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Holocaust Memorial Update Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-13th-march-2024 - GOV.UK (2023): UK Holocaust Memorial moves a step closer - Jewish News: Architect Daniel Libeskind suggests a rethink of UK Holocaust memorial site - Imperial War Museums: The Holocaust Galleries - GOV.UK: Spring Budget 2024 speech - The Commonwealth War Graves Commission: About our Records - Daniel Hannan (on X): “There's a beautiful CWGC graveyard in Jinja. Here's a British East African Muslim who died fighting fascism. That's *real* multiculturalism.”

Designing Human ‘Digital Twins’ for Behaviour-Changing Therapy and Rehabilitation Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-13th-march-2024 - Theresa May (on X): “Yesterday I visited Salisbury, six years on from Russia’s brazen use of a chemical weapon on British soil. It was a pleasure to thank staff at dstlmod Porton Down for their professionalism—and for everything they do away from public view to keep our country safe.” - War Secretary Grant Shapps (on X): Watch the first ever video of the UK’s laser weapon DragonFire Newly declassified footage shows the power of the laser to cut down targets at the speed of light - GOV.UK: Advanced future military laser achieves UK first - GOV.UK: Ministry of Defence funds 2 new Centres for Doctoral Training - IBM: What Is a Digital Twin? - Cambridge University Press & Assessment: Designing Human Digital Twins for Behaviour-Changing Therapy and Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review

Oracle With Its Long-Reaching Tentacles Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-13th-march-2024 - Track the tax money splurges at UK Column’s FCDO Spending website and submit FoI requests accordingly Oracle tentacles in UK government offices - Defence Connect (2022): MoD contract 2020: Oracle awarded UK Ministry of Defence cloud infrastructure contract - Crown Commercial Services (2021): Crown Commercial Service announces 3-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Oracle - Channel Web (2015): NHS: Oracle extends UK government MoU agreement - Andrew Morawski (LinkedIn): How AI is impacting the future of work - Oracle (2020): Tony Blair Institute and Oracle Launch Africa Vaccine Management in the Cloud - Larry Ellison Foundation: The Larry Ellison Foundation supports organizations and businesses which set out to make a difference in the world - The Jerusalem Post (2021): Founder of software giant Oracle Corp is Jewish: Larry Ellison - Mint Press News (2023): Openly Pro-Israel Tech Group Now Has Control over UK’s Most Sensitive National Security Data - New York Post (2021): Netanyahu reportedly offered lucrative Oracle board seat by Larry Ellison

UK Bans Puberty Blockers For Minors Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-13th-march-2024 - NHS England: Clinical Policy: Puberty suppressing hormones - Drugs: Triptorelin Side Effects - Pure Peptides UK: GnRH Triptorelin 100mcg - House of Lords Library: Conversion Therapy Prohibition (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) Bill [HL]: HL Bill 5 of 2023–24 - UK Parliament: Conversion Practices (Prohibition) Bill—Parliamentary Bills

Updates And Announcements Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-13th-march-2024 - Support Independent Journalism from the UK Column - Please Join Us: Access the UKC News Extra—UK Column Community - UK Column Shop: https://shop.ukcolumn.org - Forthcoming UK Column interview: No Smoke Without Fire: The Green King Part 2—Thursday 14th March - UK Column Shop: Climate Science Masterclass Ticket

When There Is No Wind Or Sun, We Still Need Electricity Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-13th-march-2024 - GOV.UK: Energy Secretary takes action to reinforce UK energy supply - UK Parliament: Imports of fossil fuels from Russia (PDF) “UK reliance on Russian fossil fuels. In 2021 imports from Russia made up 4% of gas used in the UK, 9% of oil and 27% of coal. In 2021, imports of gas, oil and coal from Russian to the UK were worth a combined £4.5 billion. This fell to £2.2 billion in 2022 and £1.3 billion in the year to January 2023.” - GOV.UK: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's article in the Telegraph: 12 March 2024 - The Telegraph: Britain is now an elite dictatorship where majority opinions are crushed - NATO: Topic: Energy security - NATO: Secretary General off the coast of Norway: NATO is stepping up protection of critical infrastructure - G.B National Grid status: GridwatchTM - GOV.UK: Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES) - National Grid ESO: ESO announces the name of the forthcoming Future System Operator - National Grid ESO: The UK Government has set a clear deadline for coal fired power stations to cease production by October 2024—so what are we doing to make that happen?

Is Admiral Sir Tony Radakin A Fall Guy? Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-13th-march-2024 - GOV.UK: Speech: Chief of the Defence Chatham House Security and Defence Conference 2024 keynote speech - Forces Network: Head of Armed Forces has post extended in what he says is a critical time for Europe - Royal Navy: HMS Blazer (P279) - GOV.UK: UK defence industry spending tops £25 billion for first time - CNN: Exclusive: Russia producing three times more artillery shells than US and Europe for Ukraine - Politico: Pentagon needs Congress to hand over $10B to replace weapons sent to Ukraine - Chatham House: The failed Trident test highlights an imbalance in UK defence strategy - RAF Lakenheath: New F–35 Field Training Detachment facility at RAF Lakenheath

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-13th-march-2024 Mike Robinson, Vanessa Beeley and Charles Malet with today's UK Column News.

Metropolitan Police: Aggressive Public Order Policing On 9 March Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-11th-march-2024 - Carlos Latuff (on X): “I received with some surprise the news that one of my cartoons converted into a mural in Belfast was defaced. The cartoon in question criticizes the decision of the Irish republican parties Sinn Féin, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to celebrate St Patrick’s Day with Joe Biden.” - Mail Online: Met Police arrest man carrying ‘Hamas is terrorist’ sign at Gaza demo - Met Police: Update on Met public order policing on 9 March

James Roguski: The Top 10 Reasons To #StopTheTreaty Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-11th-march-2024 - James Roguski (Substack): Top 10 Reasons to #ExitTheWHO The Top 10 Reasons To #StopTheTreaty 1) Framework Convention and Unaccountable Bureaucracy (Articles 21-37) 2) Billions of Dollars (Article 20) 3) Massive Expansion of the PHEIC (Article 10) 4) One Health Surveillance (Articles 4-5) 5) Pathogen Access Benefit Sharing System (Article 12) 6) WHO Coordinated Laboratory Network (Articles 1 and 12) 7) Speeding up Regulatory Approval Of Drugs (Article 14) 8) Global Supply Chain and Logistics Network (Article 13) 9) Failure To Hold Big Pharma Liable For Harms (Article 15) 10) Censorship (Article 18)

Millions Of Ukrainian Women To Be Mobilised? Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-11th-march-2024 - Kyiv Post: Opinion: Rebuilding Ukraine: The Task for Women

Death Cult Policies On The Agenda Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-11th-march-2024 - UK Parliament: Hold a parliamentary vote on assisted dying—Petitions - Sky News: UK’s approach to assisted dying ‘prehistoric’, says Dame Esther Rantzen's daughter - Reuters: Macron backs ‘end of life’ bill, aims for parliament debate in May

Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-11th-march-2024 Brian Gerrish, Mike Robinson and Mark Anderson with today's UK Column News.

Happy Shappy In Kyiv Showing Off Ukrainian Swastikas Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-11th-march-2024 - Grant Shapps (on X): “I’m in Kyiv to raise the alarm to the democratic world - we must make sure Ukraine wins this war.” - Russian Embassy, UK (on X): “Thank you, Grant Shapps, for clearly showing the abundance of Nazi swastikas in central Kiev. This is exactly what Russia is fighting against.” - Weeb Union (YouTube): New Russian Probing Attacks | 4th Abrams Lost | Elite 47th Mechanized Brigade Struggles - Eastern Daily Press: Thetford man took his own life after serving in Ukraine

Updates And Announcements Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-11th-march-2024 - Support Independent Journalism from the UK Column - Please Join Us: Access the UKC News Extra—UK Column Community - UK Column Shop: https://shop.ukcolumn.org—the MHRA T-shirts are being discontinued because Dame June Raine has announced her departure - Brian Gerrish (YouTube): Walking the Dog, Episode 2 - UK Column: Climate Science Masterclass Ticket - People's Food & Farming Alliance webinar: Your Farmers Need You!—7 pm on Wednesday 6 March - Solidarity Rally: No Farmers, No Food—Truro, 12:30 pm on Saturday 16 March - Wind Farm Analytics (on X) “Please all retweet: #ExitTheWHO demo coming up in Glasgow 13:00 George Square Glasgow Saturday 13th April 2024” - Kingfisher Justice: 12 out of 13 proposed IHR amendments taken off the 75th WHA Agenda following legal challenge by Dr Zac Cox - The People's Health Alliance: Friday 15 March 6.30–9.30pm (doors open at 6) At the Town Hall, Magdalene Street, Glastonbury BA6 9EL - Eventbrite: Society: Controlled or Free? Thu, 11 April 2024 16:45–21:30 BST

Gordon Brown: UK Has To Get On War Footing For Economic Growth Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-11th-march-2024 - Institute for Government: Fixing the centre of government: Monday 11 March 2024, 12:30–13:30 (GMT) - EUObserver: DG defence: Is EU getting serious on joint procurement? - The Guardian: Gordon Brown: UK has to get on war footing for economic growth “The way we govern will have to be radically transformed—and government put on a war footing—if Britain is to break free from the vicious low growth, low productivity, and low wage cycle […]” - Frankfurter Allgemeine (German): Europe must stick to nuclear deterrence - EuroNews: German minister calls for British and French nuclear weapons to protect Europe - Guy Verhofstadt (on X): “For 70 years, NATO has been a cornerstone of our security. Now it is vital we strengthen NATO by building its European pillar, based on a European defence community and a European Army, so that Europeans can take their future into their own hands.” - The House of Commons Library: The European Intervention Initiative (EII/EI2) - UK Column section: EU Military Unification - RAND Corporation (2020): The Utility of Military Force and Public Understanding in Today’s Britain - The Telegraph: Public face call-up if we go to war, military chief warns - The Independent: Cameron to urge ‘strength, resilience and unity’ on visit to Berlin - Goodreads: The European Union Collective: Enemy of Its Member States by Christopher Story - David Swan (on X): Royal Navy patrol boats exercising on the Clyde

World Economic Forum Declares Disinformation The Most Severe Risk Over The Next Two Years Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-11th-march-2024 - Military Times: Military Times survey: ‘Alarming’ percentage accept conspiracies - Chatham House: The EU's forgotten grandfather: Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi - Wikipedia: Kalergi Plan “The man of the future will be of mixed race. Today’s races and classes will gradually disappear owing to the vanishing of space, time, and prejudice. The Eurasian-Negroid race of the future, similar in its appearance to the Ancient Egyptians, will replace the diversity of peoples with a diversity of individuals.”

Free Speech On Trial Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-11th-march-2024 - UK Column article: A look behind ‘new’ media outlets whose fresh image belies their background: Part I of a series - Brownstone Institute: Free Speech on Trial - Data Guidance: Montana: Attorney General launches enquiry into Alphabet and Google’s AI system over alleged data inaccuracy

BBC Doesn’t Like Director Jonathan Glazer’s Oscar Speech Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-11th-march-2024 - BBC: Zone of Interest director Jonathan Glazer makes Gaza statement in Oscars speech - The Telegraph (YouTube): “Holocaust being hijacked”: Political Oscar speech condemns Israel-Gaza conflict

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Shapps Says We Are In A Pre-War World Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-8th-march-2024 - Chatham House:Are we heading for World War Three—and is Britain’s military ready? “UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps’s speech on 15 January described a shift from ‘a post-war to a pre-war world’.” - Sky News:Budget's lack of new defence spendingdismays insiders and Tory MPs - GOV.UK:UK to supplymore than 10,000 drones to Ukraine - Royal United Services Institute:Trump-Proofing NATO: 2% Won't Cut It - EPP (YouTube):Ursula von der Leyen at the EPP Congress2024 in Bucharest - NATO:Sweden officially joins NATO07 March 2024 - Ministry of Defence (on X): “Defence SecretaryGrant Shapps is deeply proud to welcome Swedeninto NATO.”

Mike Robinson, Debi Evans and Ben Rubin with today's UK Column News. Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-8th-march-2024

And Finally—Britain’s Representative Woman: CSW68 Delegate Pips Bunce Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-8th-march-2024 -UN Women UK:Commission on the Status of Women

Labour TogetherPresents RESTITCH Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-8th-march-2024 -Restitch:The Social Fabric Summit—Coventry, 7-8th March, 2024 “Who we are Onward is a future-facing thinktank, launched in 2018. The mission: to build a powerful ideas factory centre-right thinkers and leaders.”

Data-Gathering And Climate Controls Sources: www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-news-8th-march-2024 -The World Economic Forum:Data for the City of Tomorrow:Developing the Capabilities and Capacity to Guide Better UrbanFutures - The Business Of Cities:Urban intelligence for global business. Business toolsfor the world's cities - Connected Places Catapult:Climate Action Archives - 3ci:Homepage - Connected Places Catapult:Lucy Yu