Mike Robinson

Mike Robinson is co-editor of the UK Column. He has been writing on political issues since the mid-1990s, and joined the UK Column in 2008. His background is in technology infrastructure and has worked in a wide range of sectors: telecoms, heavy engineering, legal and finance.

Why is the BBC apparently featuring terrorists in its documentaries?
Mike Robinson
In their recent documentary claiming Syrian Government involvement in the Captagon drugs trade, the BBC failed to disclose the affiliations of those they featured.
MPs are not entitled to a private public life
Mike Robinson
If it is the claim of this government that MPs are entitled to a private public life, then how is the public to know what kinds of corruption are hidden behind that claim?
Immunity Passports: The Desperation of Fact Checkers
Mike Robinson
Reuters staff set out to discredit two Facebook posts claiming that the government has issued a contact for “vaccine passports”.
Covid Coercion: Boris Johnson's Psychological Attack on the UK Public
Mike Robinson
Investigating the committee that advises raising levels of fear.
The British Military Information War Waged On Their Own Population
Mike Robinson
The head of the British Army claims that tens of thousands of staff are available to counter Covid-19 'misinformation' and 'disinformation'.
Coronavirus: Civil Liberties Once Given Away, Won’t Come Back
Mike Robinson
Brexit: A Deal Not Done
Mike Robinson
Far from being a 'done deal' as Boris puts it, the second phase of Brexit negotiations look like they will pull UK back in.
EU Defence Union Command and Control: The Smoking Gun
Mike Robinson
A document has come to light which spells out EU military command and control structures, and gives the lie to UK government denials that British troops would fall under EU control.
Has Boris Misled Parliament on UK Involvement in Defence Union?
Mike Robinson
EU Defence Union Spelt Out By New President of the Commission
Mike Robinson
Last week, Ursula von der Leyen, serving German Defence Minister, spelled out her vision for EU Defence Union. In response, the two Tory leadership candidates, the Brexit Party, as well as the rest of British politics and the media, said absolutely ...
Stop Talking About An EU Army, Nigel
Mike Robinson
Nigel Farage is back, a hero once again. Yet despite his new party’s success at the EU elections, Nigel Farage still refuses to engage on the issue of the UK’s future defence relationship with the EU. Why?
Why are Tories pursuing Tony’s Blair’s “essential” policy of EU Defence Union?
Mike Robinson
“Mr Blair, I want to know what your point of view is regarding a European Army, and do you think this might be an additional incentive for a Brexit?”
Beyond Integrity Initiative: The Scale of UK Government Counter-Disinformation
Mike Robinson
The recent hack of the Institute for Statecraft’s Integrity Initiative programme offered a rare glimpse into a part of the government’s propaganda machine which it really doesn’t want anyone to see. Which raises the question, what else is there?
Military Union: British Government Policy Since 1948
Mike Robinson
As pressure builds for the issue of EU Military Union to enter the Brexit debate, government becomes ever more vociferous that Britain will not be part of any such project. Strangely, though, history seems to suggest that Military Union was British ...
Integrity Initiative: A Look Into the Deep State?
Mike Robinson
Is the Integrity Initiative leak a window into the deep state?
UK Corporate Media: Social Media Platforms Must Pay
Mike Robinson
The British corporate media is in desperate straits. With revenues collapsing, they are begging government to act.
The EU Has Its Military
Mike Robinson
Today was an "historic" day, according to EU High Representative Federica Mogherini. Today she got her military, her single point military budget, and her ability to prosecute wars overseas without the need to get the approval of national electorates ...
Brexit: Theresa May's CARDs Are On The Table
Mike Robinson
The government and mainstream media here in Britain would have us believe Brexit is a chaotic disaster. Yet, behind the scenes, the military unification policy is progressing as planned, and at pace.
Money -v- Credit: What's the difference?
Mike Robinson
What is economy, what is it for and what is the role of money? In this episode of Insight Vox, EIR's Mike Billington contrasts the features of a monetary system with those of a credit system.
Military Intervention in Syria: High Risk Over Next Four Weeks
Mike Robinson
At midnight on 14 April, several buses with civilians on board left the terrorist besieged Kafarya and Foua areas of northern Syria, as part of the so-called “four towns deal”. A journey which should have taken forty five minutes, took more than ...
Theresa May: Embracing The World (Order)
Mike Robinson
Today Theresa May set out her stall. Britain is leaving the EU. Brexit means Brexit. And now, at last, we begin to see what Brexit means.