# UK Column News — 22nd July 2026 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/uk-column-news-315425/uk-column-news-22nd-july-2026 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/uk-column-news-315425/uk-column-news-22nd-july-2026.md Podcast: [UK Column News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/uk-column-news-315425) Published: 2026-07-22T13:40:52+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ukcolumn/episodes/UK-Column-News--22nd-July-2026-e3mdboc Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/1044e334c/podcast/play/123169996/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-22%2F428412925-44100-2-9bb3facc7f37e.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/uk-column-news-315425/episodes/uk-column-news-22nd-july-2026 Duration seconds: 3669 ## Resource Mike Robinson, Charles Malet, and Vanessa Beeley present today's UK Column News. ► Join UK Column Live every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 1pm UK time or watch previous live recordings ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ► [UK Column Website] Explore all our written and video content on the official ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UK Column website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ► [Support UK Column] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Please donate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to support our independent journalism & investigative journalism ► [UK Column YouTube] Please ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠subscribe to the UK Column News YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more alternative news and independent news Follow #UKColumn on: ► ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ► ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Telegram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ► ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ► ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram 00:00 Introduction 00:42 Burnham: New Cabinet signals defence spending 06:18 War: Streeting in MoD 18:15 Iran: What exactly is the strategy 27:40 UK Column 20th Anniversary 30:24 State Threats: Legislation to ensnare and criminalise 34:31 Hegseth: Derangement Syndrome 38:32 Ponies: With special guest Charlotte Faulkner, Dartmoor Hill Pony Association 45:22 Food Security: Sustainability 48:00 Trump: And Lebanon 54:50 Nukes: On the increase 59:54 And Finally: Private Eye throwback raises a smile ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/uk-column-news-315425/episodes/uk-column-news-22nd-july-2026/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/uk-column-news-315425/uk-column-news-22nd-july-2026.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.