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The UK Column is an independent news organisation analysing the information war. Operating without financial backing or external investment, we remain free from advertisers, foundations, and political parties, relying solely on support from our audience through memberships and donations.

  1. 13 HRS AGO

    China's Economy is 2-3x Bigger Than the US | Silk and Steel

    China's Economy is 2-3x Bigger Than the US | Silk and Steel ► Subscribe to the UK Column YouTube channel ► https://bit.ly/ukcolumnofficial In this episode of The Silk and Steel Podcast, host Carl Zha is joined by Han Fei-Zi (aka Blue Bear Monkey, formerly Doggy) – a prolific writer for Asia Times – for a deep dive into the real size of China's economy, the structural flaws in Western economic thinking, and why the US is living in a delusion that could lead to catastrophic decisions. The explosive claims: • China's economy is 2-3 times larger than the US, not 25% larger on PPP or smaller in nominal terms • China has been lowballing its GDP for decades – for WTO negotiations, to maintain "developing nation" status, and out of institutional inertia • The ICP (International Comparison Program) data that sets purchasing power parity is fundamentally flawed – comparing China to Mexico is absurd • The "smile curve" that told the West to offshore manufacturing was measuring the wrong thing – manufacturing is actually the hardest, most valuable part We break down: • Why electricity consumption, car sales, and steel production tell a truer story than GDP figures • How the US runs on "Dutch disease" – selling assets (treasuries, stocks, real estate) instead of producing goods • Why Scott Bessent and Trump are delusional about trade war leverage • The petrodollar vs. petroyuan shift – and why Iran's demands for yuan payments are a game-changer • How BRI just had a record year (double the previous record) – the "BRI is dead" narrative was wrong • Why Western aid is just "window dressing" – while China builds roads, rails, and power grids Plus: Why Chinese parents send their kids to US universities (it's not what you think), the truth about Chinese students at Tsinghua, and why Elon Musk said design is a "rounding error" compared to manufacturing. Han Fei-Zi writes for Asia Times and can be found on X as Blue Bear Monkey (formerly Doggy). Follow for provocative, colorful takes on China's economy. ► 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

    57 min

  2. 14 HRS AGO

    Iain Davis on defining multipolarity | Jerm Warfare

    Iain Davis on defining multipolarity | Jerm Warfare UK Column turns 20! Join the 20th Anniversary event (18–20 Sept 2026) celebrating independent journalism. https://shop.ukcolumn.org/product/20th-anniversary-on-location/ The first edition of The Column is here. A new quarterly from UK Column—128 pages of analysis and features. In stock now:
https://shop.ukcolumn.org/product/the-column-issue-1/ ► Subscribe to the UK Column YouTube channel ► https://bit.ly/ukcolumnofficial Jerm and Ian Davis explore the complex concepts of multipolarity, global governance, and the underlying power structures shaping our world. They discuss historical shifts from bipolarity to unipolarity and now towards multipolarity, examining the roles of transnational capitalists, geopolitical strategies, and the potential future of human freedom. https://iaindavis.com ► 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

    1hr 5min

  3. 21 HRS AGO

    UK Column News — 1st May 2026

    UK Column News — 1st 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 00:40 Golders Green Stabbings: Huge focus is out of proportion 12:35 Palantir: Merger of state and corporate interests. With special guests Heiko Khoo 23:54 Palestine Action: Court of Appeal decision pending 27:35 Iran: Key data points to watch out for 40:35 UK Column 20th Anniversary Tickets 41:26 Flotilla: Aid intercepted in International Waters 46:11 OPCW: Six year legal battle won after challenging Syria narrative 51:06 Charles: King checking up on the colonies in US 57:41 In Case You Missed It: Stories spotted by our UKC sleuths

    1hr 5min

  4. 1 DAY AGO

    Brian Gerrish on info wars, children, and split opposition | Jerm Warfare

    Brian Gerrish on info wars, children, and split opposition | Jerm Warfare UK Column turns 20! Join the 20th Anniversary event (18–20 Sept 2026) celebrating independent journalism. https://shop.ukcolumn.org/product/20th-anniversary-on-location/ The first edition of The Column is here. A new quarterly from UK Column—128 pages of analysis and features. In stock now:
https://shop.ukcolumn.org/product/the-column-issue-1/ ► Subscribe to the UK Column YouTube channel ► https://bit.ly/ukcolumnofficial Brian Gerrish shares insights on the psychological tactics used in information warfare, the impact of education and media on society, and the spiritual battle underlying current global events. Discover how psychological manipulation, societal indoctrination, and spiritual resilience shape our future. ► 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

    1hr 4min

  5. 1 DAY AGO

    After the Pause: Iran, Lebanon and the Next Round of Confrontation

    UK Column turns 20! Join the 20th Anniversary event (18–20 Sept 2026) celebrating independent journalism. https://shop.ukcolumn.org/product/20th-anniversary-on-location/ The first edition of The Column is here. A new quarterly from UK Column—128 pages of analysis and features. In stock now:
https://shop.ukcolumn.org/product/the-column-issue-1/ Mike Robinson is joined by Vanessa Beeley and, for her first appearance on UK Column, Myriam Charabaty. The discussion ranges across Iran, Lebanon, and the wider region, beginning with the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and Donald Trump's increasingly erratic statements on Iran. Both guests argue that the so-called ceasefires with Iran and Lebanon are not ceasefires at all, but operational pauses used by the United States and Israel to regroup after failing to achieve their stated military objectives. Myriam sets out why a second round of confrontation is likely to be heavier than the first, including the possible use of tactical or biological weapons on a limited scale, while ruling out any meaningful ground invasion of Iran itself. The conversation also covers Iran's continued drone production, the attrition facing US forces across the region, the political pressures on Lebanon's government over normalisation with Israel, and the positioning of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, the UAE, Kuwait, and Bahrain as the conflict develops. Vanessa and Myriam argue that the survival of the resistance axis is itself the measure of victory, and that American power in West Asia is now visibly failing.

    1hr 5min

  6. 2 DAYS AGO

    Everything we’re told about Stalin is wrong | Jerm Warfare

    Everything we’re told about Stalin is wrong | Jerm Warfare UK Column turns 20! Join the 20th Anniversary event (18–20 Sept 2026) celebrating independent journalism. https://shop.ukcolumn.org/product/20th-anniversary-on-location/ The first edition of The Column is here. A new quarterly from UK Column—128 pages of analysis and features. In stock now:
https://shop.ukcolumn.org/product/the-column-issue-1/ ► Subscribe to the UK Column YouTube channel ► https://bit.ly/ukcolumnofficialAmerican professor Grover Furr challenges mainstream narratives about Stalin and Soviet history, emphasising the importance of primary sources and objectivity.He discusses Stalin's early life, the Russian Revolution, the purges, the famine, and the influence of Western propaganda, offering a nuanced perspective on a complex historical figure.https://msuweb.montclair.edu/~furrg/► 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/ukcolumnofficialFollow #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

    1hr 14min

  7. 2 DAYS AGO

    From Powell to Palantir: How Oligarchs Captured America (And What Comes Next) | Silk and Steel

    From Powell to Palantir: How Oligarchs Captured America (And What Comes Next) | Silk and Steel ► Subscribe to the UK Column YouTube channel ► https://bit.ly/ukcolumnofficial In this wide-ranging episode of The Silk and Steel Podcast, host Carl Zha is joined once again by Einar Tangen (Senior Fellow at CIGI) to dissect the latest "assassination attempt" on Donald Trump, the coordinated MAGA influencer machine, and the deeper forces that have captured American democracy. The conversation covers: • The assassination that nobody believes – social media reaction, the coordinated messaging, and why Trump's "ballroom" became a meme • How the MAGA influencer network works – talking points distributed instantly, access traded for loyalty • The corporatization of politics – why elected officials no longer think for themselves • The Powell Memo (1971) – the blueprint for corporate capture of the US government (and how it succeeded) • The "Clean Break" plan (1996) – Israel's 30-year strategy to dominate the Middle East • The Pentagon's missing trillions – why it still can't pass an audit after 10+ years • The Westphalian solution – "you be you, I'll be me" – how the world can force peace • Why JD Vance is "scary" – what the tech oligarchs (Peter Thiel, Curtis Yarvin) really want Plus: The difference between old oligarchs (steel, oil, rail) and new oligarchs (Silicon Valley), why the Democrats became the party of corporatists under Clinton, and how 95% of the world could economically force the US to end its wars. Einar Tangen is a Senior Fellow at CIGI. Follow his work at Asian Narratives on Substack. ► 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

    1hr 47min

  8. 2 DAYS AGO

    UK Column News — 29th April 2026

    UK Column News — 29th April 2026 UK Column turns 20! Join the 20th Anniversary event (18–20 Sept 2026) celebrating independent journalism. https://shop.ukcolumn.org/product/20th-anniversary-on-location/ The first edition of The Column is here. A new quarterly from UK Column—128 pages of analysis and features. In stock now: https://shop.ukcolumn.org/product/the-column-issue-1/ ► Subscribe to the UK Column YouTube channel ► https://bit.ly/ukcolumnofficial Mike Robinson, Charles Malet and Vanessa Beeley 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 Chapters 00:00 Welcome 00:38 King: Charles’s state side speech 08:23 Energy: Special report from Ben Rubin in London 12:20 Jury Contempt: Massive implications for democracy 22:55 Gaza: In the abyss of genocide 30:07 Restore: Policy ahead of local elections 34:01 UK Column 20th Anniversary Tickets 36:55 Digital ID: Five inquiries into proposals 39:19 Iran/Mossad: Zionist Black Ops in Iran 48:50 Iran Diaspora 57:20 Citizenship: US tightens up 58:46 Explosive Media: Lego mickey taking

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The UK Column is an independent news organisation analysing the information war. Operating without financial backing or external investment, we remain free from advertisers, foundations, and political parties, relying solely on support from our audience through memberships and donations.

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  • Years Active
    2015 - 2026
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