UK Column News — 11th May 2026

UKC News Show Notes

Brian Gerrish, Ben Rubin, and Diane Rasmussen present today’s UK Column News. 

0:02:45 2026 Local Elections Roundup: The Chaotic Path to the New Global Order

Labour loses half of its London councils: How one day transformed the political map of the capital | The Standard

Labour backbench MP Catherine West backs down | BBC

Greens pledge to back Plaid Cymru leader to be Wales' new first minister | BBC

Solar Flair (they/them): New Councillor in Southampton for the Green Party

First Korean-British lawmaker elected to Welsh Parliament amid Reform UK surge | The Asia Business Daily

Two transgender MSPs elected to Holyrood in first for Scottish parliament | STV 

Iranian activist tells BBC how fear of war restarting intensifies trauma of repression | BBC

Parents told 'control your children or face fines and eviction' | BBC

The significance of the 2026 elections for UK government | Institute for Government

0:29:10 NHS Change Agents

The NHS common purpose: Towards a million change agents | UK Column (2013) 

Lord Victor Adebowale post about Black, 'anti-racist' leadership in the NHS | LinkedIn

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0:43:48 Hantavirus or Pantovirus?

The Brownstone Institute is promoting the establishment narrative around gain-of-function | X

Army parachutes onto remote island to help Briton with suspected hantavirus | BBC

Military delivers medical support for hantavirus in daring parachute drop | Sky News

HMS Prince of Wales leads Royal Navy task group on High North exercises | Navy Lookout

First Sea Lord expands on hybrid navy vision in landmark Fisher lecture | Navy Lookout

The University of Bath working on a hantavirus vaccine | BBC Bristol via Facebook

0:50:18 The Sovereign AI Stitchup

Sovereignty in the age of AI: Strategic choices, structural dependencies and the long game ahead | Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

0:53:15 Is this Antisemitism?

Adrian Cohen, British Board of Deputies of British Jews, speaks in London | X

Sonia Poulton visited by the police | X

 

0:57:55 What Can We Do?