UK Column News - 28th January 2026

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

 

00:32 Panopticon: Eyes of the state will be on you at all times

Top British AI expertise to help spark renewal of public services and bolster national security - GOV.UK

CustomerFirst - Better services, built around people

A roadmap for modern digital government - A roadmap for modern digital government

About - A roadmap for modern digital government

Report: ICE Using Palantir Tool That Feeds On Medicaid Data | Electronic Frontier Foundation 

11:10 Police: UK force shake-up not good news. Includes comment from Katharine Gun

Shabana Mahmood announces proposed police reform on X

GOV.UK: White paper sets out reforms to policing

From local to national: a new model for policing, a Home Office policy paper

APCC Chair statement on police reform

College of Policing response to police reform 

26:25 Child Abuse: Zionist torture camps are a ‘living hell’ (Sensitive content)

IDF reservist convicted in large-scale online child sexual abuse case | Content warni

Cyber CEO found guilty of statutory rape | The Jerusalem Post

Living Hell: The Israeli Prison System as a Network | B'Tselem

Palestinian prisoners physically and mentally abused in Israeli facilities since 7 Oct. 

33:15 Check out UKC’s website and support our work

Homepage | UKColumn

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34:10 David Weiss: Ignores warning about personal data leakage

Flat Earth Clock App - Consumer Rights Wiki 

35:43 Reform: Another defection reveals agenda

Conservative Friends of Israel on X

Suella Braverman on X: The UK stands with Israel

Charles Malet on UK Column: Home Secretary Picks a Side for Police

The Jewish Chronicle: Suella Braverman’s husband leads Jewish Reform members in criticism of the Board of Deputies 

37:56 Censorship: New online rules nothing to do with protecting children

Ofcom joins forces with international online safety regulators on age checks

Pornhub to restrict access for UK users from February - BBC News

Lord Nash extracts from Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill (21st January 2026)

Roblox Grooming: Predatory Game Features | Miller Law Group

France passes bill to ban social media use by under-15s

Proposals to ban social media for children - House of Commons Library

TikTokers say anti-ICE videos won’t publish. The company blames tech issues | CNN Business

TikTok US denies claims it is censoring content - BBC News 

43:22 Kurds: Questions about their abandonment in Syria

The Abandoned Syrian Kurds - Fabrice Balanche

Mapping who controls what in Syria | Syria's War News | Al Jazeera

Barrack on X https://x.com/USAMBTurkiye/status/2013635851570336016

Lindsey Graham on X https://x.com/LindseyGrahamSC/status/2016126844945211676

U.S. Forces Launch Mission in Syria to Transfer ISIS Detainees to Iraq > U.S. Central Command > Press Release View

Safe Passage Deal For Kurds In Syria Will Help Protect U.S. Forces There: Official

(1) Western rampant hypocrisy as they condemn children in north-east Syria to a life of abuse

Leaked: How MI6 infiltrated ISIS refugee camps | Al Mayadeen English

Conversation with Carne Ross Part 2: Rojava & the Commons 

51:04 China: Starmer’s visit attempts to gain the high ground

Keir Starmer touches down in China, on X

BBC: China has purged its highest-ranking military general. Why?

State Council PRC: Governors, ministers, executives prioritise key five-year tasks

State Council PRC: Xi signs order to promulgate regulations on military theory work

Chinese Embassy, UK: China invited to join Board of Peace

The Diplomat: The Disintegration of NATO would not be in China’s interests

Carrier Strike Group in South China Sea, 2025

Trade and Investement Core Statistics book, January 2026