Brian Gerrish, Mike Robinson, David Scott and Mark Anderson with today’s UK Column News.
Rishi Announces Crack Down On Laughing Gas
00:37 UK Government: Action plan to crack down on anti-social behaviour
UK Government: What the PM's action plan to tackle anti-social behaviour means
Strip search of children in England and Wales—analysis by the Children’s Commissioner (PDF)
BBC: Drone footage shows scale of protests in central Tel Aviv
Haaretz: Israel's night of chaos
Jerusalem Post: Netanyahu fires Gallant, says he 'lost trust' in defense minister
Russia Is Ramping Up On The Front
08:20 Despite local Ukrainian attacks over the weekend, Russia continues to shrink the Bakhmut pocket, taking the Metal Factory and making gains in the southern sector
Despite local Ukrainian attacks over the weekend, Russia continues to close the Avdiivka pocket
Russia continues to close Avdiivka pocket
Video of just one of many Russian supply trains
Meanwhile At Home, How Are Our Armed Forces?
11:16 Facts4EU: contradictory reports of Britons defence capabilities
Daily Mail: Britain would need 10 years notice from Vladimir Putin to be able to repel Russian invasion
BBC News runs with Prince Harry bumping into cameraman for the news
General Sir Richard Barrons:
We are already in confrontation with Russia. Right now, we have chosen to do very little about it.
Major General Charles Collins: what he really means is we need the EU Defence Union
UK Government—Defence spending: Key Points and Trends
UK Defence in Numbers 2022: Defence spending In 2021/22, the MOD spent £45.9 billion
Express: UK military woes deepen with 'troubled' Ajax tanks delayed by another four years
Former head of the navy, Alan West, on the role of NATO and how cuts to defence will reduce British influence in the rest of the world
More Strategies For More Wars
19:30 Sky News: Putin says 'there's nothing unusual' about his plans to station nuclear weapons in Belarus
In 2016, Victoria Nuland told Congress that US advisors serve in 12 Ukrainian ministries, US-trained police operate in 18 Ukrainian cities, the US Treasury helped close 60 Ukrainian banks
Guardian: Victoria Nuland's leaked 2014 phone call: “F**k the EU”
Yahoo! News: Not Stopping Russia in Ukraine Would Force 'Doubling' of US Defense Budget, Milley Says
Reuters: Ukraine to receive Abrams tanks from US as soon as this fall
France 24: US threatens to arrest International Criminal Court judges if they pursue Americans for Afghan war crimes
CBS: Is the US Navy ready? How the U.S. is preparing amid a naval buildup in China
More Money For More Wars
37:35 IMF and Ukrainian Authorities Reach Staff Level Agreement on a $15.6 Billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Arrangement
Reuters: IMF to temporarily raise borrowing limits to aid vulnerable countries
Demitry Medvedev:
Our enemies thought that our industry would be overwhelmed. There were endless claims: munitions are running out, tanks are running out, missiles are running out ...
National Debt: Country-to-Country Analysis
41:26 Moody’s Analytics: Russian Federation—Outstanding Public Debt
CEIC: Russia Government Debt as percentage of GDP
Statista: Russia—National debt from 2017 to 2027
Eurostat: Government debt down to 93.0% of GDP in euro area
Defense Post: UK asks BAe to ramp up artillery shell production amid Ukraine drawdown
ONS: UK National Debt as percentage of GDP
FRED, St Louis Fed—Total Assets: Wednesday Level
David Scott: “Those spikes aren’t normal”
Newsweek: Deutsche Bank collapse risk grows as experts wait for next 'domino to fall'
FT: Traders pile into bets on gold price rally
World Gold Council confirms gold buying reporting error, on Twitter
Trump Begins 2024 Election Campaign
50:58 James Roguski:
The World Health Organization is attempting a global power grab.
James Roguski—Substack
Yahoo! News—Attacks on investigations and DeSantis: Takeaways from Trump's first major 2024 campaign rally
USA Today: Trump holding his next rally in Waco, Texas, sends a message to the far right, experts say
Mark Anderson: “The media is writing a story in search for reality”
Wikipedia: Waco siege (began thirty years ago this week)
San Antonio Express runs with its own conspiracy theory
Business Insider: Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick takes credit for arranging Trump's debut 2024 campaign rally in Waco
Yahoo! News: Donald Trump vows ‘retribution’ if re-elected
Politico: Trump calls for contest to create futuristic ‘Freedom Cities’
Gene-Edited Plants and Animals Go Ahead In Britain
1:08:00 On Thursday 23rd March, the Precision Breeding Act become law
Natural England: Reflections from Wes Smyth, Natural England’s Area Manager, on how we ensure Dartmoor’s unique wildlife is preserved
Dr Adrian Colston: “Catastrophe in uplands farming.....”
Devon Live: Farmers fear plans to remove livestock from Dartmoor
Standing Up For Women
1:13:12 Posie Parker (Kellie-Jay Keen) attacked by trans activists in Auckland
The Spectator: The shameful persecution of Posie Parker in New Zealand
Moira Deeming's maiden speech to Victorian Legislative Council (parliament of Australian state)
Caldron Pool: Male Liberal leader to expel female MP after she spoke at “Let Women Speak” rally
Auckland Pride Twitter
Kellie-Jay Keen: ThePosieParker Twitter
And Finally: Meme
1:22:13 SNP, Scottish Independence, looking into the sunset