UK Column News — 15th April 2026

Mike Robinson, Charles Malet, and Vanessa Beeley present today's UK Column News.

 

UKC Show Notes Wednesday 15th April 2026

 

00:30 London Defence Conference: Geopolitical gathering

Minister for Armed Forces speech at the London Defence Conference - GOV.UK

06:28 Wider War: The continued framing of the narrative

Keir Starmer on X

MOD Update 13 April 2026

Marine Traffic shows minimal movement through Strait of Hormuz

IEA: 2026 Energy Crisis Policy Response Tracker

Macrotrends: Crude Oil Price 1946-2026

09:04 Nuclear Energy: New reactors

Great British Energy - Nuclear and Rolls-Royce SMR sign contract - GOV.UK

11:27 Wider War: Conflict parameters expand

Royal Navy: New Tech Added to RFA Lyme Bay

BBC: HMS Dragon departs UK for eastern Mediterranean

MOD: UK start-up to supply interceptor missiles to UK military and Gulf partners

Sudanese Echo on X: Sudan Rejects Berlin Conference

15:30 Plymouth War Jobs: College hypocrisy

City College Plymouth given £10m defence industry jobs boost | Plymouth Live

19:21 Lebanon: Civil war brewing?

IMF, Lebanon hold talks on up to $1 billion in rapid financing, Bloomberg News reports | Reuters

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Legal Study Warns: Criminalizing Self-Defense in Lebanon Strips Gov’t of Legitimacy – Al-Manar TV Lebanon

31:10 UK Column 20th Anniversary speaker announcement – Jonathan Marshall

20th Anniversary UK Column On Location: 18-20 September 2026 – UK Column Shop

Thinking with Your Heart | Jonathan Marshall on UK Column

Our new magazine The Column – Issue 1 – UK Column Shop

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34:17 Data Privacy: Get your responses in on digital consultation

Fiverr | Freelance services marketplace | Find top global talent

DMCA (Copyright) Complaint to Google :: Notices :: Lumen

FIVERR INTERNATIONAL LTD. 27001.pdf

Digital ID consultation - A roadmap for modern digital government

40:07 Food Security: ‘Make Land Digital’

DEFRA: The Land Use Framework for England

UK Parliament: Statement on Land Use Framework for England

The National Security Strategy, Fourth Report 2024-2026, by the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy

National Protective Security Authority: Critical National Infrastructure

Petition: Exclude land used for primary food production from being designated grey belt

45:10 Iran: Latest update

Marandi - https://x.com/DanielLDavis1/status/2044089074248483157

Opinion | With ceasefire deal, Iran thinks it has leverage in U.S.-Israel war - The Washington Post

Emergency Landing of Iranian Negotiation Team’s Plane in Mashhad Following Threats - WANA

50:13 China & Spain: Both critical of the war

People’s Republic of China: President Xi Jinping Meets with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez

La Moncloa: China and Europe have prospered together

Pedro Sanchez on X: “Ceasefires are always good news”

Donald J. Trump on Truth Social: “NATO wasn’t there …”

IMF: Global Economy in the Shadow of War

Silk & Steel Podcast (UK Column): The Waning Days of the American Empire

People’s Republic of China: Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun’s Regular Press Conference on April 13, 2026

58:45 And Finally: Shane Warne’s son says the jabs caused his father’s death

NZ Herald: Shane Warne Death

2 Worlds Collide Podcast: Sam Bamford speaks to Jackson Warne