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Bringing humour and hope to UK Politics since 2023, with hosts @mrnishkumar.bsky.social and @cocobyname.bsky.social. A Crooked Media and Reduced Listening production. linktr.ee/podsavetheuk

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Is using AI bad for the planet?

New bonus interview out now, with science communicator and YouTuber Simon Clark.

#PodSaveTheUK #Politics #UKPolitics #News #CurrentAffairs#UK #FYP #Trending #NishKumar

10.03.2026 11:01 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 1
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We're being told net zero is costing Britain trillions and is destroying the economy. But is it all just a bunch of lies?

Catch our interview with science communicator Simon Clark - out now on YouTube.

#PodSaveTheUK #Politics #UKPolitics #News #CurrentAffairs#UK #FYP #Trending #NishKumar

09.03.2026 15:06 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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National security is about more than just military defence.

New PSUK out now in video - watch Coco and comedian Sophie Duker break down the US and Israel’s war against Iran with peace strategist Sanam Naraghi Anderlini MBE @sanambna.bsky.social. Link in bio.

#PodSaveTheUK #Politics #UKPolitics

08.03.2026 11:02 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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The math isn’t mathing.

In their latest overhaul of the asylum system, Labour has cut the length of leave to remain for successful asylum seekers from 5 to 2.5 years.

This week on #PodSaveTheUK comedian Sophie Duker joins Coco to unpack immigration, the US-Iran war + more.

#Politics #UKPolitics

07.03.2026 11:01 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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We still don’t know much more about the family voting claims from last week’s Gorton and Denton by-election. But according to Coco, some of the allegations by failed Reform candidate Matt Goodwin just don’t add up.

New PSUK out now in video. Link in bio!

#PodSaveTheUK #Politics #UKPolitics #UK

06.03.2026 11:01 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Is the UK enabling the US and Israel’s illegal war on Iran?

Keir Starmer has granted the US permission to use British military bases for a ‘defensive purpose’.

Listen to new Pod Save the UK for the full conversation with peace strategist Sanam Naraghi Anderlini MBE (@sanambna.bsky.social).

05.03.2026 15:01 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 2
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Good criticism shows you where you have to grow some muscle.

Catch the full conversation with Novara journalist and author of ‘Minority Rule’, Ash Sarkar, in the latest PSUK. Watch or listen now - link in bio!

#PodSaveTheUK #Politics #UKPolitics #UK #NishKumar

02.03.2026 08:02 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Was Nigel Farage’s protest of the British Government’s plan to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius anything more than a publicity stunt?

Hear more in the latest PSUK - out now in video!

#PodSaveTheUK #Politics #News #UK #NishKumar

01.03.2026 11:01 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The BBC failed to edit out a racial slur made by Tourette Syndrome campaigner John Davidson MBE at the BAFTA ceremony, despite a two hour delay to broadcast.

Why was the response by the BBC and BAFTA so slow?

Hear more from Nish and Coco in the latest Pod Save the UK.

#News #NishKumar

28.02.2026 11:01 👍 10 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
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A true moment of hope for British politics.

Hannah Spencer has won the Gorton and Denton by-election for the Greens, defeating Reform and pushing Labour into third place.

#PodSaveTheUK #Politics #News #UK #UKPolitics

27.02.2026 13:02 👍 18 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Who do politicians really feel accountable to?

New PSUK out now - listen to Nish and Coco chatting with Novara’s Ash Sarkar about the Mandelson arrest, political scandals and the erosion of trust. Link in bio!

#PodSaveTheUK #Politics #UKPolitics #UK #CurrentAffairs

26.02.2026 12:03 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 2
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Please get your conspiracy theory right!

Hear more from the Greens’ Hannah Spencer, the unexpected bookies favourite to win the Gorton and Denton by-election next week, on the latest PSUK. Listen or watch now.

#PodSaveTheUK #Politics #UKPolitics #News #UK #GreenParty

22.02.2026 11:03 👍 17 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 1
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America, honestly - you can have Liz Truss.

In case you missed it, new PSUK dropped on Thursday. Watch on YouTube for more on Truss and Trump, protest rights, and the Greens’ Hannah Spencer.

#PodSaveTheUK #Politics #UKPolitics #News #UK

21.02.2026 11:02 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Last week’s successful challenge of Palestine Action’s proscription is a huge win - but is our right to protest still under threat?

Watch new PSUK now to hear more from @amnestyuk.bsky.social UK Director of Law and Human Rights, Tom Southerden.

#Politics #UK #News

20.02.2026 07:55 👍 10 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Damned if you do, damned if you don't. How do you solve the Starmer problem?

New PSUK out now! Listen to catch Cody Dahler in the co-host seat with Coco, discussing Starmer's local elections U-turn and protest rights in the UK. PLUS, a chat with the Greens' Hannah Spencer.

19.02.2026 12:25 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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London continues to terrify the far-right. This time its Reform's Nadhim Zahawi, who says London is "Not Safe" after seeing a...tired man?!?

16.02.2026 17:09 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Morgan McSweeney remade the DNA of the Labour Party. What will it take to break with his legacy?

New PSUK is out in video - watch the full conversation with investigative journalist Paul Holden now.

#PodSaveTheUK #Politics #UKPolitics #UK #CurrentAffairs

15.02.2026 11:01 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Ed Gamble, we have a new Traitors contestant for you!

Mandelson's links to Epstein aside, Starmer has also come under fire for sending former communications chief Matthew Doyle to the Lords, despite knowing he had campaigned for a councillor charged with sex offences.

#Politics #UK #News

14.02.2026 11:01 👍 12 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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A massive victory for protest rights in the UK - but the fight is not over.

#PodSaveTheUK #Politics #News #UK #NishKumar

13.02.2026 14:58 👍 17 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Starmer has broken his promise.

New PSUK out now - we discuss the continuing fallout of the Epstein scandal, including the resignation of Starmer’s chief of staff Morgan McSweeney. Plus, hear from journalist Paul Holden about Sweeney's relationship with Peter Mandelson.

#Politics #NishKumar

12.02.2026 15:01 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 1
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What's that? Another insane policy proposal from the Reform Party?

#PodSaveTheUK #Politics #UKPolitics #News #CurrentAffairs#UK #FYP #Trending #NishKumar

10.02.2026 17:15 👍 13 🔁 7 💬 2 📌 1
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Will Starmer last the week? And are there any good options to replace him?

#PodSaveTheUK #Politics #UKPolitics #News #CurrentAffairs#UK #FYP #Trending #NishKumar

09.02.2026 18:25 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0
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The climate crisis = a mortgage crisis. Could this upend everything?

Link in bio for this week's PSUK episode about the latest revelations from the Epstein files, and other insights from economist Ann Pettifor.

#PodSaveTheUK #Politics #UK #CurrentAffairs #NishKumar

08.02.2026 11:02 👍 15 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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It’s not if, but when the AI bubble will burst.

Ann Pettifor, one of the economists who predicted the last big crash, warns Nish we’re headed for another.

Listen to the latest PSUK now. Link in bio.

#PodSaveTheUK #Politics #CurrentAffairs #NishKumar

07.02.2026 11:01 👍 15 🔁 7 💬 2 📌 0
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Should we legalise drugs?

New PSUK out now in video - we dive into the latest Epstein files revelations, and speak to economist Ann Pettifor about the financial systems that control our lives. Link in bio!

#PodSaveTheUK #Politics #UKPolitics #News #UK

06.02.2026 11:00 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 1
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Mandelson has destroyed trust in Labour. Can they recover?

New PSUK out now - listen to hear Nish and Coco unpacking the latest Epstein revelations. PLUS, an interview with economist Ann Pettifor, one of the few who predicted the 2008 financial crash.

#Politics #UK #News

05.02.2026 12:13 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
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Peter Mandelson resigned from the Labour Party on Sunday after new claims emerged about his ties with Epstein.

#PodSaveTheUK #Politics #UKPolitics #News #CurrentAffairs#UK #FYP #Trending #NishKumar

02.02.2026 15:15 👍 13 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
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Watch out, Romesh!

If you haven't listened to the latest PSUK, catch up now.

#Politics #UK #News #NishKumar #facialrecognition

02.02.2026 11:02 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
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Why did Reform's London Mayoral candidate Laila Cunningham recreate Trump's penguin image?

This week on PSUK, @zoegrunewald.bsky.social shares her very important findings with Nish and Coco concerning the origins of the meme.

Catch up now! Link in bio.

#PodSaveTheUK

01.02.2026 11:01 👍 14 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Education plans for children with special needs are "precious legal protections" - but the Government might slash them in England.

In this week's episode, Coco unpacks the issue with Dr. Carrie Grant MBE and SEND campaigner Rachel Filmer.

Watch or listen now!

#PodSaveTheUK

31.01.2026 11:01 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0