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Nish Kumar of @PodSavetheUK joins Tommy and Ben to talk about Elon Musk’s interference in British politics, the embarrassing …
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Why is Trump doing rallies?
I’m loving the ongoing studio reconfiguration b-plot. It’s a journey for us all 😆
I get it, but since I’ve been retired I don’t have the time to watch, only listen.
I mean, if I was Harry, I'd go back home, apologize profusely, and get his family back in their protective embrace. That can't be worse than living here these days. I doubt he even has a green card.
Caught Nish chuckling at not making a joke about “another slash”
The thing is, the cuts to disability benefits portrays people receiving them as lacking a sense of fair play. That somehow it is undeserved. This is especially galling in the climate of the widening wealth gap, and the real sense that the rich do not pay their way. It’s easier to take from the needy than to pursue the wealthy for what they actually owe, and that offends British sensibilities at the very least. It’s why people were so animated about changes to the winter fuel payments. “You’re forcing old people to freeze” is horrendously emotive. And yet, somehow, it is acceptable to take from disabled people, but unacceptable for a wealthy person to own fewer assets when they already have more than they need.
It doesn’t matter how wealthy they are, they represent a small percentage of the population. They will be fine. The benefits to wider society by taxing them properly would impact the lives of far more than that measly (miserly) 1%.
Yay! Nish! I’m Belgian and I love him so much. He’s hilarious. I used to watch the Mash Report for him and Rachel Parrish.
Oof what’s going on with the audio versus the pod 😅 Gotta sort this out if YT exclusives are gonna keep drawing people
The hosts say they wiah they had kier Starmer as the leader of their country… Politicians like Kier Starmer are the reason you now have trump! Centrists who do nothing to solve societal issues and inequality but rather manage decline and alienate the electorate clear the way for far right so called "anti establishment" populists
David Lammy, who claimed there were no journalists in gaza, and claimed that what is happening in gaza doesnt constitute a genocide because not enough people have died (something that is both offensive and bares no significance on the definition of genocide) is a friend of your podcast? Really? Pick your friends more wisely…
I saw Nish do standup in Tulsa, he crushed it. PSUK is great as well, and he and Coco have great banter
I understand the importance of YouTube.
The idiocy of the Farage followers is only matched by those of the maggots!
Reform UK, is NOT a political party it's a private limited company (check Companies House)
thank you so much for talking about long covid!!! i’ve had it since march 2020. i really hope the rest of the crooked pod boys connect long covid to our domestic dumpster fire & the rise of fascism here
Guys, how is it going to change the old guard of DNC? Schumers recent performance highlights soo clealry to the public why folks wont be voting for DNC anytime soon. No matter how many ticktock videos are released of "DNC fighters".
My honest opinion is that the old guard is clinging on because powerful backers dont want to see big money be removed from politics. Which is the only solution to genuinely fix this dilapidated broken system. That only works for a select few. Thats the only way to address the trust deficit ordinary folk feel.
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Loved this! Can you do a show with this trio on regular basis?
Nish Kumar is ab fab at stand up comedy.
Good convo but your producer needs to track your mic levels!
The Chancellor’s fiscal rules are rubbish, unless you are a neoliberal wanting to destroy the state – which describes Starmer perfectly. He lied to get to be leader of the Labour Party and then Prime Minister. He is an enemy of the working class, yet trade unions continue to contribute their members’ subs to the Labour Party in a blatant act of self-harm. They should defund and use the money to help get a new party of the Left up and running. Rachel Reeves’ policies will never reinvigorate the UK economy. She doesn’t care. She’s busy enriching her future with unsavoury deals.
Turkey needs to be taken back by the Turkish people.
Jewish students at Columbia are being threatened harassed and physically assaulted by protesters. I don’t think for a minute Trump genuinely cares about Jews or antisemitism. I don’t think Nish Kumar does either because antisemitism doesn’t count unless it’s from far-right wingers or Nazis.
First time i heard "Strong Man" i really did think Erdogan. I'm coming to the conversation from Australia – Trump and Orban or whoever are punks, and can we please have France make our pretend submarines?😂💙✨
Nice one Nish for mentioning long covid. Such a taboo but such an obvious problem
Welcome to California, Nish! I love Pod save the UK.
come to Canada Nish!!!!!
SHIT AND PISS
Love Nish!!!!! He's hysterical! Nigel is our Newt. I have long covid since jan 2020. Its ruined my life. I love Robby Williams.
CPAC hello!!!
40:10 Zuckerburg the kid coming into school dressed as the bully to hope the bully won’t notice him is so on point 😂
Tommy (not his real name) is a scumbag. He should rot, whether that be in prison or not.
Nish points out that the reform party isn't doing the UK's reputation as football hooligans any favours.
I'd just like to share that when my grandpa was participating in NATO military exercises here in Norway back in the 50s, the general rule was "don't attempt to get the Brits to do anything relating to the exercises during tea time, unless you particularly enjoy the risk of getting stabbed".
I do think that Musk poking his nose into UK far-right politics is more likely to harm Reform and other parties than to improve them. His very visible bolloxing of the US makes him a very poor ambassador for the right wing. Most people despise him, people who find him engaging are already over there anywhere.
isn't this the kind of thing drone strikes were invented for
Nish is ace, he causes all the UK MAGA followers to wet their knickers just by existing.
I am from the UK I am not worried by Farage in the basis Reform and the Tories shall cancel each other out
Guys, can’t you put your microphone wraps away, not displayed on the shelf?!
Starmer will hand the UK over to Reform with his utter spinelessness
I can tell you why brexit is not being eliminated in Britain. Because it caused a massive trauma and we argued about it from 2016-2020. Most people want to just move on. Even though it was a massive mistake.
As a woman in the UK we on the left are royally pissed off by these cuts
Love Nish, but I cant agree on that last point. Brits dont think of shit about the special relationship imo. Its all political bullshit
100% contempt for Nick Clegg. F this guy.
Nigel Farage pushed hard for Brexit, while Russia's geopolitical goal according to their geopolitical playbook ("The Foundations of Geopolitics " by Alexandr Dugin) called for separating the UK from Europe. Interesting intersection of interests.
I love Nish. He’s so funny! And a terribly nice guy
I'm a Brit and a big fan of Pod Save America and Pod Save the World.
Pod Save the UK is a massive disappointment – complete amateur hour and at odds from the rest of Crooked Media's output.
Why on earth don't you have experts and pros as hosts of your UK-focused show?
I’m sure starmer will invest in Green policies where he physically can. At the moment ukraine is a greater priority for everybody
I am a labour supporter constantly to the far left who say that starmer should have invested fully in Green policies which would have given us greater growth. Their criticism is in a post capitAlist world we need to stop shoring up the greed of the corrupt bankers where the money is not being in vested