Updated March 2025

CASE FILE: UK Column

Name UK Column
Tags Conspiracy Theorist
Categories Media Outlet
Related People/Groups Heritage Party
Years Active 2006 – Present
Active Areas UK

 

 

UK Column is a conspiracy theory-oriented online media outlet. 

Founded in 2006 by Brian Gerrish and aiming to “highlight the rise of a dangerous political dictatorship”, UK Column was originally a small newsletter but has grown into a website that produces a regular stream of articles, video content and occasional offline meetings. 

The site received a considerable boost during the COVID-19 pandemic, and remains a significant voice in the UK conspiracy theorist alternative media. It retains a presence on most major social media platforms.

UK Column also has areas of overlap with the far right. In 2022, UK Column said the Drag Queen Story Hour events, then a target of far-right protest, were part of a deliberate plot to “brainwash” children. Far-right ideologies promoted by the outlet include the “Cultural Marxism” theory, and even the “Kalergi Plan”, a variant of the White Genocide conspiracy theory that alleges that a sinister plot is underway to wipe out white Europeans.

The outlet has links to the Heritage Party, with Gerrish and UK Column presenter Charles Malet addressing the group’s conference in 2024, the former delivering a speech on “Fighting the New World Order”.

Commissioning editor Alex Thomson has also made several appearances on Patriotic Weekly Review, the online show of Patriotic Alternative (PA) leader Mark Collett, as well as various other fascist and white nationalist shows. Gerrish and Thomson have also made repeated guest appearances on the show of British white nationalist Colin Robertson (AKA Millennial Woes). 

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