UK Column News – 1st August 2025

Charles Malet, Patrick Henningsen, Mark Anderson and special report from Will Coleshill with Friday’s UK Column News.

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Gaza Aid Denied: Feeding War, Starving Babies

01:02 AP Archive (YouTube): Intercepted ship carrying activists and humanitarian aid for Gaza arrives at Israel port

Al Jazeera: Updates: Israel kills 23 aid seekers in Gaza, 2 more babies starve to death

Anadolu Ajansı: Slovenia becomes 1st European country to ban arms trade with Israel

21st Century Wire: Canada Uninterrupted Flow of Arms Delivery to Israel Exposed

21st Century Wire: UN Two State Solution Declaration: A Bait and Switch?

 

Seconds to Midnight: Iran, Israel, and the Fallout to Come

17:44 Chicago Council on Global Affairs: The Middle East on Edge: What’s Next for Iran, Israel, and the Region

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: Doomsday Clock

The Iran Project: About the Iran Project

Euro News: Enough enriched uranium for ‘several’ nuclear bombs

Chicago Council on Global Affairs (YouTube): The Middle East on Edge: What’s Next for Iran, Israel, and the Region (Video)

 

Willsy Reports: The Paloma Shemirani Inquest

25:21 Cambridgeshire Live: Conspiracy theorist says daughter Paloma Shemirani died by medical gross negligence manslaughter

 

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UK Parliament: Freedom of Expression (Religion or Belief System) Bill

 

Another Day, Another Iranian Boogeyman

35:57 GOV.UK: Statement on state threats from Iranian intelligence services: 31 July 2025

 

Rough Skies Ahead — If You Believe the BBC

38:56 BBC: Why plane turbulence is becoming more frequent

National Transportation Safety Board: Preventing Turbulence-Related Injuries in Air Carrier Operations Conducted Under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 (PDF)

 

Zinc Network: Manufacturing Consent, One Influencer at a Time

42:58 21st Century Wire: Britain’s Propaganda Machine and Its Influence Peddling in Slovakia’s Election

Newsweek: Donald Trump Threatens Russia Tariffs as Relationship With Putin Worsens

 

Massie: The PREP Act is Medical Malpractice Martial Law

44:45 House.gov: Rep. Massie Introduces PREP Repeal Act to End “Medical Malpractice Martial Law“

These targeted sections are commonly referred to as the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act and currently provide sweeping liability protections to pharmaceutical companies for pandemic-related products.

Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR): Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act

 

Daddy Government Say They’re Saving British Food — Not Sabotaging It

49:20 GOV.UK: Government launches “Good Food Cycle” to transform Britain’s food system

Agriland: Defra launches new food strategy for England

GOV.UK: A UK government food strategy for England, considering the wider UK food system 

[…] supports our net zero commitments

Farmers Weekly: Red meat and dairy missing from Defra’s new food strategy

GOV.UK: Bluetongue: how to prevent it and stop it spreading

vaccinating your animals with a suitable authorised vaccine

Office for National Statistics: Population estimates for England and Wales: mid-2024

UK Parliament: Approved work: Multifunctional land use decisions: what role could collaborative governance models play?

UK Parliament: Battery energy storage systems (PDF)

Road & Track: A Shipping Company Is Refusing to Transport EVs and PHEVs Due to the Risk of Fire

 

Sun Valley 2025: Invitation Only Media and Technology Summit 

59:12 Deadline: Touching Down In Sun Valley, Can Moguls Find Answers To Media’s Pressing Questions Amid The Ponderosa Pines?

Fast Company: What happened at Sun Valley 2025? A roundup of the biggest news and deals (Archived)

PBS: What Paramount’s multi-million dollar settlement with Trump means for press freedom

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (YouTube): 2025 Doomsday Clock Announcement

Continued on UK Column Extra….

 

And Finally… What the Civil Service Should Look Like?

1:00:01 BBC: Civil service interns must all be working class, government says

GOV.UK (2016): Socio-Economic Diversity in the Fast Stream (PDF)