UK Column News - 28th October 2024

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

 

Netanyahu Escalates Tensions with Iran in Pursuit of Greater Israel Vision

00:00 The Guardian (YouTube): Keir Starmer says Iran should not respond to Israeli strikes

Redacted (YouTube):  Israel is destroying itself and millions will die—Col. Douglas Macgregor

 

US Election 2024: Rally and Rogan Podcast Season

05:47 Google Trends: Kamala Harris and Donald Trump

PowerfulJRE (YouTube): Joe Rogan Experience #2219—Donald Trump

The Mirror: Kamala Harris heckled and booed at Texas rally as 'gate-crashing' crowd-members escorted away

Daily Mail: Donald Trump tells Joe Rogan what he was told about UFOs when he became President and why 'there could be something out there'

PBS NewsHour (YouTube): Beyoncé joins Kamala Harris for campaign rally in Houston, Texas

PBS NewsHour: Trump holds campaign rally at Madison Square Garden in New York

Reuters: In pictures: Trump headlines rally at Madison Square Garden

PBS NewsHour (YouTube): Trump holds campaign rally at Madison Square Garden in New York

Sky News (YouTube): Kamala Harris holds campaign rally in Philadelphia

Sky News: Was Donald Trump's Madison Square Garden rally an evocation of Nazism?

Middle East Eye (YouTube): Kamala Harris interrupted by protester shouting ‘no more Gaza war’

City of St. Louis: General Election Sample Ballot (PDF)

The Better Party: Ballot Access for Independent Candidates

 

Weaponising American Justice: How Political Rage Drives the Democratic Party’s Shift Toward Tyranny

17:23 BBC: Why we're asking you to sign in

BBC: Watch: Putin challenged over Ukraine war by BBC's Steve Rosenberg 

UK Column interview: J. Michael Waller discusses his book Big Intel: How the CIA and FBI Went from Cold War Heroes to Deep State Villains

Forthcoming UK Column interview: A conversation with Joseph B. Sweeney, former CIA Head of Litigation and the author of A Dangerous Injustice—Tuesday 29th October at 1pm

 

An Unholy Alliance Between Power and Money

25:09 Black Equity Organisation (BEO): Our People: Former Founding Trustee—David Lammy

Black Britain’s Mandate: You can download the pdf here

My Life My Say: Next Gen Conference ’24: Give an X

Tortoise Media (LinkedIn): Tortoise Media‘s post

How can the new UK government enable the success of today's young people? That was the question we set leaders from across the public, private and third sector to consider this week at our Plan for Young People event. The answer: it will take considerable, collective effort, careful planning and effective execution

My Life My Say (on X): Fabian Society photo

It was great to have My Life My Say representation at both the Labour and Conservative conferences this year with Team Members and Squad Ambassadors speaking on various panels

 

Support Independent Journalism: Become a UK Column Member

37:00 Support Independent Journalism from the UK Column with only £5 a month

Access UKC News Extra—UK Column Community

UK Column event: UK Column On Location—Saturday, 19th October 2024 (Bristol)

UK Column event: UK Column On Location Live Stream

 

King Charles calls for “Resilience” at Commonwealth Conference as UN Unveils Climate Finance Plan

38:10 Commonwealth Secretariat: Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM)

Commonwealth Secretariat: Samoa announces theme for the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

Commonwealth Secretariat: CHOGM Programme: 17–26 October 2024 (PDF)

ITV News: Watch in full as King Charles delivers landmark speech at Commonwealth Summit in Samoa

Commonwealth Secretariat: His Majesty The King’s Opening Speech for CHOGM 2024

Commonwealth Secretariat: CHOGM 2024: Day 2 highlights

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

Firstpost (YouTube): British PM Keir Starmer Reacts to Israel's Recent Strikes on Iran

Commonwealth Secretariat: Commonwealth Principles on Freedom of Expression and the Role of the Media in Good Governance (as revised by the Member Country Expert Working Group) (PDF)

UN Climate Change (UNFCCC): Introduction to Climate Finance

UN Climate Change (UNFCCC): Welcome to the UNFCCC Climate Finance Data Portal

UN Climate Change (UNFCCC): 2024 High-level ministerial dialogue on the new collective quantified goal on climate finance

Oxfam: Climate Finance Unchecked—How much does the World Bank know about the climate actions it claims?

New York Post: World Bank bureaucrats lost track of at least $24 billion in funds fighting climate change: ‘Could be twice or ten times more’

 

Whole New Wave of Payments for Slave Trade “Reparations” Agreed by Commonwealth Leaders

47:11 BBC: Time has come for reparations dialogue, Commonwealth heads agree

Tortoise Media: Slavery splits the Commonwealth

The Guardian: UK ‘open to discussing non-cash forms of reparatory justice’ for former colonies

Rise UK (Substack): Prisoners Of The Japanese

 

British Ministry of War: Picking Its Battles with Climate Change

51:25 Defence & Security become one with Global Society because “Climate change threatens peace”

GOV.UK: Ministry of Defence Climate Change and Sustainability Strategic Approach 

If you don’t deal with it today, you will not be able to deal with it tomorrow

 

Legacy Media Stirs Public Outrage Over Chris Kaba Shooting

56:41 The Voice: Chris Kaba: Celebrities and community groups continue the call for justice

The Guardian: ‘Shocking’: Chris Kaba verdict stokes old frustrations in Brixton

Hackney Gazette: Chris Kaba shot gang rival in Oval Space Hackney nightclub