Brian Gerrish, Prof. Diane Rasmussen McAdie and Ben Rubin with today's UK Column News.
We’re Drowning in Confusion and Chaos: MINDSPACE and Western Media
00:34 Tomorrow's Papers: Front Pages for the 13th of January 2025
The Telegraph: Net zero ‘nudge unit’ accused of Covid scare tactics will push heat pumps on public (Archived)
Institute for Government: MINDSPACE: Influencing behaviour through public policy (PDF)
That means that citizens may not fully realise that their behaviour is being changed - or, at least, how it is being changed. Clearly, this opens up the government to charges of manipulation.
The Telegraph (2012): 'Nudge unit' to become Whitehall's first profit-making business (Archived)
GOV.UK (2012): Government's nudge unit goes global
UK Column article (2015): Downhill To The British Dictatorship Unless We Withdraw Our Consent
BBC: Russia claims capture of Ukrainian front-line town
Metro (2017): Female officer removed from nuclear submarine HMS Vigilant after ‘having sex’
Independent (2004): Navy satanist will not have to choose between devil and deep blue sea
Public-Private Partnerships and Disruptive Innovation: Big Tech and Government
11:48 LinkedIn: Brent Hoberman
The Times (2024): Elon Musk should also help Britain to slash public spending (Archived)
180 Studios: Founders Forum Group
Founders Intelligence: Entrepreneur Powered Consulting
Founders Forum Group (2024): Innovation Drivers: Tracking Big Tech’s Support For European Startups
About Amazon UK (2020): John Boumphrey appointed UK Country Manager for Amazon
Deloitte: Debbie Weinstein - Vice President, Google & Managing Director of Google UK & Ireland
Tech Nation: The UK network for ambitious tech entrepreneurs
Cambridge Enterprise: Gerard Grech CBE
The World Economic Forum: Rohan Silva
Tech Nation: Tech Nation Global Talent Visa Report 2024: 10 Years of Global Talent in UK Tech
Apocalyptic Fires in LA: SmartLA 2028 and the Sustainable Development Goals Agenda
28:25 Los Angeles Fire Commission: [BFC 24-117] - Los Angeles Fire Department Service Impacts On Operations (PDF)
Associated Press (YouTube): Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass stays silent when asked about handling of fires
Independent Sentinel: Mayor Karen Bass, Revolutionary Communist
Ghana Statistical Service: Ghana FactSheet
City of Los Angeles (2020): SmartLA 2028 - Technology for a better Los Angeles
Deadline: Gavin Newsom, In ‘Meet The Press’ Interview, Talks Of Organizing “Marshall Plan” To Rebuild Los Angeles After Apocalyptic Fires
ABC7: Mayor Karen Bass to attend inauguration of John Dramani Mahama as Ghana's president
UN Department of Public Information: Advocates appointed to build widespread support for SDGs
The Atlantic (2020): When Karen Bass Went to Work in Castro’s Cuba
Independent: Why was LA Mayor Karen Bass in Ghana as devastating wildfires broke out?
AP News: Mahama sworn in as Ghana’s president for a third time against the backdrop of an economic crisis
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UK Column article: The Censored Scientific Issue at the Heart of the OPCW-Douma Cover Up
Forthcoming UK Column interview: Licence to Kill: Drugs with Consequences—with Dr Mike Yeadon - Tuesday 14th January 2025 at 1PM
Dissidents Meet-Up Event: Food & Farming Security Solutions Event Exeter Devon - Saturday 18th January 2025 from 09:30 - 16:00 (Direct Ticket Link)
Petition: Review how to turn the MHRA into a fully transparent, patient first regulator
Common Knowledge Events: The Scottish People's Covid-19 Inquiry, Saturday 22nd February, Edinburgh
Amoral Figures in Positions of Power: Controlled for Hidden Agendas
42:38 Recusant Nine (YouTube): UK Grooming Gangs Exposed: Six Years of Struggle, One Chance to Finish the Fight (Raja Miah interview)
The Mill: Elon Musk thinks there is a hidden grooming scandal in Oldham. Why can’t the police find it?
Britannica: Mark Thompson - Biography & Facts
Ben Rubin (on X): Ben Rubin’s post
The Mill is substantially backed by former BBC Director General, Mark Thompson, who was personally responsible for covering up the crimes of Jimmy Savile.
Channel 4 (YouTube): Government votes down new national grooming gang inquiry
Daily Mail: Ex-Labour MP arrested on suspicion 'of engaging in sexual communication with a child' - months after being suspended from party over 'serious allegations'
Raja Miah (on X): Why a Public Inquiry Is the Only Way to Uncover the Truth About What Really
The Spectator: Ex-Labour MP arrested – days after attacking ‘unacceptable’ Elon
Lawyers of Light (Telegram): Full video of allegedly Ivor Caplin recorded by STOP Stings. This appears to have been taken down from their Facebook page. No explanation why
UK Column's Longstanding Warnings: Children Stolen by the State
50:38 Plymouth Live (2017): Devon and Cornwall Police officer sentenced for indecent images and illegal ammunition offences
Byline Investigates (2017): Edward Heath: Police Delayed Conifer Report To Avoid Overshadowing Tory Conference
RT International: 11yo girl had ‘consensual’ sex with 28yo man, French prosecutors say citing lack of violence (VPN required in the UK)
The Guardian (2018): The state has a terrible secret: it kidnaps our children
UK Column interview (2016): The Child Abuse Cover Up - A Police Whistleblower Speaks
LA Fire Department’s Strategic Plan: Prioritizing Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI)
55:51 World Economic Forum (2022): Gender equality: These women made history in 2022
Los Angeles City Fire Department: Strategic Plan 2023-2026 (PDF)
NBC Montana: LA water chief knew about empty reservoir, broken hydrants months before fires: Report
Los Angeles Times: State to probe why Pacific Palisades reservoir was offline, empty when firestorm exploded
Newsweek: Fact Check: Did California Donate Firefighting Equipment to Ukraine?
BBC: Meta and Amazon axe diversity initiatives joining US corporate rollback
From UK Column News Extra
Devon Live: Former Devon and Cornwall Police officer arrested on suspicion of stalking and harassment
Many tried to ring the alarm about ‘Dirty Harry’ but were ignored
LinkedIn: Harry Tangye
Plymouth Live (2017): Police update on A38 transit van porn driver