Around 7 minutes in when discussing the laughter I think you got this very wrong. It wasn't the leaders laughing, it was the science advisors, and I don't think they were laughing at death. These were people desperately trying to explain science to people who just didn't understand it with lives on the line. They must have been losing their minds trying desperately to educate leaders. If I imagine myself in that position I would spend all day thinking that I might save thousands or even hundreds of thousands of lives if only they could find the right way to explain the facts. Then to find out that you aren't alone in those feelings must have been quite cathartic.
@emma_green
10 ай бұрын
I thought the same thing. I recognize the situation from my own profession. Although I don't have to worry about life or death, but working in a position where elected officials make the final decisions can be quite stressful and sometimes I wonder if it's a me problem when they don't listen to me. Then I meet with colleaugues and they have the exact same problem and that is both catharthic and exasperating at the same time. I can imagine that situation resulting in laughter and don't blame anyone for it.
@mollymcdade4031
10 ай бұрын
I came here from Spotify to say exactly this! The laughter wasn’t lighthearted at the public’s expense, it was a very human reaction to relating to a incredibly frustrating experience of trying to explain basic concepts to people who have more power than you
@maxzoch9705
10 ай бұрын
Exactly. I’m in Austria and our health minister always warned about how we must not “get into exponential growth”, which is bullshit because the virus is always spreading exponentially if R>1. So the people in charge really fundamentally didn’t understand what was going on, and that must have been incredible frustrating
@magspies
10 ай бұрын
💯
@mchparity
10 ай бұрын
Laughters of despair trying to explain exponential growth to politicians?
@andyhutley2857
10 ай бұрын
It's rich of the MP's to say those who can work should work when we see and hear about MP's clocking in but not being in the Commons, some not showing up for over a year despite receiving a full MP paycheck, when they do show up they don't participate at all... basically being paid and NOT working!
@aninewforest
10 ай бұрын
Thank you PSUK for speaking up for disabled folk. The idea that a disability is just a minor inconvenience which can be "switched off" for the purposes of work is cartoonishly ludicrous. Complicated chronic conditions impair mobility, obvs, but we never hear of any gov't plans to address these, do we? Just another punishment plan...
@ExhaustedWombat
10 ай бұрын
I think Coco has grasped the wrong end of the science advisors sharing a laugh over leaders struggling with exponential growth. It isn’t them being casual, it’s more likely a response akin to tension release when your shit boss is ensuring that work is going to be fucking awful. Common in lousy workplaces the world over.
@alicemerray
10 ай бұрын
I thought that too. The science advisers were laughing at the stupidity of the politicians.
@metalhead2550
10 ай бұрын
Imagine a builder posing for a photo next to a structure they've just finished and it's now on fire.... That's exactly what a politician's photo op at a foodbank is equivalent to.
@stephenbivens9899
10 ай бұрын
As an ER nurse I suspect scientists were laughing @ their elected leaders so as not to cry. That's how we roll. (Great the UK is looking back @ the pandemic. The US would rather not have fingers pointed. I see bleach injections in our future))
@alicemerray
10 ай бұрын
The Trussell Trust is doing good work (& also should not exist - completely agree with Coco about those pics of MPs opening new food banks). However, it is also a religious-based organisation, founded on 'Christian' principles. Now they *might* never let that get in the way of them helping everyone they can, but we have evidence, largely from the US, that leaving too much charity to religious groups can lead to discrimination when they are called upon to help people they don't agree with. So I prefer to give to Fare Share, an offshoot of Crisis, which so far seems to have no religious aspect.
@Notalloldpeople
10 ай бұрын
The mental gymnastics trying to squeeze a cigarette paper between the meaning of a ceasefire (a temporary cessation of hostilities) and a humanitarian pause in fighting (temporary cessation of hostilities) is mind blowingly semantic and pedantic in equal measures. In both cases there needs to be further effort to secure a permanent peace.
@Amicablenemesis
10 ай бұрын
A mosh pit is called a circle pit there? Huh learned something new
@Notalloldpeople
10 ай бұрын
No, it’s a circular area formed within the mosh pit which people then fling themselves into.
@andreiiliepopescu6393
10 ай бұрын
The autumn statement was given By Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, A clown, a worm, a weezle, Whose last name rhymes with....😅
@christina-clairegeorges3661
10 ай бұрын
I am so glad that the Beveridge report was discussed. There is a need to hold government accountable for their lack of investment in these systems and the civil servants that make them possible. It is utterly disgusting that while creating a somewhat proactive scheme for disabled individuals to acquire work the government is also enacting a reactive punishment for people who do not 'obey'. Yet another way for the government to ultimately pass the blame onto the person and not the system if the scheme ultimately fails with certain disabled individuals.
@mathnerd97
10 ай бұрын
Me, an American: this country is dystopian, maybe I should check out Europe. KZitem: *shows me this video*
@JackieAdams-tp3pv
10 ай бұрын
This is me😂😢😮
@insoserious
10 ай бұрын
Nono, you all have guns. You win the dystopian race. Always.
@sinc10
10 ай бұрын
Do we not say mosh pit any more? My most inappropriate pit was at Bombay Bicycle Club in 2011, think it was an afternoon slot? The band were baffled but delighted by the enthusiasm, and said so
@WillJBailey
10 ай бұрын
Yes please to building more live music venues in London. No thanks to giant antisocial advertising billboards / gross corporate gimmick spaces with terrible acoustics. Well done to the campaign.
@JAANDLU
10 ай бұрын
I full Nish all the time. I am definitely an aggressive sitter. Sometimes I put my desk chair lower than usual and forget, then regret it when I full Nish it the next time I sit down.
@HelenGilbert-x3y
10 ай бұрын
Thanks for getting some from Trussell on the podcast - good to hear about some of the big picture work that they’re doing to move Foodbanks into being a thing of the past.
@theyoutubecurator8202
10 ай бұрын
Dorothy Perkins in 2004? What a throwback Coco!
@dominomasked
10 ай бұрын
I’m sorry, excuse me… they had an LED sphere that they themed for Christmas and they didn’t make a snow globe? Good call, London, those people are fools.
@fingersfinesilver
10 ай бұрын
If "circle pit" means mosh pit then the most inappropriate gig is Coldplay. Have a lovely day.
@sempressfi
10 ай бұрын
Apparently they also involve running around the circle O.o
@DennisMoore664
10 ай бұрын
Shout out to The Northern Boys-- One time for the ladies One time for the men One time for everyone in-between, yes you gotta love them!
@GuntD-rz1xb
10 ай бұрын
BDS
@VinceLammas
10 ай бұрын
The concept of an essentials guarantee is fabulous ... off to sign a petition!
@ffunkddup1
10 ай бұрын
Excellent as always. Keep it up
@adammarshall6257
10 ай бұрын
Love this show, y'all are just so down to earth.
@Sammit00
10 ай бұрын
Cheever pints, and we’re going to need them apparently
@paulsummerville5497
8 ай бұрын
I found the data point that "about 7 in 10 people using food banks are disabled" (32.00) very high. In Canada it is 14%.
@jamiebob
10 ай бұрын
Mosh pit?
@titaniumteddybear
10 ай бұрын
Now I just need to google "circle pit"...
@andylalor225
10 ай бұрын
Circle pit at Tom Jones show? It's not unusual.
@arandmorgan
10 ай бұрын
Party first, population second.
@s.s.642
10 ай бұрын
Love this show, even though I'm based in Belgium.
@thomasd2444
10 ай бұрын
15:07 - Plan to lower each of the following taxes :
@aauden
10 ай бұрын
Missed the 'It's not unusual...' joke opportunity there...
@bossdunkz
10 ай бұрын
Why would you not mosh to “Backstreet Freestyle”?
@michaelwachter4326
10 ай бұрын
Oddest pit I have ever seen was Jimmy Eat World. odd to see folks smashing the crap outta each other to "The Middle" and "Praise Chorus"
@stephenbivens9899
10 ай бұрын
Actually they use the sorting hat's bigot cousin.
@veggienugnugs
10 ай бұрын
Love me some Dorothy Perkins 🎉
@LC_butnotfrom_theOC
10 ай бұрын
Didn’t it come out that the Las Vegas orb lost $100 million dollars
@yoonit78
10 ай бұрын
I think your characterization of James Dolan as a POS is fair, irrespective of being a Trump donor. He is also the owner of the New York Knicks, and is pretty roundly reviled by their fanbase. He also heads a vanity music project called "JD & the Straight Shot," whose music is as bad as the band name.
@saint4985
10 ай бұрын
Hi folks why is Pod Save the UK on Pod Save the WORLD? Am I missing something?
@AlexWorrell
10 ай бұрын
It's an "offshoot" of PstW, so is on the same KZitem channel.
@ExhaustedWombat
10 ай бұрын
It isn’t a big enough podcast to warrant its own channel yet so is building audience by being available on a more established channel.
@rickbarry2952
10 ай бұрын
also, the UK is part of the world.
@localshaman
10 ай бұрын
How am i meant to go about my days as before knowing Nish's ass can shatter bone?
@costeris35
10 ай бұрын
I keep trying with pod save the UK but I don’t like the hyper giggly style. I wish they had found at least someone with some government insider knowledge. Uk media is already stuffed with comedians entertainingly shittalking the government. What I like about pod save America is their genuine commitment to public service and practical knowledge of the actual work.
@MsJaytee1975
10 ай бұрын
I don’t inherently disagree, I just can’t think of any UK equivalents who don’t make me want to throw my iPad across the room.
@insoserious
10 ай бұрын
The downside is the pod save America guys always try to make excuses for the people in power they used to work for. It’s not the same as merely having a political leaning/stance. When you have insider knowledge, chances are you are an insider and you will always protect your own. When you are friends with the politicians you’re talking about, it becomes problematic. This is much less of a problem with the uk hosts
@KristineMaitland
10 ай бұрын
I think you are looking as the wrong side of America. I would recommend that you look to Sami Shah"s News Weakly, a podcast in Australia. He is a comedian but he has a more serious touch. His focus is Australia, but he does keep tabs on the US and UK while also covering Pakistan (his home) and other countries. The man knows his ****
@detritiv0re144
10 ай бұрын
Tories are (record scratch) and are guaranteed to be (record scratch) under any and all possible circumstances.
@8arad
10 ай бұрын
Nish: "releasing hostages and releasing women and children from jail that is a very welcome step", nice of you to welcome the release of convicted criminals that have tried to kill innocent people just because they are women or children, but I guess it follows your overall stance that if they targets were Jews, or even better, Israeli Jews, then that's OK. What's next, are you advocating the release of women and children from all UK prisons no matter what they were convicted of? or only those that are antisemitic? Maybe families of women convict prisoners should take a page from Hamas/Isis book and take hostages so that the government would have not choice but to release convicts? Or maybe you think women should not be treated the same as man when they commit crimes? Well done you! Maybe best you stick to UK politics and at least try to hide your racist views
@GlassSpiider
10 ай бұрын
Hello happy Thanksgiving Day from US, having an unorthodox one myself so I'm verry happy to have an unexpected pod to listen 🧡💛🤎
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