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Pod Save the UK

Speedy Sue and other myth-takes

Pod Save the UK

Crooked Media

News Commentary, News, Government, Politics

4.61.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Why did Suella Braverman’s speeding ticket take up so much oxygen, and who did it serve? Nish and Coco discuss whether the leaks against the Home Secretary are symptomatic of a party that’s heading into yet another bout of self-destructive psychodrama. As if that’s not enough, Boris Johnson is back in trouble too! As another set of record migration figures are published, Nish and Coco reflect on the immigrant experience and how it forged their own friendship. And there’s a big serving of hope too…in the form of economist and philosopher Daniel Chandler and his ideas to improve our politics - democracy vouchers anyone?

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi, this is Podsai of the UK. I'm Coco-Card. And I'm Nish Kamar. And this week, please, please save me from another Suwela brotherman mess.

0:19.0

Yes, that's right. The Roger Federer of British political fuck-ups is hogging the headlines again.

0:24.0

She is already taking up way too much of my time.

0:27.0

I'd much rather be focusing on the real stuff, the big issues.

0:31.0

Like inventing a fair migration system and overhauling our more urban democracy.

0:36.0

But don't worry, we're on it. Don't fret with the help of our special guest, philosopher and economist, Daniel Chandler.

0:46.0

So, this week, the UK needs saving from yet another psychodrama of the Conservative Party,

0:52.0

amid more rumors of plots and cabinet splits. And seemingly, at the heart of it all, is Suwela Deville, also known as Speedy Sue?

1:01.0

She's already rapidly emerging into a real star of this podcast and not for good reason.

1:08.0

It's like, episode four, and we're back again talking about her.

1:11.0

A quick summary is that she's been miding around over whether she broke the ministerial code over a speeding ticket, which she received.

1:19.0

Then she asked first if she could use MP's expenses to pay the speeding fine.

1:25.0

And then there was an allegation that she asked civil servants to get her out of her speed awareness course,

1:32.0

because she was simply too famous, which I think Suwela, you've really overestimated how much the British public gives a fuck of our politics.

1:40.0

Like, okay, you're not stormsy, okay?

1:42.0

But, yes, she was worried about that.

1:45.0

The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was accused of dithering over it, but as of this morning, as we record on Wednesday,

1:51.0

he's decided to not order an investigation into whether her asking the civil servants to get her out of the speed awareness course,

1:57.0

broke the ministerial code after she was caught speeding in 2022.

2:01.0

Just on the subject that everyone would recognise, did you see James Blunt's tweet?

2:05.0

No, what was James Blunt's tweet?

2:07.0

So, Eddie Maas and the actor sent a tweet saying, I did a speed awareness course, and actually no one recognised me.

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