UK Column & the Alternative Media scene in the UK (and elsewhere)

In this episode of the Actionable Truth Podcast I was joined by Debi Evans and Sandi Adams.

We discussed their personal experiences at long running alternative media outlet UK Column as well as the overall alternative media space in the UK and the current political situation there.

We've also brainstormed together a few ideas on how people can navigate the increasingly complex alternative media scene (both in the UK and elsewhere).

Where to watch?

You can watch this episode in full (and ad-free) below as well as on Rumble and Odysee.

Where to listen?

You can listen to the episode below or anywhere else you get your podcasts, with the exception of Spotify.

My investigation on Multipolarity & Marcel Jahnke's involvement with UK Column and the Rising Tide Foundation

The “Rising Tide” of multi-polarity

The TRUTH about “multi-polarity” and some of its prominent proponents

Actionable Truth MediaMichael Ginsburg

UK Column Presenters discussing Marcel Jahnke

June 13 Update: a page for Mr. Jahnke has been added to the UK Column website

Without much fanfare, UK column have added this page to their website:

The first capture by the wayback machine of the above page happened on June 13 which suggests that this page is indeed brand new.

Vox Populi & the connection with the Lotus Eaters and what appears to be as ardent support of Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain

Vox Populi used to be called The Aussie Wire and as the name suggests, was targetting primarily an Australian audience.

It was fronted by Topher Field as its lead presenter and rebranded to Vox Populi after Topher's departure.

The Aussie Wire (now Vox Populi) provided extensive coverage of the inaugural ARC conference and had an onsite studio on the conference floor.

The Truth about the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC)

“The best way to control the opposition is to lead it ourselves” Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (A.K.A Lenin)

Actionable Truth MediaMichael Ginsburg

The website of Vox Populi currently has no information at all on who is behind the outlet:

VoxPopuli Media

The Voice of the People

Site Logo

Neither does their Twitter profile:

There are various people who appear to work for the outlet on a per-assignment basis as freelancers.

One of them is Will Coleshill, founder of alternative media outlet Resistance GB:

The official Twitter account for Restore Britain reposts this Vox Populi segment:

Elon Musk is also a fan apparently (both of Coleshill's coverage & of Restore in general):

Mr. Coleshill also did some work in the past for UK Column. Here is one example:

One person who is showing publicly a direct association with Vox Populi is Jonathan Wong who also has his own "Digital Media Consultancy" & "Video production" company by the name of Wong Media , of which he is the sole director.

Other than Wong Media, Mr. Wong does not appear to be a director of any other UK company.

In this interview from April 2025 he gave to Nick Buckley, Mr. Wong confirmed his association with Vox Populi media:

Mr. Wong also said in the above interview that prior to moving on to Vox Populi, he used to have a tech-related role at another UK outlet by the name of Lotus Eaters.

Home - Lotus Eaters

Lotus Eaters offers podcasts and content exploring cultural, political, and societal issues with diverse perspectives and thought-provoking discussions.

Lotus EatersCarl Benjamin

The footer of every page of the Lotus Eaters website has the following text:

The sole director of Lotus Eater Media (the entity behind Lotus Eaters) is Carl Benjamin who founded the outlet back in 2019:

One of the guest contributors to Lotus Eaters is Lewis Brackpool who is described as:

an independent journalist, reporter and commentator whose main focus is on political discussions, cultural topics and agenda-based analysis. Having reported on many protests and significant political events such as the anti-lockdown marches, the Dutch farmer's revolt and the Davos elitists, Lewis' main content is centred around the agendas from influential Non-governmental organisations, cultural changes in the West and interviews with fascinating people.

As of the time of publication, Mr. Brackpool describes himself on his own Twitter profile as:

Initial response published on May 30, 2026

The below rebuttal was published and co-signed by UK Column directors Brian Gerrish, Mike Robinson and Charles Malet:

The Debi Evans and Sandi Adams Allegations: A Rebuttal

UKColumnMike Robinson

I will leave it to you to read the above response and decide for yourself what you make of it but there were two matters which I felt were not addressed in it so I asked UK Colum Co-founder, Director and Co-Owner Mike Robinson 2 follow-up questions:

When (and if) Mr. Robinson provides a response to any of the above, I will add it here.

I'd also like to add the following assessment of the interview I did, as well as the response from UK Column outlined above, by the highly respected (by me at least) independent investigative journalist, author and former contributor to UK Column Iain Davis:

The UK Column Conundrum

UK Column, one of the UK’s leading independent media outlets, says it is under attack by other independent media journalists. But is it?

Iain DavisIain Davis

I also take onboard any critique by Mr. Davis directed at me as he has been doing this type of work for much longer than I have and as I said already, is highly respected for it (and rightfully so in my personal opinion).

UK Column unleash Ad Hominem attacks against me

The attempt at rebuttal from UK Column discussed above was published on Saturday (May 30).

The following Monday (June 1), further response was provided by UK Column presenters and co-founders Brian Gerrish and Mike Robinson during their news bulletin:

UK Column News — 1st June 2026

UKColumnMonday, 1st June 2026

I will leave it to you to make your own judgement on the above but in my mind, this is a very pertinent example of why the framework proposed by David A. Hughes is so on point:

If you haven't read it yet, I strongly recommend you do:

A Guide to Identifying Camp 2

In a recent interview, I outlined my “three camps of awareness” framework and suggested that it might be helpful to have a guide to spotting those in Camp 2. Well, here it is!

David A. HughesDavid A. Hughes

My response to the above allegations/insinuations by UK Column's presenters and Co-founders

This was my response on YouTube:

Here is the response I left as a comment to the video of the news bulletin on the UK Column YouTube channel:

This was my response on Substack:

This was my response on Twitter/X:

And this was my response to yet another attempt to continue this clear effort (to me at least) of Ad Hominem and Character Assasination:

Further response by Charles Malet

On June 8, Akita Media (trading as UK Column) director and co-owner Charles Malet published the following response to the specific allegations, in the context of the farmers protest, that were made towards him during this interview by Sandi Adams:

Claims Made by Sandi Adams about Charles Malet

Two statements, presented as fact, have been made to a third-party by Sandi Adams, likely to cause serious harm to the reputation of Charles Malet.

UKColumnCharles Malet

Here is the response from Sandi Adams I was asked to publish in response to the above:

Instead of saying that 'Malet was working agents of controlled opposition', I should have said: "in both my and the farmers opinion, Malet appeared wittingly or unwittingly, to be working with agents of controlled opposition"

Before I sign off, here is the one key takeaway I'd like to leave you with:

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