Brian Gerrish, Ben Rubin and Prof. Diane Rasmussen McAdie with today's UK Column News.
Smoke & Mirrors: Trump 2.0
00:29 Mirror: Donald Trump inauguration rally chaos as thousands queue in snow while President dances to YMCA
Donald J. Trump (on X): President Trump’s Celebratory Victory Rally (Video)
Migration Observatory: Ukrainian migration to the UK
British Red Cross: State of the nation the UK asylum system
What Happened in 1971? The Founding of the World Economic Forum and Then…
11:00 The WEF: World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025
Oxford University Press: Distributional National Accounts: Methods and Estimates for the United States
Wikipedia: The purpose of a system is what it does (POSIWID)
WTF Happened In 1971?: WTF Happened In 1971?
Wikipedia: Black Monday (1987)
Wikimedia Commons: 1992 World Economic Forum - Havel, Schwab, HRH The Prince of Wales
The Malone Institute: World Economic Forum Project
WhatDoTheyKnow: Which MPs are affiliated to the World Economic Forum
In 2017 Klaus Schwab who heads the World Economic Forum declared: What we are very proud of, is that we penetrate the global cabinets of countries with our WEF Young Global Leaders.
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From Wildfires to Weaponry: Unveiling the World Economic Forum's Global Risks Agenda
23:59 World Economic Forum (WEF): Pre-Annual Meeting 2025 Press Conference (Video)
World Economic Forum (YouTube): Donald Trump Speaks at Davos 2018
World Economic Forum (YouTube 2021): Fighting wildfire with 4 innovative tech inventions
CPD: CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project) can support your environmental journey – turning data into Earth-positive impact
World Economic Forum (YouTube): Ray Dalio: The climate crisis is ‘expensive' - How bridging climate finance gaps can help
World Economic Forum: The Global Risks Report 2023 - 18th Edition (PDF)
Congressional Research Service: Defense Primer: Directed-Energy Weapons (PDF)
Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC): DARPA letter, 10 May 1983: Forest Fire As A Military Weapon (PDF)
World Economic Forum (YouTube 2011): The Davos Annual Meeting 2011 - world's leading opinion-shapers from the media and academia debate possible scenarios for 2011
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UK Column interview: Dear Farmers: 999, Part 1 – How did we get here? – with Roger Meacock and Sandi Adams
Common Knowledge Events: The Scottish People's Covid-19 Inquiry, Saturday 22nd February, Edinburgh
Child Grooming Inquiry: Starmer Abstained
37:55 STV News: Woman to stand trial accused of historical abuse of girls at Fornethy House
Daily Mail: Ban on naming judge who handed Sara Sharif over to killer father will have a 'corrosive impact' on public confidence in the justice system, court hears
Daily Mail (2021): Vulnerable children are put at risk as private equity sharks rake in millions through debt-fuelled business models - which watchdog fears could force hundreds of homes to close
This is Money: Children's homes run by private equity rake in millions
TheyWorkForYou: Mr Ivor Caplin, former MP, Hove
The Times of Israel (2020): Many accused Jewish pedophiles in US flee to Israel
UK Column interview: Child Stealing by the State: A Mother Criminalised for Speaking Out – Part 1
The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023: An Academic Excuse for Censorship?
46:15 Telegraph: Gender-critical student suspended from university radio after posting interview with detransitioner (Archived)
Parliament Live TV: Ministerial statement: Higher Education Regulatory Approach - (Wednesday 15 January 2025)
GOV.UK: Government reaffirms commitment to Free Speech in universities
Telegraph: Bridget Phillipson to revive free speech laws after backlash from academics (Archived)
StudentAFAF’s (Substack): The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023: The Student Response
Andrew Gold - Heretics (YouTube): Well, that escalated...unexpectedly! Campus Gender Debate
King's College London: Doctorate in Clinical Psychology DClinPsy
British Academy of Management: The BAM Guide to Decolonising the Business School Curriculum
Prof Diane Rasmussen McAdie (on X): Here you can see why my leaving academia was the only sensible option
Duke University Press: Geologic Life - Inhuman Intimacies and the Geophysics of Race
Who Is Casey Calista?
57:10 LinkedIn: Casey Calista - Women In Tech Policy
Jake Richards MP on digital ID & what needs to happen to make it a reality.
LinkedIn: Dr Hannah Shimko
LinkedIn: Sarah-jane Sewell