UK Column News - 5th January 2026

Mike Robinson, Brian Gerrish and Ben Rubin with today's UK Column News.

 

UK Column Show Notes Monday 5th January 2026

 

00:35 Venezuela: ‘Most impressive military operation since WW2’ is a dangerous precedent

President Trump Holds a Press Conference, Jan. 3, 2026 

Trump Threatens Venezuela’s New Leader With a Fate Worse Than Maduro’s - The Atlantic 

 

12:40 Venezuela: Trump’s second term enters its business end: America First!

Nat Rothschild - Well Done Donald J Trump https://x.com/NatRothschild1/status/2007386888529903759?s=20

David Miller - This has little to do with oil - https://x.com/Tracking_Power/status/2007820279536316898

Argentina-Israel sign Isaac Accords after Javier Milei meeting | The Jerusalem Post 

The Isaac Accords: Building New Bridges Between Israel and Latin America | The Genesis Prize 

DC Draino 'Economic Boom' - https://www.instagram.com/p/DTF4281DhTc/?igsh=MWRyZXV1eHJqOW80Yg==

White House, FAFO - https://www.instagram.com/p/DTD7cAvj81G/?igsh=emxqNWtsd2E2ZGo1

Tommy Robinson, Regime Change - https://x.com/TRobinsonNewEra/status/2007473017748627840?s=20

Lozza Fox, Rugged Individualism - https://x.com/LozzaFox/status/2007495103401918900?s=20

Zohran Mamdani's 1st full address as NYC mayor 

Open Society Foundations | World Economic Forum 


25:15 Starmer: Edging the UK closer and closer to the EU

Keir Starmer is accused of new Brexit betrayal as he plots a return to the single market | Daily Mail Online 

Starmer ready for closer alignment with the EU 'in the national interest' - BBC News 

Rachel Reeves pushes for EU youth migration scheme ahead of Budget - BBC News 

UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange scheme | The Independent 


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36:06 CSI: Recruiting the intelligence of tomorrow

International Security and Intelligence (ISI) Programme - The Cambridge Security Initiative 

Blaise Metreweli: MI6 distances new chief from Nazi grandfather - BBC News 

 

46:30 Parliament: Real reasons the UK’s seat of power will be refurbished

Will 2026 be the year MPs and peers agree how to repair Parliament? - BBC News 

Parliament restoration: Report warns of increasing costs - BBC News 

Parliament restoration: Back to square one? - BBC News 

Rumbling concern over Parliament's buildings - BBC News 


56:33 Selling England: Our green and pleasant land is now a building site

 

01:00:35: UK Column’s very own Yellow Snow Warning