The Brexit Cinematic Universe w/ Anand Menon, and Premier League pitfalls ft. Man City

This week, Nish & Coco reckon with the latest act of political desperation from Farage and his ailing Reform party: returning to their single-issue roots and promising to shut down England’s asylum system altogether.  Plus, amidst the ongoing Manchester City scandal, we dive into the PSUK vault and return to an interview from June 2023 with then-mayor Andy Burnham, where Nish & Coco quizzed him on Abu Dhabi investment in the city. Back then, he said broader issues were a “matter for government”. Now he is the government–what next? Also, Nish outs himself as a football nerd.  And, Brexit’s back on the table– again?! We’re joined by Professor of European Politics Anand Menon, to talk about whether rejoining the EU is desirable, or even possible anymore. Will this dominate the next ten years’ worth of political debate? Does Europe even want us back? We discuss, using a lot of Marvel metaphors… USEFUL LINKS Manchester Mill’s reporting on Abu Dhabi’s relationship with Manchester City Council: https://manchestermill.co.uk/exclusive-sheikh-mansour-contract-manchester/  UK in a Changing Europe website and resources: https://ukandeu.ac.uk/  Don’t forget you can get in touch! Contact us via email: [email protected] if you want to share questions, thoughts, or general musings!  CHECK OUT THESE DEALS FROM OUR SPONSORS  INCOGNI: https://www.incogni.com/podsavetheuk Code: podsavetheuk SHOPIFY: https://www.shopify.co.uk  Pod Save the UK is an Intelligence Squared production for Crooked Media. Like and follow us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@PodSavetheUK  Instagram: https://instagram.com/podsavetheuk  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@podsavetheuk  BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/podsavetheuk.crooked.com  Facebook: https://facebook.com/podsavetheuk  X: https://x.com/podsavetheuk