How to avoid World War 3 + why won’t Elon Musk Leave the UK alone? W/ Jamie Bartlett & Stephen Bush

How to avoid World War 3 + why won’t Elon Musk Leave the UK alone? W/ Jamie Bartlett & Stephen Bush

Author: Pod Save the UK November 21, 2024 Duration: 55:18
Russia’s war with Ukraine is escalating dramatically - as we record reports have begun to emerge about Ukraine firing British long-range “Storm Shadow” missiles into Russia. Nish and Coco are joined on the couch by Stephen Bush, associate editor at the Financial Times, to discuss the chance of...World War Three? Meanwhile - closer to home - we find out why farmers are descending on Westminster. How big a blow is the Government’s budget for farmers and will Labour face a wipe out of rural supporters? And as Elon Musk is summoned to testify about X’s role in the UK summer riots, we’ll be speaking to Jamie Bartlett misinformation expert and host of hit podcasts “The Missing Cryptoqueen” and “The Gatekeepers” about Musk’s influence in politics and if we should all be quitting X. Guests: Stephen Bush Jamie Bartlett    Useful Links: Jamie Bartlett’s Substack - How to Survive the Internet https://substack.com/@jamiejbartlett   Jamie Bartlett's BBC Radio 4 podcast on the rise of social medi...

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McSweeney: the man who made Starmer and his ties to Mandelson [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:16
Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s cabinet circles the wagons as he survives another hellish week in office. One that saw the loss of his chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, and his director of communications, Tim Allan, as the…
Will Mandelson be Starmer’s downfall? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:33
The release of the latest Epstein files triggered a deluge of revelations, spelling the end for one of UK’s biggest political characters. Nish and Coco chat about Lord Mandelson’s fall and the damage done to Keir Starmer…
Will Starmer’s control freakery deliver victory to Reform? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 52:19
Keir Starmer jets off to Beijing, leaving Westminster - once again - bubbling with rumours about his future. The King of the North might be off the cards, but Angela Rayner and even Ed Miliband are eyeing up the top spot…
Starmer’s new Trump headache and making comedy under occupation [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:45
Donald Trump brings his particular brand of terrible speeches to the billionaires and bankers at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Nish and Coco try to work out how Keir Starmer can keep on track when facing the threat…
Trump’s explosive start to 2026 - will Starmer find a backbone? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:55
The US President put the season of goodwill behind him with a New Year Venezuelan coup and the threat of further action across Central America and the Caribbean. Then there’s the little matter of his promise to seize con…
Why does the Left make it so f***** hard? Question Time - PSUK-style [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:19
You asked, Nish and Coco answered! What are their most conservative opinions? Why do both the left and right hate NATO so much? Should we ditch GDP? Why doesn’t the UK have compulsory voting and why do some many progress…
2025 in British politics: from Starmer’s flop-flops to AI slop [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:13
Warning: this episode contains a use of a racial slur. From the rollback of human rights and Trump’s BBC lawsuit to AI slop in politics - what the %@£! was that? Nish and Coco are joined by comedian Shappi Khorsandi and…
Will cutting juries fix our maggot-ridden courts? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:07
“Dead and rotting seagulls within the roof insulation” and “maggots literally raining down on to the lobby” - this quote from a court in South Tyneside sums up the state of our creaking judicial system. So what are we go…