UK Column News — 1st July 2026

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

UK Column News Show Notes

00:36 Defence Spending: War policy investment

The_Defence_Investment_Plan.pdf

UK drone transformation to strengthen Armed Forces backed by more than £5 billion - GOV.UK

09:52 Black Cube: Israeli intelligence in full flow

Black Cube | Intelligence Firm

EU’s spyware scandal deepens: Black Cube and Intellexa thrived in Greece, Cyprus, Slovenia, amid Brussels inaction – EUalive

Commissioner Adrian Leppard - ICT

Commissioner Adrian Leppard - ICT's 13th International Conference

20:43 State Threats: Rushed Bill could see journalists jailed

National Security (State Threats) Bill

National Security (State Threats) Bill third reading in House of Lords | Parliament Live

Craig Murray on X

Jesse Winney on X

28:26 UK Column 20th Anniversary

UK Column 20th Anniversary Event

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30:22 Debanked: Independent media under threat

Canary debanked by Lloyds | Canary

33:48 Data Centres: Devon countryside destroyed

Devon data campus

Xlinks Capturing and Connecting the Power of Nature

39:50 DSTL: Secretive security service celebrates 25 years

DSTL on X

Celebrating 25 Years of Dstl | YouTube

The Defence Investment Plan 2026 | MOD

From bomb‑proof pants to laser weapons: 25 years of Dstl | DSTL

Dstl supports new COVID-19 decision-making tool | DSTL

Visualising expert estimates of covid-19 transmission | BMJ (prepared by DSTL)

Ernest Bevin’s Third Force Memos | Dissent Magazine

How the British Intelligence Network of Astroturfed Muslim Civil Society Groups Is Kept Secret and Deniable by David Miller | UK Column

49:08 Lebanon: Update

Syria Podcast Episode 11 | UK Column

Explosion in Majdal Zoun, Lebanon https://x.com/AJENews/status/2071511056015302753

54:04 Whose Money: Customs duties confusion

Ensuring fairness and safety: €3 customs duty for low-value parcels | European Commission

The end of EU customs duty relief for small value goods in Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland Assembly

UK Trade with EU: Northern Ireland | UK Parliament

First application window for simpler, fairer and more accessible SFI opens | DEFRA & Rural Payments Agency

57:23 Fertility: Collapsing conception rates

The first early human eggs from stem cells - Conception | Advancing the Future of Fertility