Charles Malet, Brian Gerrish, Vanessa Beeley and Sandi Adams with Wednesday's UK Column News.
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From Defence to Offence: The War Hype Hits Overdrive
01:02 GOV.UK: Strategic Defence Review 2025 – Making Britain Safer (PDF)
GOV.UK: PM's remarks on the Strategic Defence Review: 2 June 2025
Financial Times: FTSE All-Share Aerospace and Defense - Markets data
The Weaponisation of Aid in Israel’s Multi-Spectrum War on Gaza and the West Bank
09:47 The Washington Post: U.S. consulting firm quits Gaza humanitarian aid effort amid criticism
The Grayzone: Israeli Mossad named as funder of Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
Statecraft or Stagecraft? Rubio’s Polyester Parade at the Compass Gala
15:56 U.S. Department of State: Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the American Compass Fifth Anniversary Gala
The Blue Economy Scam: Profiting from Oceans in the Name of Sustainability
23:40 Sustainable Development: 2025 UN Ocean Conference - Sustainable Development Goals
The Times: David Attenborough at 99: 'I will not see how the story ends' (Archived)
National Geographic Education Blog: Bring The Ocean Into Your Classroom
Economist Impact events: World Ocean Initiative at UN Ocean Conference
Sustainable Development: Goal 14 | Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco: Monaco to host the "Blue Economy and Finance Forum", as part of the United Nations Ocean Conference
United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI): Financing the ocean: Key 2025 engagements for financial institutions
Monaco Smart Yacht: Main
Jumpshare: Misuse of Charitable Status PPFN & Climate and Nature Bill to usher in Eco-Fascism in 2025 (PDF)
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Event: Sounds Beautiful Festival - 26th to 29th June
Competition: Sounds Beautiful Festival 2X Ticket Giveaway
Event: Thetford Truth and Freedom Festival - 18th July
Event: Hope Sussex Community: HOPE Freedom Music Festival - 22ndto 25th August
Webinar: Want To Learn More About The Assisted Dying Bill? Thursday 5 June 6.30-7.45pm
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Playing with Fire: Provoking Russia Toward Wider War
33:38 Times Radio (YouTube): Kerch Bridge bombing shows Putin 'cannot win' against Ukrainian asymmetric warfare | Malcolm Nance
Defense Politics Asia (YouTube): Ukraine Frontline Changes
The Sun (YouTube): Ukraine special ops blast Putin’s beloved Crimean Bridge with underwater bombs ‘planted MONTHS ago’
Cold Corpses and Colder Consciences: Ukraine, Russia and Remembering Forgotten Children
39:59 NDTV: Russia To Give "6,000 Frozen Bodies" To Ukraine Under Prisoner Swap Deal
UK Column (2016): The Unaccompanied Children Scandal
Scribd: Eroding the right to family life: Human rights violations in Britain's child protection systems (PDF)
Forces News: Crimea Bridge linking Russia and Crimea hit by underwater explosives, claims Ukraine
Terrorists Turned Allies? Jolani and the Integration of Foreign Militants in Syria
48:39 The Washington Post: Syrian president Sharaa faces challenge of militant foreign fighters (Archived)
Reuters: US gives nod to Syria to bring foreign jihadist ex-rebels into army
Reuters: US to scale down its military bases in Syria, envoy says
This is Beirut: Integration of 3,500 Uyghur Jihadists into Syrian Army Raises Questions
The Washington Institute: Curbing China’s Influence on the New Syrian Government
UK Column: The Blair-Bush Project in Syria That Brought Al Qaeda to Power
Inter Mediate: Lucy Stuart
LinkedIn: Lucy Stuart - Projects Director - Inter Mediate, an NGO for negotiation and mediation
Ynetnews: IDF strikes in Syria after rocket fire on Golan Heights
Law and Order? The UK’s Prison Capacity Crisis and Its ‘Modern’ Solutions
56:38 GOV.UK: Independent Sentencing Review: Final report
Museum of Jewish Heritage: Auschwitz
Not long ago. Not far away.
NHS: Consent to treatment
College of Policing: Psychological treatment of adults convicted of sex offences against children
The Howard League: Prison watch
The Telegraph: I will do what it takes to make sure our prisons never run out of space (Archived)
GOV.UK: Landmark sentencing reforms to ensure prisons never run out of space again
GOV.UK: Connected & Automated Mobility 2025: Realising the benefits of self-driving vehicles in the UK (PDF)
The Light Paper: The Light, Issue 57–May/June 2025