UK Column News – 15th October 2025

Brian Gerrish, Vanessa Beeley and Diane Rasmussen with today’s UK Column News. 

02.10 Gaza: Trump’s ‘Peace Deal’ gives Israel free reign

Trump video “humanitarian aid is flowing into Gaza” https://t.me/eyesonpal/49902

https://thecradle.co/articles/israel-to-prevent-full-amount-of-aid-from-entering-through-rafah-until-dead-captives-released-report

Hamas hands over bodies found so far https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hamas-fighters-tighten-grip-gaza-clouding-future-ceasefire-2025-10-14/

Israel already violates ceasefire. https://thecradle.co/articles/israel-violates-ceasefire-with-deadly-attacks-on-palestinians-in-gaza

IOF arson in Gaza after ceasefire https://english.alahednews.news/83048/388

Journalist killed https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/gaza-palestinian-journalist-saleh-al-jaafrawi-killed-by-coll

Prisoner release https://t.me/enemywatch/42966

Deep Dive interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjDuWRBLU4g

10.55 The Solution is Activism: Kim Isherwood talks about protecting children from sexualisation

UKC Gutsy Women are a powerful role model for others; https://www.ukcolumn.org/search?keywords=gutsy+women

Kim Isherwood and Public Child Protection have taken their fight against sexualisation of children via WHO ’s education RSE to the heart of the Welsh government and now internationally; https://www.publicchildprotectionwales.org/

21.54 Libraries: A Deep Dive into what’s being pushed to kids. With special guest Cathy Mudge

https://www.instagram.com/p/DPcKaTjCBEb/

https://www.ala.org/bbooks/events

https://www.ala.org/aboutala/offices/oif

https://www.cilips.org.uk/banned-books-letter

https://www.ala.org/news/2025/04/american-library-association-kicks-national-library-week-top-10-most-challenged-books

https://defendinged.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/All-Boys-Arent-Blue.pdf

https://www.everylibrary.org/about-everylibrary

https://bannedbooksweek.org/

https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2025/7318848/amanda-jones/

https://ilovelibraries.org/article/libraries-across-the-country-observe-banned-books-week/

https://scottishunionforeducation.substack.com/p/scottish-union-for-education-newsletter-2f9

https://www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-11th-november-2024

https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/american-library-association-ala/

https://libguides.exeter.ac.uk/diversereadinglists

36.45 The Solution is Activism: Debbie Hicks on the importance of outreach work to combat Digital ID and military conscription

Hicks stood up to lockdown and was arrested for filming an empty hospital; https://www.ukcolumn.org/ukcolumn-news/uk-column-news-5th-july-2021
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/no-to-war-conscription

Brian Gerrish and Charles Malet ask “Does your country need you/“; https://www.ukcolumn.org/video/military-matters-does-your-country-need-you-with-brian-gerrish-and-charles-malet

45.56 UK Column Website – a wealth of knowledge

https://www.ukcolumn.org/blogs/surrogacy-an-unfolding-dystopia 

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