Growing Solar Panels Instead Of Poppies - UK Column News - 16th June 2023

- Alcis: Unprecedented reduction of opium production in Afghanistan
- UK Column (2011): British Lives Wasted Protecting Opium Production
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime: Opium Cultivation in Afghanistan 
- Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction: Lessons from U.S. counternarcotics efforts in Afghanistan
- Oxford Mail (2013): Farmers go into legal drug business with poppy crops
- United States Institute of Peace: The Taliban’s Successful Opium Ban is Bad for Afghans and the World
- BBC: Inside the Taliban's war on drugs—opium poppy crops slashed
- BBC: What the heroin industry can teach us about solar power

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-16th-june-2023

Can Ukraine Ever Join NATO? - UK Column News - 16th June 2023

- Moscow Times: Deadly Russian Missile Strikes Hit Ukraine
- Rybar: Russian Military Operation in Ukraine on June 15th
- Moscow Times: Russia Lays Mines at 'Industrial Level' Ahead of Ukrainian Counteroffensive
- Times Of Israel: In first, Israel plans to sell vaunted Merkava tank to 2 countries, one in Europe
- NATO: 
“NATO will continue to stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes. We will not back down”
- IntelRepublic: IAEA Head Grossi at Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant inspection in Zaporozhye region (ex-Ukraine) presented with fragment of pipeline from a hydro-cooling system riddled with fragments of NATO shelling from US-made M777 howitzer 

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-16th-june-2023

Rules Based Theft–From Airliners To Children - UK Column News - 16th June 2023

- Military Watch Magazine: Prized Russian Airliner Delivering COVID Supplies Seized By Canada to be Handed to Ukraine: Why An–124s Matter to Moscow 
- FCDO: A joint statement by diplomatic missions in Ukraine on International Day for Protection of Children
- Anna Prokofieva’s Video: Taken From Ukraine
- Yale Daily News: YSPH research reveals relocation and re-education of Ukrainian children
- BNN: Russian region recognizes Ukrainian as official language
- TASS: Ukraine ready to pay West in people’s organs for military assistance
- European Centre for Law and Justice (2009): The case of the missing children; Lost babies and corpses without organs fuel allegations of trafficking in body parts in Ukraine

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-16th-june-2023

“False Memory Syndrome”—Or Silencing and Shaming? - UK Column News - 16th June 2023

- CBS: Harvard Medical School morgue manager Cedric Lodge accused of selling stolen body parts
- False Memory Syndrome Foundation: FMS Foundation organization formed in March 1992 and dissolved in late 2019
- Mad In America: The False Memory Syndrome at 30: How Flawed Science Turned into Conventional Wisdom 
- Business Insider: Harvard accepted over $8 million in donations from Jeffrey Epstein. The university plans to redirect unused funds toward supporting victims of human trafficking and sexual assault
- Books by Whitney Alyse Webb
- Unlimited Hangout: Leslie Wexner’s Young Global Leaders
- NPR: The CIA's Secret Quest For Mind Control: Torture, LSD And A 'Poisoner In Chief'
- Yahoo (2019): Bill Gates backs plan to tackle climate change by blocking out the sun
- NO2NATO NO2War organisation

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-16th-june-2023

'Champion For Israel' RFK Jr Flip-Flops On Roger Waters - UK Column News - 16th June 2023

- Glenn Greenwald Interview: RFK Jr. on Russiagate, Israel/Roger Waters, JFK Assassination, Ukraine, & More
- Daily Sabah: Israel's annexation of the Golan Heights is a grave violation of international law

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-16th-june-2023

War Casualties: Why Are Numbers Of Ukrainian Dead Not Mentioned? - UK Column News - 19th June 2023

- Recent Brian Gerrish interview: Perspective with Jesse Zurawell on TNT Radio
- BBC: Counting Russia's dead—and what it says about the changing face of the war
- BBC: Ukrainian casualties: Kyiv losing up to 200 troops a day 
- BBC: How many civilians have died?
- Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov on Twitter: Claims real Russian losses are 55,000
- Newsweek: Ukraine anger over Von Der Leyen's unverified '100,000 dead soldiers' claim
- BBC: Ukraine war: Zelensky aide reveals up to 13,000 war dead
- BBC: Russian soldier death rate highest since first week of war
- Ministry of Defence of Ukraine on Twitter: “We will never get tired to count.” [sic]
- The Kiev Independent: CNN: Russia lost 5 times more soldiers in Bakhmut than Ukraine
- The Kiev Independent: Battle of Bakhmut: Ukrainian soldiers worry Russians begin to ‘taste victory’
- The Kiev Independent: Land Forces chief says Russia continues to suffer 'significant' losses in Bakhmut
- The Kiev Independent: General Staff: Russia has lost 214,660 troops in Ukraine
- Reuters: Flag and Russian dead attest to Ukrainian advance in south
- AP: Both sides suffer heavy casualties as Ukraine strikes back against Russia, UK assessment says
- Washington Post: Both sides suffer heavy casualties as Ukraine strikes back against Russia, UK assessment says

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-19th-june-2023

Plans To Take Ukraine While The Bullets Still Fly - UK Column News - 19th June 2023

- Pritzker Forum on Global Cities
- The German Marshall Fund of the United States: Toward a Marshall Plan for Ukraine
- German Marshall Fund of the United States: Ukraine Needs a “Green Marshall Plan” That Empowers Cities and Civil Society 
- On 21–22 June 2023, the UK jointly with Ukraine will host the international Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC 2023) in London
- Gov.UK: Ukraine Reform Conference—On 6 July 2017, the UK jointly with Ukraine hosted a major international conference in London on reform in Ukraine

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-19th-june-2023

Mortgage Borrowing Is The Lowest On Record - UK Column News - 19th June 2023

- HM Revenue and Customs: UK monthly property transactions commentary (32% lower than April 2022 and 29% lower than March 2023)
- This Is Money: Soaring interest rates slam brakes on UK housing market as new data shows asking prices are on the slide
- FT: Two-year UK mortgage rate rises above 6% 
- Mortgage borrowing slumps to the lowest level on record
- Telegraph: Bank of England urged to speed up review of forecast ‘bungles’ 
- Dame Andrea Leadsom said:
“…the public’s distress is “entirely understandable” as runaway “inflation is so devastating for every single one of us”.
- Upcoming UKC Interview: Tuesday 20 June at 1 pm: Honest Conversations—Charlet Crichton, UK CV Family
- Upcoming UKC Interview: Thursday 22 July at 1 pm: Pfizer Knew—A stark but honest warning from Dr Naomi Wolf
- Upcoming UKC Interview: Friday 23 June at 1 pm: Ben Rubin—The Rise of Big Data in Healthcare
- Rally for Peace and Freedom Event: Address: Holyrood, next to Scottish Parliament at 1 pm, Saturday, 24 June

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-19th-june-2023

Can The Law Make A Man A Woman? With Guest Di McMillan - UK Column News - 19th June 2023

- Legislative Definition of Sex—debated on Monday 12 June 2023
- Scottish Daily Express: Joanna Cherry rolls eyes at Kirsty Blackman during controversial women's rights debate

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-19th-june-2023

Abortion “Progression”—How Far Can It Go? - UK Column News - 19th June 2023

- The Christian Institute: Abortion figures in Scotland rise drastically
- Shropshire Star: Shropshire MP wants law 'tightened' after late abortion jail sentence
- Irish Times: Leo Varadkar says he would like to see fewer abortions in Ireland
- Scottish Parliament: Proposed Abortion Services Safe Access Zones Scotland Bill
- BBC: Abortion clinic 'buffer zone' bill lodged in Scottish Parliament


Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-19th-june-2023

Do You Know or Care What Children Are Being Taught? - UK Column News - 19th June 2023

- Scottish Union for Education—Twitter

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-19th-june-2023

More Updates On The WHO’s Power Grab - UK Column News - 19th June 2023

- WHO: Countries set out way forward for continued negotiations on global agreement on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response
Qui tacet consentire videtur—He who holds his peace is taken to consent

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-19th-june-2023

UK Column News is live on Twitter today for the first time ever.

https://twitter.com/ukcolumn/status/1671485027698491392

Introducing: The Economic Activity of Public Bodies Bill - UK Column News - 21st June 2023

- GOV.UK: UK public bodies banned from imposing their own boycotts against foreign countries 
- Government Bill: Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill
- The Times of Israel: Pro-Israel UK Tory leadership candidate [Michael Gove] in trouble after cocaine use admission

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-21st-june-2023

Spectre Of Multigenerational Mortgage Debt—Who’s To Blame? - UK Column News - 21st June 2023

- ONS: Consumer price inflation rates (May 2022 - May 2023) 
- Core Inflation: May = 7.1% - April = 6.8% - March = 6.2%
- BBC: UK inflation: Supermarkets say price rises will ease soon
- ONS: UK House Price Index: April 2023 (PDF)
- Independent: Jeremy Hunt questioned on mortgage rates and cost of living

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-21st-june-2023

Those Sneaky Russi... French? - UK Column News - 21st June 2023

- RTL: Justice Law: remote activation of cameras or telephone microphones validated by the Senate
- GOV.UK: Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for AI and Intellectual Property) 
- Policy paper: UK Geospatial Strategy 2030 
- World Population Review: Freedom Index by Country 2023
- Visual Capitalist: Mapped: The State of Economic Freedom in 2023
- Visual Capitalist: Mapped: Human Impact Across the World
- Visual Capitalist: Ranked: The Most Innovative Companies in 2023

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-21st-june-2023

Freedom-Crushing Bills And Regulations Sweeping Under Scrutiny Into Law - UK Column News - 21st June 2023

- Government Bill: Public Order Act 2023
- Hansard (Parliamentary record): Public Order Act 1986 (Serious Disruption to the Life of the Community) Regulations 2023—search for the phrase "constitutional outrage" uttered by several peers
- UK Column Article: The Private Bank of England Corporation
- Green World: Fatal Motion on Public Order Bill rejected as Labour abstains
- Green World: Fatal Motion to be heard in Lords today
- Baroness Jenny Jones: 
“This is a make-or-break moment for parliamentary democracy.”
- Guardian: [Home Secretary] Suella Braverman faces legal action after forcing through anti-protest powers
- Debi Evans Blog: 20th June 2023
- Upcoming UK Column Interview: Thursday 22 July at 1 pm: Did Pfizer Know?—A stark but honest warning from Dr Naomi Wolf
- Upcoming UK Column Interview: Friday 23 June at 1 pm: Ben Rubin—The Rise of Big Data in Healthcare
- Rally for Peace and Freedom Event: Address: Holyrood, next to Scottish Parliament at 1 pm, Saturday, 24 June

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-21st-june-2023

Former French PM: Foreign Interference Is Real Alright—But The Culprit is America, Not Russia - UK Column News - 21st June 2023

- GOV.UK: Global businesses pledge to back Ukraine's recovery as Prime Minister sets out major financial package 
- 10 Downing Street on YouTube: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's remarks at the Ukraine Recovery Conference
- GOV.UK: Prime Minister's speech at the Ukraine Recovery Conference: 21 June 2023
- BFMTV: French former Prime Minister François Fillon's testimony of 2 May 2023 to a parliamentary committee of inquiry on foreign interference
- Radio Monte Carlo: François Fillon, testifying to the Assembly, says he is "not concerned by Russian interference"
- Ouest France (February 2022): War in Ukraine—François Fillon criticised after his comments on the Russian invasion

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-21st-june-2023

Failed Covid–19 Vaccine Contracts Still Need Paying By British Taxpayer - UK Column News - 21st June 2023

- Valneva issues SE D.C. 20549 Form 6–K

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-21st-june-2023

The Future Of Healthcare Is Surveillance—Even Of The Cervix - UK Column News - 21st June 2023

- Reuters: EU regulator recommends adding heavy periods to side effects of mRNA COVID shots
- Entity (2017): You Can Track Your Fertility with a Tampon? The Future of Periods
- Illumina (2016): Smart Tampon Technology: The Future of Reproductive Health
- NextGen Jane: The future of OB-GYN care
- Johns Hopkins University: Could artificial intelligence in a “smart tampon” detect cervical cancer?

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-21st-june-2023

Taking Farming Away From Farmers To Give To The Factories - UK Column News - 21st June 2023

- GOV.UK: Support for farmers to access investment to drive nature recovery 
- GOV.UK: The Green Finance Strategy and Nature Markets Framework
- Natural England: Nature on Dartmoor
- Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023:
“A Bill to make provision about the release and marketing of, and risk assessments relating to, precision bred plants and animals, and the marketing of food and feed produced from such plants and animals; and for connected purposes.”

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-21st-june-2023