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UK Column News - 30th April 2025

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Mike Robinson, Charles Malet, Vanessa Beeley and Sandi Adams with Wednesday's UK Column News.

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00:00 Carnage Inc: Mark Carney, the Bilderberger For Canada — Spain’s Net Zero Blackout 'Achievement'

05:13 Malvern Hills Trust Shake-Up: Taxpayer-Funded Body Faces Governance Overhaul Bill

10:13 Food Security Farce: Government Turns to Fake Food Giants for 'Expert' Advice

18:09 From Guns to NGOs: Emerald Solutions’ Perfect Timing to Rebuild Syria—One Private Contract at a Time

28:29 UK Column Is Fully Member Funded, Please Join Us

31:47 Meet the Censors: Ofcom’s Online Information Advisory Committee and the War on Dissent

36:30 Serving Royal Marine Interrogated for Exposing Falling Standards

43:00 Army Numbers in Decline: Turning to Gurkhas to Fill the Ranks

47:39 Unchecked Power: Lack of Regulation in UK Private Military Contracts Fuels War Crimes

55:11 Sandi Adams Reports Back From The Tax Rebellion Event - Pay or Resist?

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