<div> <p>Last summer - fuelled by the far right - a rash of St George and Union Jack flags spread across the country. Flag-waving became a symbol of prejudice, not pride. In that context it's hard as progressives to feel particularly patriotic. So what is Britishness… and does it even matter?</p><p>Someone who is hopeful that our national identity is worth saving is writer, a DJ and broadcaster Zakia Sewell. In this bonus episode of PSUK, she tells Nish and Coco about her journey to uncover an alternative version of Britishness - one that unifies rather than divides.</p><p><strong>CHECK OUT THESE DEALS FROM OUR SPONSORS </strong></p><p>BABBEL: <a href="https://www.babbel.com/PSUK">https://www.babbel.com/PSUK</a><br>WISE: <a href="https://www.wise.com">https://www.wise.com</a><br>SHOPIFY: <a href="https://shopify.co.uk/podsavetheuk">https://shopify.co.uk/podsavetheuk</a> </p><p><strong>GUEST</strong><br>Zakia Sewell, writer, DJ &amp; broadcaster</p><p><strong>USEFUL LINKS</strong></p><p>“Finding Albion: Myth, Folklore and the Quest for Hidden Britain” - out now.<br><a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/finding-albion/zakia-sewell/9781399735902">https://www.waterstones.com/book/finding-albion/zakia-sewell/9781399735902</a></p><p>Pod Save the UK is a Reduced Listening production for Crooked Media.<br>Get in touch - contact us via email: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br>Like and follow us on Youtube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@PodSavetheUK">https://www.youtube.com/@PodSavetheUK</a><br>Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/podsavetheuk">https://instagram.com/podsavetheuk</a><br>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@podsavetheuk">https://www.tiktok.com/@podsavetheuk</a><br>BlueSky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/podsavetheuk.crooked.com">https://bsky.app/profile/podsavetheuk.crooked.com</a><br>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/podsavetheuk">https://facebook.com/podsavetheuk<br></a>X: <a href="https://twitter.com/podsavetheuk">https://x.com/podsavetheuk</a></p></div>