UK Column News — 9th February 2026

Mike Robinson, Ben Rubin, and Vanessa Beeley present today's UK Column News.

 

UKC Show Notes Monday 9th February 2026

 

00:47 Epstein: Still dominating the narrative

Jeffrey Epstein’s ghost is haunting the grand old men of capitalism

Foreign Office to review Mandelson's US ambassador pay-off - BBC News

Mandelson told to hand back ‘five-figure’ payoff he received after sacking

  

04:08 Mandelson: Starmer’s Chief of Staff resigns

BBC NEWS | Politics | The towering infernal

Morgan McSweeney quits: Resignation statement of Starmer’s chief of staff in full | The Independent

Labour Together

UK Column News - 29 September 2025 | UKColumn

EXPOSED: The Scandal That Could Bring Down Keir Starmer's Government

  

16:19 Prince Andrew: Gave Epstein UK trade info

17:40 Filton Six: Comment and analysis after cases quashed

THE FILTON TRIAL - THE VERDICTS - NO CONVICTIONS - FIVE BAILED - Real Media - The View From Below

Interview with defendant's mother Claire Hinchcliffe

(1) Real Media on X: "BREAKING NEWS: The Filton Trial verdicts have just been announced. Read more at Real Media: https://t.co/2wsIn7Fyfm https://t.co/d7cf5IBaCq" / X

 

22:05 Check out UKC’s website and support our work:

Homepage | UKColumn

Support the UK Column

  

23:01 Digital ID: Plans for virtual landscape not going well

Richard Oliphant's LinkedIn post:  (11) Post | LinkedIn

Digital driving licence coming this year - GOV.UK

  

28:00 Systemcraft: Secret leadership network transforming the UK

Home / Forward Institute

UK Column News - 24th November 2025 | UKColumn

Forward Institute Fellowship Programme 2026: (12) Post | Feed | LinkedIn

 

34:40 Dockworker Strike: People push back has effect

(1) Drop Site on X: "⛵️ Dockworkers in over 21 Mediterranean ports will be carrying out coordinated actions today (February 6) to block arms shipments bound for Israel. Unions and port workers in Italy, Greece, Turkey, Morocco, and the Basque Country are refusing to load, unload, or allow transit of https://t.co/zbFH75OkpI" / X

Mediterranean dockworkers shut down over 20 ports in solidarity with Palestine

  

37:05 Impact Economy: Restructure of UK monetary system not good news

Impact-UK-2026-Digital-Report-Final.pdf

The Big Society | UKColumn

 

45:35 Ecocide: Zionist destruction of west Asia and beyond

Israeli chemicals devastate 540 hectares of Lebanon’s border lands | النهار

Forced Desertification in Lebanon... Israeli Phosphorus Bombing Destroys Farmland | ARIJ

Israeli Regime Attacks Syrian Farmers, Destroys Livelihoods in Quneitra - World news - Tasnim News Agency

Israeli soldiers detain three Palestinians as colonists damage crops and block land access in Hebron

Fire, and the Ghost of a Deferred Ambition in Argentina

  

54:42 TV Licence: UK public will pay more for government broadcaster

Cost of TV licence fee set for 2026/27 - GOV.UK

BBC to make shows for YouTube, as new content deal announced - BBC News

Britain’s Story: The Next Chapter - the BBC Royal Charter Review, Green Paper and public consultation - GOV.UK

BBC Charter Review Public Consultation