Brian Gerrish, Mike Robinson, David Scott and Mark Anderson with today’s UK Column News.
PM handover
00:31 Liz Truss is sorry
Daily Telegraph: Truss has proved all too willing to abandon the free market cause
Economy
04:00 Goldmoney free markets obituary
07:20 BBC says pound is gaining
08:10 Moodys' outlook is not good
09:27 Mervyn King suggests higher taxes and admits the effects of money-printing
Ukraine
13:09 Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu warns of Ukraine dirty bomb
14:52 P3 (Western) statement rejects the warning
17:10 The Sun reports “pig drones”
Fake news interlude: BNE Intellinews announces "explosive-laden drone found near Nord Stream Pipeline" (article now taken down)—but Pipeline Technology Journal reported it seven years ago
20:14 Daily Mail reports Russian-British defence ministerial phone call—but omits date and context
North America
23:53 Canadian disinformation campaign aimed at children, like German counterpart
33:06 Did the Canadian Government go too far to crush the truckers? Government-funded CBC is unexpectedly fair
34:43 US foreign policy has a crisis of trust: Chicago Council on Global Affairs launches 2022 survey
39:05 The same survey says Americans think "global democracy nice but not necessary"
42:12 CCGA admits most Americans no longer see Covid as a critical threat
British tyranny
44:49 Public Order Bill
45:20 Climate Emergency Fund funding Just Stop Oil, Extinction Rebellion
Art Newspaper: Getty oil fortune heiress helped fund climate activists
Daily Telegraph: Just Stop Oil bankrolled by group part-funded by oil heiress
Guardian: "It was terrifying": Stop Oil activists on the new battle against fossil fuel
47:11 Retained EU Law Bill goes for second reading
House of Commons Library briefing on the Bill
Child abuse
53:46 A good day to bury bad news—England & Wales Child Abuse report (IICSA) published as Truss resigns
1:00:05 BBC Stories Of Our Times podcast with the Times' Sean O'Neill and David Aaronovitch mocks child abuse
1995 documentary on the whips at Westminster includes clip that is rather more sobering
1:12:46 Fornethy House—East of Scotland girls' school where there was widespread abuse
Daily Record reports 200 victims known so far
Glasgow Times reports supporters rallying on George Square
Dundee Courier: First civil case lodged by alleged child abuse victim
Scottish Parliament debate on the victims: John Swinney dismissive
Previous UK Column coverage of John Swinney and corrupt Scotland
Jabs
1:20:02 Final video: Real Not Rare—vaccine damage