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How MI5 chief Sir Ken McCallum failed in his Duty of Candour over ‘Agent X’
Professor David Miller
UK Column News Extra — 24th July 2026

Today's News Extra is available to everyone.

There is a pattern that corruption follows. That pattern, and techniques which governments use to silence those who seek to expose corruption, and how money is involved in all of it, is discussed by Brian, Patrick, Basil, and today's guest, Ben Timberley.

The Spy Who Came in from Up North — Part 2: How MI6 Took Over British Intelligence
Professor David Miller
How a very senior British intelligence officer transitioned from a PhD in English Literature to being part of a barnstorming colonisation of government by MI6. Meet Michelle Haslem, new Director General of the Homeland Security Group, an intelligence ...
Africa’s Advanced Ancient Civilisations | Jerm Warfare

South African author, researcher, and explorer Michael Tellinger explores the influence of ancient civilisations and Anunnaki history on modern societal structures and the banking system, especially in southern Africa.

The Spy Who Came in from Up North — Part 1
Professor David Miller
Michelle Haslem is one of the most senior spies in Britain, but she is almost totally unknown. This investigation unearths unprecedented detail on how this Catholic Grammar School girl from Birkenhead of Irish heritage, was recruited to MI6, spent ...
Piping around the Planet | UK Column Interviews

Young bagpipe player Robin Alderslowe tells Charles Malet what motivates him to play his bagpipes all over the world.

Trump's Biggest Gamble Yet: Can America Survive Another Iran War? | Silk and Steel

Donald Trump has reignited economic confrontation just as global markets appeared to stabilise. As governments focus on tariffs and confrontation, China has invested in digital infrastructure, AI, and new trade networks that could redefine the global economy for decades to come.

Stateside with Mark Anderson

In this first part of this brand new UK Column series Mark Anderson reports from over the pond about life in the US.

Unmasking the War in Ukraine (Part 2) | UK Column Interviews

As carnage in Ukraine expands, UNIT analyst Deepti unmasks the drive for wider war with Russia.

UK: A Disheartened Nation?
Neil Harrison
Is the UK a happy country? Does the society in which we live contribute to our happiness or detract from it? Using key indicators of suicides, depression, and drug abuse to measure the emotional state of the nation, Neil Harrison argues that the UK ...
A Thousand Words | Chris Coverdale (Part 3 of 3)

Part three of Jakes Chat with Chris Coverdale covers various ways in which Chris has resisted government and has sought for it to be accountable. Chris also talks about how ideas and behaviours can spread through society quickly to drive deliberate change.

The Right Question About Venezuela and HAARP
Kristoffer Hell
The real story of the questions swirling around the recent earthquakes in Venezuela began half a century ago — in Switzerland.
Syria Podcast Episode 11

As Syrian forces gather on the border with Lebanon, the upcoming funeral of Ali Hosseini Khamenei may be a temptation Israel is unwilling to pass up.

Unmasking the War in Ukraine (Part 1) | UK Column Interviews

UNIT analyst Deepti exposes the deep state operations which foment war in Ukraine.

"They Can't Use Me as a Weapon": Bushra Shaikh on Reporting From Iran and the Backlash at Home

Patrick Henningsen sits down with Bushra Shaikh in Mashhad as millions mourn Ayatollah Khamenei — on the British media backlash against her, women in Iran, and why Iranians no longer trust Washington.

Back to the Future — Swedish Dreams of the Age of Greatness
Kristoffer Hell
While everyone else is looking for an exit, Stockholm is bolting the doors. How are politicians in Sweden perfecting the art of national self-immolation?
2much2young | UK Column Interviews

Rebecca Manning is a founding member of 2much2young, an organisation dedicated to protect and preserve young children from the explosive and aggressive sexual ‘education’ imposed in schools.

Climate Cabal | UK Column Interviews

Learn about the public, private, and philanthropic conspiracy driving the global climate change agenda.

Reiner Fuellmich Exclusive

UK Column presents an exclusive report following Brian Gerrish’s visit to Reiner Fuellmich in prison.

UK Prime Ministers and Dark Triad Personality Disorders
Neil Harrison
The UK has been disastrously served throughout this century and beyond by its political leadership. One reason is the systemic tendency for Dark Triad personalities to achieve positions of the highest office.
Mythbusting the Food Industry | UK Column Interviews

Pat Thomas, Director of the campaign group Beyond GM, talks to Charles Malet about her organisation’s recent High Court victory concerning food labelling.

English Democrats: A Voice At The Table | UK Column Interviews

Robin Tilbrook, Leader of the English Democrats, talks common law, constitutional issues and politics with Brian Gerrish.

The Fog Machine at Palantir
Kristoffer Hell
Alex Karp’s Palantir manifesto isn’t unclear; it’s engineered that way. Behind its philosophical fog lies a strategy: build power, dodge accountability, and let every audience hear what it wants.
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David Ellis Report - Ann Widdecombe
Why Are There "Huge Gaps In Britain's Defences"?
Brian Gerrish
The top brass offer highly unconvincing explanations for the brand destruction of the British military.
Imminent risk of EU control of British defence procurement, industry and training
David Ellis, Strategic Defence Initiatives
On Monday 24 November 2017, Strategic Defence Initiatives UK submitted the following report to the Defence Select Committee of the House of Commons.
The Day of the Skripal
Tim Norman
LONG READ: The Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia survived an apparent assassination attempt in the English city of Salisbury on Sunday, 4 March 2018. But what exactly did the mainstream media and official sources say happened ...
The Online Safety Act - An Act of Betrayal
Iain Davis
The Online Safety Bill has been presented to Parliament and the public as an attempt to protect children from online grooming and abuse and to limit the reach of terrorist propaganda. This, however, does not seem to be its primary focus. The real ...
Mark of the Beast: Digital Identity and the Cashless Cartel
Martin Edwards
With the release of the iPhone X people have been asked to accept a new level of biometric intrusion so that their phone can identify them. But is this a simple security measure, or is there a global policy agenda at work?
Skripal: A Russian web or a RUSI web?
Alex Thomson, Eastern Approaches
Some contours relevant to understanding the possible roles of certain British intelligence officers in the Skripal case.
Keeping abreast of the Skripal case: Some recommended articles
Alex Thomson, Eastern Approaches
A round-up of some contributions that inquirers into the Skripal case ought not to miss.
The End Game
K. C. Merit
President Obama may have forgotten to mention that the American troops due to leave Iraq at the end of 2011 would need to be deployed almost immediately elsewhere.
Who Is The Enemy?
Mike Robinson
Following the events in Woolwich last week, we are revisiting an article originally written for the UK Column newspaper in 2010. While we deplore anyone's killing, it is important to look at the historical context, and ask the question, if our ...
Ukrainian policy in the Donbass: Is it fair to call it genocide?
Terry Boardman
LONG READ: As long as states like Ukraine go on trying to copy the nineteenth-century western European unitary model of the nation state, there will only be endless conflict.
Comment //
The Blindfold Briefing: Rape Gang Recommendations
Charles Malet
Analysis and comment on the recommendations made in the highly politicised Rape Gang Inquiry Report, which was produced for Rupert Lowe MP.
Are Librarians a Safeguarding Threat to Children?
Professor Diane Rasmussen
Do you believe that librarians should be in the business of providing books with content about rape, suicide, murder, illegal drug use, and coerced underage sex with teachers? This author does not, but librarians do.
How to Manage a Room Full of Ideas
Hil Bichovsky
Nothing is easier to manipulate than a crowd. At a free speech event in Manchester, some ideas were more free than others.
AI, Cognitive Degeneration, and the Future of Humanity
Neil Harrison
By ever-increasing reliance on tools to perform our thinking for us, we are losing our higher executive brain functions. This is cognitive degeneration. The mental abilities that we are losing are exactly those that we need to avoid the Social Credit System trap. 
The Blindfold Briefing: Unto the Breach
Charles Malet
As the war drums bang ever louder, how close is the Government to legislating for conscription?
Greenland Is Soon To Be America’s 51st State
Kristoffer Hell
It is only a matter of time before Greenland is assimilated by the US. The best Denmark and Western Europe can do is ensure that the transfer occurs on the most favourable terms possible for themselves and that the transaction strengthens Europe.
The Blindfold Briefing: Perverse Verdicts
Charles Malet
What authority does a judge hold over a jury? This is a close look at the many swords dangling above one of the cornerstones of common law.

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Geostrategy 2025 [machine translation from German]
Dr Jobst Landgrebe
In latest effort to keep AfD out of government and save German democracy, ex-Stasi officer is appointed to a cabinet minister post in Thüringen
Eugyppius
The Establishment Media Is Unaware of Its Growing Irrelevance
Connor O'Keeffe in Mises Wire
Dementia or Covid deaths?
BiologyPhenom (David Tait)
The Evil of Banality: Keir Starmer and the death of Peter Lynch
Millennial Woes
They Killed Your Business, Murdered Your Parents and Destroyed Your Health. But It's OK: The Guy Responsible Has Written an Hilarious Memoir
James Delingpole
The End of Western Pluralist Democracy
Craig Murray
Criminalizing Dissent is Coming
Rod Dreher