UK Column News - 16th September 2024

Brian Gerrish, Ben Rubin and Prof. Diane Rasmussen McAdie with today's UK Column News.

 

Warmongers: Western Weapons Are Good, Eastern Weapons Are Bad—Got It?

00:27 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

 

UN's Global Agenda: (Un)Sustainable Development Goals, Summit of the Future, and Sustainable Global Influence

17:46 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: The Limits to Growth (Publication, 1972)

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)

 

Amnesty International Responds to Ben Rubin over Ricky Jones’ Inciting Remarks

33:36 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

 

UK Column On Location: Bristol Event—October 2024 (Limited Tickets Available)

41:28 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 event: UK Column Really Live: Saturday, 19th October 2024 (Bristol)

Forthcoming UK Column interview: Gut Feelings: The Abdominal Brain with Dr Sabine Hazan, Consultant Gastroenterologist—Part 2—Tuesday 16th September at 1 pm

 

At Least £3 Billion British Taxpayers’ Money to Ukraine Annually: “As Long As It Takes”

45:15 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

 

Build Back Better Plans for Ukraine—Who Are the Deep State Actors Actually Running the Show?

48:12 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

 

Do We Have Freedom of Speech? Examining Legislation and Academic Freedom

1:00:11 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)