Structural Shifts In The Global Economy - UK Column News - 21st August 2023

- Bloomberg: Powell to Speak Aug. 25 at Jackson Hole Economic Symposium
- Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City: About the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium
- Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium: View the previous agendas and programs
- The Truth Hound: Raising Interest Rates Akin to Giving Patient ‘Chemo’: Which Dies First, Inflation or the Economy? 

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

Real Estate Troubles - UK Column News - 21st August 2023

- CNN:  Evergrande's bankruptcy may be just the beginning of China's real estate crisis
- South China Morning Post: Is China’s property crisis at breaking point? Country Garden heads for debt workout while Sino-Ocean misses payments 
- Nikkei Asia: China's property downturn spreads to trophy office buildings
- Financial Times: China's housing market is . . . not good
- The New York Times: China Suspends Report on Youth Unemployment, Which Was at a Record High
- Al Jazeera: China’s central bank cuts key interest rate amid concerns for economy
- Financial Times: Financial storm bears down on US commercial real estate

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

IceSave—I Say! A Decade And A Half Since The Last Folly, Local Councils Seek New Finance Options - UK Column News - 21st August 2023

- BBC: Black hole in town hall budgets rises to £5bn
- Labour (2022): A New Britain: Renewing our Democracy and Rebuilding our Economy
(Previously discussed on UK Column News, 26 July 2023)
- 13. Local government should be given more capacity to generate its own revenue with new fiscal powers.
- Plymouth Herald: Plymouth City Council accounts not approved after it bought £70m of shares
- Kent County Council: Money deposited in Icelandic banks
- The Guardian: Woking council may face £1bn hit from property investment spree
- The Guardian: Thurrock council hid losses as it gambled millions on risky investments
- The Guardian (2012):  BCCI scandal: long legal wrangling over collapsed bank

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

Take It From Us, The Hicks Are Misguided: How Do The Narrative Mouthpieces React To Runaway Hit Oliver Anthony? - UK Column News - 21st August 2023

- Deadline: Oliver Anthony’s ‘Rich Men North Of Richmond’ Is No. 1 On Apple, Spotify, iTunes, Climbing On Billboard Hot 100
- The Atlantic: The Misguided Debate Over 'Rich Men North of Richmond'
- The Guardian: The protest song that’s taken America by storm hits too many false notes by Kenan Malik
- The Independent: Viral ‘right-wing anthem’ by country singer Oliver Anthony branded ‘offensive’ and ‘fatphobic’
- The Telegraph: Rich men north of Richmond: The viral hit song damning the DC elite 
- Country Cast (YouTube):  Rich Men North of Richmond Singer Oliver Anthony Gets Emotional Reading Bible Verse 

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

The Percentage Of The Globe That Burns Each Year Has Been Declining Since 2001 - UK Column News - 21st August 2023

- Wall Street Journal: Climate Change Hasn't Set the World on Fire
“In 2022, the last year for which there are complete data, the world hit a new record-low of 2.2% burned area. Yet you’ll struggle to find that reported anywhere. Instead, the media acts as if the world is ablaze. In late 2021, the New York Times employed more than 40 staff on a project called “Postcards from a World on Fire,” headed by a photorealistic animation of the world in flames. Its explicit goal was to convince readers of the climate crisis’…”
- Reuters: Cargill chartered ship sets sail to test wind power at sea
- International Maritime Organization: Revised GHG reduction strategy for global shipping adopted

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

And Finally: Banana Warfare And Nicola Sturgeon's Cellmate - UK Column News - 21st August 2023

- GOV.UK: Learning from artificial intelligence with gaming
- Blackbird Documentaries (YouTube): Comedy Unleashed, Graham Linehan, Scottish Parliament, August 17th 2023 Edinburgh Fringe
- Comedy Unleashed (YouTube): Nicola Sturgeon's Cellmate—Dominic Frisby

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

Another Round Of Fear? Academic Intimates That SPI-B Will Be Required To Scare The Public Into Compliance Again - UK Column News - 23rd August 2023

- CNBC: Covid: Novavax says vaccine effective against Eris variant
- The Independent: New Covid wave has begun and masks should be worn again, scientists warn
- University College London (2021): Researchers named as most influential academics in government
- Wikipedia: Christina Pagel
- UK Column article: Psychological Attack on the UK—Dr Bruce Scott
- UK Column search term: “SPI-B”

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-23rd-august-2023

Stop The WHO Before The 77th World Health Assembly In May 2024—Do As This UK Column Viewer Does - UK Column News - 23rd August 2023

- E-mail from a viewer about her correspondence with her Labour MP, Jeff Smith, about the draft WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty:
“But most importantly, he tells me that no deadlines will come up for at least another year. I believe this to be false. He also does not answer my question about what the Labour Party’s position is…”
- To understand the WHO’s treaty and International Health Regulations agenda, read James Roguski’s Substack blog and listen to Mark Anderson’s UK Column podcast
- Geopolitics & Empire (YouTube): Todd Miller: U.S. Empire & the Global Border-Industrial Complex (2021)
- Accurx: The simple way to communicate about patient care
“It started in a run-down hospital in Euston. Founded by Jacob Haddad and Laurence Bargery in 2016, Accurx originally set out to tackle antimicrobial resistance…”
- Confed Expo: Jacob Haddad—NHS ConfedExpo 2023
- Digital Health Rewired: Digital Health Rewired welcomes co-headline sponsors for 2022
LinkedIn: Jacob Haddad—Co-Founder—accuRx
UK Column request to viewers: What might the significance be of the two letters Rx (with capital R) at the end of the apparently original form of the company’s name?
- GIANT Health: GIANT Health London 4–5 December 2023

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-23rd-august-2023

EU’s Digital Services Act Is Simply Censorship - UK Column News - 23rd August 2023

- Verdict: Europe’s Digital Services Act to come into force from 25th August
“In the event of non-compliance, the EU can issue sanctions of up to 6% of a company’s annual turnover.”
- Reclaim The Net (Telegram): X [Twitter] is working on a new "Report EU illegal content" button

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-23rd-august-2023

Deaths From Electric Vehicle Fires: Scooters, Bikes, Cars And More - UK Column News - 23rd August 2023

- Autoblog: Every Nikola electric truck built recalled due to risk of battery fire
- Mirror: Dad dies in devastating house fire ‘started by e-bike battery catching alight’
- Coast Reporter: Letter: Electric vehicles an emerging safety concern on our ferry system
- Great Western Railway: From 21 May 2023, customers will no longer be able to bring e-Scooters onto GWR trains or stations

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-23rd-august-2023

Militaries Exploiting Social Media—Open Attitude That Public Too Dull To Read Words - UK Column News - 23rd August 2023

- US Naval Institute: Social Media is a Weapon
- GOV.UK: Digital Strategy for Defence
“Data exploited as an asset, at scale and speed—Data accessed and used as a ‘strategic asset’ in conjunction with the tech game-changers, delivered at scale and pace”
- Big Brother Watch: Defence Secretary Admits 77th Brigade Tasked to “UK Disinformation”

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-23rd-august-2023

The Global Decline In Democracy: Government Heads Sound Death-Knell For Free Expression - UK Column News - 23rd August 2023

- Zero Hedge: Scholz Says Germany Will ‘Never’ Send Troops To Ukraine As Public Turns Against Escalation
- Reclaim The Net: Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Says He Would Ban Social Media, If Allowed To Be a Dictator 
- Geopolitics And Empire (Telegram): Capitalist Democracy may no longer work, says Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland
- UK Column Community: https://community.ukcolumn.org/
- Debi Evans Blog: 22 August 2023
- Next livestream: Down the Banking Rabbit Hole with Trevor Kitchen—Thursday at 1 pm
- UK Column article: NHS Ayrshire & Arran FoI: University Hospital Ayr reports fewer than five Covid deaths each year from 2020 to 2022
- Concerned about the RHE/PHSE curriculum in UK schools? Parliament Square, London Wednesday 13th September at 1pm

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-23rd-august-2023

Eastern Approaches Roundup - UK Column News - 23rd August 2023

- De Telegraaf: Omtzigt presents new party: ‘Our country has major problems’
- Escaping Mass Psychosis (Substack): Germany to ban political parties?... Again?
- Eugyppius: A Plague Chronicle (Substack): Nowhere do the climateers enjoy so much ascendancy over politics and the media as in Germany, and nowhere have they faced so many setbacks and humiliations
- Politico: Springtime for Europe’s fascists 
- Reuters: Russia may annex Georgian breakaway regions—Medvedev
- Military Times: The Netherlands and Denmark will give F–16 fighter jets to Ukraine
- Air Force Times: Ukraine war prompts new US air tactics in Europe
- Mitchell Aerospace Power: A Conversation with Air Marshal Harvey Smyth: Allied Perspective 
UK Column request to viewers: What do seasoned airmen make of this podcast? Your remarks welcome

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-23rd-august-2023

Anthropy At The Eden: Managers Of Humankind To Think Big Thoughts—Common Or Garden Purpose? - UK Column News - 23rd August 2023

- Anthropy: Inspiring a Better Britain
“Anthropy is a 3[-]day in person event, held on the 1st–3rd November 2023 at Eden Project. This gathering is for leaders, founders, thought leaders and people with a contribution to make to inspire a better Britain. The full ticket price is £1,000+VAT, this is inclusive of all three days.”
Alex Thomson notes: Anthropy is an unetymological nonsense word, but misanthropy is a real word—and it means ‘a dislike of humankind’

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-23rd-august-2023

UK Column’s Local Constabulary Sinks Into Chronic Dysfunction—Debi Evans’ Family Personally Affected - UK Column News - 23rd August 2023

- BBC: Devon and Cornwall Police in special measures
- The Guardian: Devon and Cornwall police chief investigated over serious allegations of sexual offences
- BBC: Devon and Cornwall Police disruption of chief's suspension ‘not ideal’
- BBC: Investigation into man's death in police custody in Cornwall

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-23rd-august-2023

One Of The Old Brigade: An Honourable West Country Newsman - UK Column News - 23rd August 2023

- In Memoriam: Roger Guttridge—Died 8 August 2023
- Obituary is forthcoming in The Light Paper

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-23rd-august-2023

"I wrote to Prince Charles two years ago, urging him to dissociate himself from Klaus Schwab, who is clearly a psychopath. I reminded him that he was the only public figure who had dared [forty years ago] to stand against [architectural] modernism. But he wrote back, 'This is too far gone, and even I can't do anything about it.'"

ukcolumn.org/video/a-glimpse-into-cities-architecture-planning-and-control-with-leon-krier

Greek Wildfires And The Importance Of Alexandroupolis - UK Column News - 25th August 2023

- Copernicus EU: Rapid Mapping Activation Viewer—Wildfire in East Macedonia, Greece
- Greek City Times: Sixteen mega-fires burned over 4.2 million hectares in 21 years in Greece—See map
- The Economist: A sleepy Greek port has become vital to the war in Ukraine
- Parallaxi: Copernicus for Alexandroupolis: The largest burned area on European soil
- eKathimerini: Greece, Bulgaria sign memoranda that ‘change the energy map of south-eastern Europe’
- Keep Talking Greece: Mitsotakis-Zelensky meeting: Greece reiterates support for Ukraine

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-25th-august-2023

Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Second Plane Landed Safely - UK Column News - 25th August 2023

- Mirror: Mystery over second Wagner plane seen zig-zagging and landing after Russia plane crash
- Wikipedia: Embraer Legacy 600: Accidents and incidents
- Al Jazeera: Russia-Ukraine updates: Prigozhin talented man who made ‘mistakes’—Putin
- NBC News: Videos and flight radar show plane crash believed to have killed Prigozhin (video)
- Pravda: Russians found replacement for Surovikin, former Aerospace Forces commander

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-25th-august-2023

With No Cash, Could You Trust Your Bank? - UK Column News - 25th August 2023

- Dutch Government: Cash payments above €3000 to be outlawed in Netherlands
- Cash Essentials: Spain continues to impose a limit on cash payments exceeding €1,000
- Central Banking (2022): Italians may use cash for payments of up to €2,000, but this ceiling had been set to fall to €1,000 from January 1st
- UK Column interview: Forex and Banking Fraud—Brian Gerrish speaks to financial whistleblower Trevor Kitchen
- UK Column interview: Understanding the dangers of the European Arrest Warrant—Trevor Kitchen
- ABC News: Regulator's review of over 30 Swiss banks finds shortcomings in money-laundering controls
- Financial Conduct Authority: 2021 fines | 2022 fines
- The Royal Mint: What is the Gold Fix?
- The London Bullion Market Association: About LBMA Daily Auction Prices (video)
- World Gold Council: The Authority on Gold
- Reuters (2022): FX swap debt a $80 trillion 'blind spot', BIS says
- Practical Law: Banking Regulation in the United Kingdom: Overview
- Bank for International Settlements: About the BIS Innovation Hub
- Rally for Peace and Freedom: Glasgow Green Commonwealth Monument, 1 pm, Saturday 26 August 23

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-25th-august-2023

Lithium Batteries In The Home - UK Column News - 25th August 2023

- IoT [Internet of Things] Tech News: Advanced lithium battery for the global smart meters industry

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-25th-august-2023