UK Column News — 5th August 2026
· 1 h 03 min
Episode UK Column News — 5th August 2026
Mike Robinson, Patrick Henningsen, and Basil Valentine present today’s UK Column News.
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00:00 Introduction
01:00 Prevent: Referrals up via changed methodology
16:12 Cambridge: Bad governance at universities
27:00 Support UK Column’s Independent Journalism
27:50 Iran: War Fatigue and worrying direction
32:00 Nukes: Increasing in UK
34:45 Leipzig Drone: Fallout from ‘Russian’ incident. With special guest Dirk Pohlman, journalist author and filmmaker
46:40 Streeting: Under fire from fraudster linked donation
49:30 Online Safety: Meta in trouble
54:30 Cost of Living: Comparison between UK and U.S
58:50 In Case You Missed It: Basil’s weekly news round-up
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