# UK Column News — 22nd May 2026

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Podcast: [UK Column News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/uk-column-news-315425)
Published: 2026-05-22T13:24:37+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ukcolumn/episodes/UK-Column-News--22nd-May-2026-e3jocgj
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## Resource

UK Column News — 22nd May 2026 ► Subscribe to the UK Column YouTube channel ► https://bit.ly/ukcolumnofficial Mike Robinson, Patrick Henningsen , Basil Valentine with today's UK Column News. ► Join UK Column Live every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 1pm UK time or watch previous live recordings here: https://bit.ly/UKColumn_Live ► [UK Column Website] Explore all our written and video content on the official UK Column website: https://www.ukcolumn.org/ ► [Support UK Column] Please donate to support our independent journalism & investigative journalism: https://support.ukcolumn.org/ ► [UK Column YouTube] Please subscribe to the UK Column News YouTube channel for more alternative news and independent news: https://bit.ly/ukcolumnofficial Follow #UKColumn on: ► X: https://x.com/ukcolumn ► Telegram: https://t.me/ukcolumn ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UKColumnExtracts ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uk_column_news 00:00 Welcome 00:43 Makerfield by-election: Analysis and comment 09:30 Massie: Mathematical anomalies 19:50 Palantir: Contract controversy 24:38 UK Column — 20th Anniversary tickets selling fast 26:10 Flotilla: Huge PR disaster for Israel 38:50 Digital Money: The great convergence but also pushback 42:57 Defence Unicorns: Total societial mobilisation around war 44:43 Ukraine: UK in the dark about drone takedown 53:10 Health: One health to rule them all 56:17 In Case You Missed It: Stories spotted by our UKC sleuths

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