Mike Robinson, Charles Malet, and Vanessa Beeley present today’s UK Column News.
UKC Show Notes Wednesday 15th April 2026
00:30 London Defence Conference: Geopolitical gathering
Minister for Armed Forces speech at the London Defence Conference – GOV.UK
06:28 Wider War: The continued framing of the narrative
Marine Traffic shows minimal movement through Strait of Hormuz
IEA: 2026 Energy Crisis Policy Response Tracker
Macrotrends: Crude Oil Price 1946-2026
09:04 Nuclear Energy: New reactors
Great British Energy – Nuclear and Rolls-Royce SMR sign contract – GOV.UK
11:27 Wider War: Conflict parameters expand
Royal Navy: New Tech Added to RFA Lyme Bay
BBC: HMS Dragon departs UK for eastern Mediterranean
MOD: UK start-up to supply interceptor missiles to UK military and Gulf partners
Sudanese Echo on X: Sudan Rejects Berlin Conference
15:30 Plymouth War Jobs: College hypocrisy
City College Plymouth given £10m defence industry jobs boost | Plymouth Live
19:21 Lebanon: Civil war brewing?
IMF, Lebanon hold talks on up to $1 billion in rapid financing, Bloomberg News reports | Reuters
31:10 UK Column 20th Anniversary speaker announcement – Jonathan Marshall
20th Anniversary UK Column On Location: 18-20 September 2026 – UK Column Shop
Thinking with Your Heart | Jonathan Marshall on UK Column
Our new magazine The Column – Issue 1 – UK Column Shop
34:17 Data Privacy: Get your responses in on digital consultation
Fiverr | Freelance services marketplace | Find top global talent
DMCA (Copyright) Complaint to Google :: Notices :: Lumen
FIVERR INTERNATIONAL LTD. 27001.pdf
Digital ID consultation – A roadmap for modern digital government
40:07 Food Security: ‘Make Land Digital’
DEFRA: The Land Use Framework for England
UK Parliament: Statement on Land Use Framework for England
National Protective Security Authority: Critical National Infrastructure
Petition: Exclude land used for primary food production from being designated grey belt
45:10 Iran: Latest update
Marandi – https://x.com/DanielLDavis1/status/2044089074248483157
Opinion | With ceasefire deal, Iran thinks it has leverage in U.S.-Israel war – The Washington Post
Emergency Landing of Iranian Negotiation Team’s Plane in Mashhad Following Threats – WANA
50:13 China & Spain: Both critical of the war
People’s Republic of China: President Xi Jinping Meets with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez
La Moncloa: China and Europe have prospered together
Pedro Sanchez on X: “Ceasefires are always good news”
Donald J. Trump on Truth Social: “NATO wasn’t there …”
IMF: Global Economy in the Shadow of War
Silk & Steel Podcast (UK Column): The Waning Days of the American Empire
People’s Republic of China: Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun’s Regular Press Conference on April 13, 2026
58:45 And Finally: Shane Warne’s son says the jabs caused his father’s death
NZ Herald: Shane Warne Death
2 Worlds Collide Podcast: Sam Bamford speaks to Jackson Warne