# UK Column News — 3rd July 2026

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Podcast: [UK Column News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/uk-column-news-315425)
Published: 2026-07-03T13:39:20+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ukcolumn/episodes/UK-Column-News--3rd-July-2026-e3lk28m
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Duration seconds: 3745

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Mike Robinson, Charles Malet, and Basil Valentine 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 00:37 State Threats: Terrorism legislation. With special guest Jessey Winney, Organiser, No2NATO 11:41 Devolution: Cross party conference for centralisation of power 16:42 Tehran: Special on the ground report from Patrick Henningsen 26:09 High North: Artic operational theatre 28:39 Palantir Data: Technocratic digital panopticon With special guest, investigative journalist Johnny Vedmore 38:41 Palantir Spain: Massive pushback 40:39 FOI: Rearrangement of deck chairs Freedom of Information Statistics | UK Government 45:48 BMJ Trade: Mismanagement of public finances 51:02 Enoch Burke: Out of prison, still campaigning 56:00 In Case You Missed It: Stories spotted by out UKC sleuths

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