# UK Column News — 8th July 2026

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Podcast: [UK Column News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/uk-column-news-315425)
Published: 2026-07-08T13:19:40+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ukcolumn/episodes/UK-Column-News--8th-July-2026-e3lqiej
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## Resource

Mike Robinson, Basil Valentine, and Vanessa Beeley present today's UK Column News. 00:00 Introduction 00:38 Farage: Toys out of the pram 13:15 NATO Summit: Gathering of the clan 23:43 UK Column 20th Anniversary 25:25 Burnham: Waiting for coronation. With special guest Lord Prem Sikka 43:09 Macron & Jolani: Syria visit Men in Black parade 48:44 Facial Recognition: Police will stop you for doing nothing wrong 52:40 ADDW: Your new car will control you (featuring Mike Robinson’s epic UKC 2024 car rant) 54:25 ELBit Systems: Genocidal Weaponry 59:00 Narrative Control: Further shoring up of news - local now ► 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

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