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EPISODE · May 7, 2026 · 1H 10M

Military Matters: Episode 6

from UK Column News · host Alternate Current Radio

Brian Gerrish and Charles Malet discuss the reluctance of young men and women to 'fight for their country' and examine reasons for why this might be.They also analyse the extraordinary relationship between the British Government and the state of Israel and how that relationship affects the UK Armed Forces involved in current global conflicts.Also discussed is the pressure on special forces soldiers and veterans in light of the arrest of Australian soldier Ben Roberts-Smith for war crimes.The processes to procure munitions off the open market, and how these have changed the nature of corporate control over the battle space, is also part of this wide-ranging discussion.► 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

Brian Gerrish and Charles Malet discuss the reluctance of young men and women to 'fight for their country' and examine reasons for why this might be.They also analyse the extraordinary relationship between the British Government and the state of Israel and how that relationship affects the UK Armed Forces involved in current global conflicts.Also discussed is the pressure on special forces soldiers and veterans in light of the arrest of Australian soldier Ben Roberts-Smith for war crimes.The processes to procure munitions off the open market, and how these have changed the nature of corporate control over the battle space, is also part of this wide-ranging discussion.► 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

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