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00.36 BBC: Resignations and regrets over Trump bias
BBC chair apologises for ‘error of judgement’ over Trump speech edit in documentary – BBC News
Nine ways the BBC misled viewers over Trump
‘I broke the BBC bias story. Its silence proves there is a serious problem’
New questions about BBC cooperation with British intelligence – UPI Archives
Why spies and scribes have a lot in common | Khaleej Times
Raffi Berg: BBC Middle East Editor Exposed as CIA, Mossad Collaborator
Alex Mahon to step down as CEO of Channel 4 after nearly eight years | Channel 4
10.42 State-backed Independent Media: The war for the narrative continues
International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM) – https://ifpim.org/#1
Previous UK Column IFPIM Reports – https://www.ukcolumn.org/search?keywords=ifpim
Nishnant Lalwani & Emmanuel Macron – https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nishantlalwani_well-that-was-a-phenomenal-week-in-paris-activity-7389988326201626625-AtUd
Mark Thompson, “Reliable information is a public good” – https://www.linkedin.com/posts/forum-information-democracy_thats-a-wrap-the-second-segment-of-the-activity-7390066282605203456-ijVv
High-Level International Conference on Information Integrity and Independent Media, including Mark Thompson opening remarks – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0WnPNMnpjs
Paris Declaration on Multi-lateral Action for Information Integrity and Independent Media https://www.elysee.fr/en/emmanuel-macron/2025/10/29/paris-declaration-on-multilateral-action-for-information-integrity-and-independent-media
Media Freedom Coalition – https://mediafreedomcoalition.org/
18.52 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Preparing learners for a ‘changing world’
Curriculum and Assessment Review final report: Building a world-class curriculum for all
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Curriculum and Assessment Review Final Report: government response – GOV.UK
Becky Francis | About | University College London
Femininity, science, and the denigration of the girly girl
Theorists in Education | Mikhail Bakhtin
Mikhail Bakhtin | Research Starters | EBSCO Research
29.18 Check out UKC’s website and support our work
31.06 School Lockdown: Prison campuses planned for UK kids
NASUWT | School Lockdown Procedures
36.23 Online Safety: Starmer regime trying to prove censorship bill is fit for purpose
Lisa Nandy on online safety fears – ‘I worry about what my little boy sees on internet’ – The Mirror
£2m income spike for online safety charity after reports of gifts from social media giants
Google cuts funding to Full Fact… – Full Fact
The Right should celebrate the Online Safety Act’s success – UnHerd
Roblox sued: https://x.com/KenPaxtonTX/status/1986529630124126245
41.40 Climate Revolution: A deep dive into Quadrature’s role in shaping policy
Quadrature – https://quadrature.ai/
Previous UKC report on Quadrature – https://www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-17th-march-2025
Quadrature Capital is a “bit of a cult” – https://www.efinancialcareers.ie/news/quadrature-capital
Labour given £4m from tax haven-based hedge fund – https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/labour-given-4m-from-tax-haven-based-hedge-fund-with-shares-in-oil-and-arms/
Quadrature Climate Foundation – https://www.qc.foundation/
Civic Power Fund – https://www.civicpower.org.uk/
49.40 COP30 Brazil: Follow the money, the financial-isation of nature
Six issues that will dominate COP30
Amazon forest felled to build road for climate summit | BBC News
2025-02-24-TFFF-Full-Concept-Note-2.0-Final.pdf
UN holds emergency talks over sky-high accommodation costs at Cop30 in Brazil | Cop30 | The Guardian
1.00.27 BBC: Presenter breaks ‘the ‘rules’
Martine Croxall broke rules over ‘pregnant people’ facial expression, BBC says – BBC News