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Ukraine

In the Donbas region, there were reports that government and pro-government forces at times committed abuses, including torture, against individuals detained on national security grounds.

UK Column article (2008): Encirclement Of Russia Continues

NATO (2018): Corruption and conflict: hand in glove

The Telegraph: Ukraine to be told it is too corrupt to join Nato

NATO: Topic: Relations with Ukraine

 

The Lancet: Counting The Dead in Gaza

16:45 The Lancet: Counting the dead in Gaza: difficult but essential

Quds News Network: Israel bombards children football match in school in Gaza

Quds News Network (Telegram): Dr. Ahmed, a medical doctor at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir el-Balah

Keir Starmer (on X): Keir Starmer’s post

Attacking innocent children. The most depraved of actions.

We stand with Ukraine against Russian aggression—our support won’t falter.

 

Date For Your Diary: UK Column Live—Saturday, 19th October 2024 (Bristol)

24:10 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

Date For Your Diary: UK Column Really Live: Saturday, 19th October 2024 (Bristol)

UK Column interview: Go Out Swinging: Nurse on a Mission—Laura Demaray Thursday 11th July at 1 pm

 

“Change”, Or The Same Tory (United Nations) Policies…

26:25 GOV.UK: Energy Secretary Ed Miliband sets out his priorities for the department 

GOV.UK: Chris Stark to lead Mission Control to deliver clean power by 2030

The Carbon Trust: Turn your climate ambition into impact

 

How Green Is Green Energy?

29:10 GOV.UK: Policy statement on onshore wind

GOV.UK (2012): Meeting the challenge of climate change, flooding and coastal change 

Zero Waste Scotland: The future of onshore wind decommissioning in Scotland

National Grid Group: Wind power: Your questions answered—Can wind turbine blades be recycled?

Fibreglass is not totally recyclable and is usually discarded as waste at landfills or incinerated

Power Technology: Solving wind’s dirty secret: innovating wind turbine blade disposal

 

Indiscriminate Slaughter In Gaza

37:03 972 Magazine: ‘I’m bored, so I shoot’: The Israeli army’s approval of free-for-all violence in Gaza

Quds News Network (Telegram): Reports indicate Israeli soldiers are setting fire to tens of Palestinian houses in the vicinity of al-Shifa Hospital

 

What Is UK Space Command Up To With Skynet?

42:29 European Space Agency: Europe’s new Ariane 6 rocket powers into space

Eumetsat: Meteosat satellite to be launched with SpaceX

European Commission:  European Commission and European Investment Bank Group join forces to boost space sector investment with €200 million of financing

ArianeGroup: Our Shareholders

GOV.UK: UK Space Command

GOV.UK: SKYNET 6

UK Column video (2020): David Ellis Report: Skynet

GOV.UK: £9 million funding for satellite instruments to monitor climate

 

Israeli Violations of Gaza Detainees 

49:27 Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor: Killing, torture, and injections of unknown substances: International community must act on Israeli violations of Gaza detainees

RNN Prisoners (Telegram): Moaziz Abayat from Bethlehem, who was abducted on December 25th, 2023, was released from occupation prisons today in abhorrent condition. 

Vanessa Beeley (Telegram): Palestinian released prisoner Moazaz Obaiat recounts the unimaginable torture and starvation Palestinians endure in Israel’s Negev prison

UK Column interview: The Zionist Movement in Britain: David Miller and Vanessa Beeley

 

Wes Streeting Is The New Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

54:02 GOV.UK: Secretary of State makes economic growth a priority

Peter Stefanovic (on X): Peter Stefanovic’s post

This is simply brilliant. Metro Mayors at Downing Street to meet Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Working together to deliver the change our cities and country deserve.

GOV.UK: Devolution delivery for first mayoral meeting

UK Column article (2016): The Global Parliament of Mayors and the Abolition of the Electorate