Annie Thorpe

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Freelance SEO Writer and Personal Finance Journalist at Freelance

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Nish and Coco spill the tea: your questions answered

1 week ago | crooked.com | Annie Thorpe

As Parliament sits for Easter Recess, Nish and Coco dive into the PSUK mailbag to answer your burning questions. There’s the serious political questions – who are the real progressive party? How can we fight Reform? Should we all just leave the UK?? But there’s some curveballs, too – like what’s up with Bob Dylan’s instagram posting? Boxers or briefs? And most importantly… Has Nish Kumar ever eaten a pot noodle in the bath?
Trump’s Tariffs: are you feeling liberated?

2 weeks ago | crooked.com | Annie Thorpe

In This Episode UPDATE: 10/04/25: President Trump has planned to pause extended tariffs on most countries for 90 days, while pushing ahead on plans to implement a 104% tariff on Chinese goods. A flat 10% tariff remains in place. Trump’s tariffs continue to cause chaos in the stock markets and the threat of a recession looms. As Rachel Reeves put it in her Spring Statement – the world is changing before our eyes – but is it enough to see her back down on her precious fiscal rules?
Welfare cuts: are Labour copying Tory homework?

1 month ago | crooked.com | Annie Thorpe

After weeks of speculation, Liz Kendall has confirmed what benefits are to be axed in order to save £5 billion from the welfare bill – but at what cost for sick and disabled people? Keir Starmer says the rising benefit bill is “devastating for public finances” and has “wreaked a terrible human cost”. But many of his own Labour MPs have accused him of selling cuts as compassion and in the words of Clive Lewis “causing pain for millions”.
Welfare, Warehouses and Playlist Diplomacy

1 month ago | crooked.com | Annie Thorpe

We’ll start with the good news – Reform UK appears to be imploding. Nigel Farage has had a wildly public fallout with (now former) Reform MP Rupert Lowe, who was stripped of his whip and investigated by the police over alleged workplace bullying and “verbal threats” against the party chairman. As Reform flounders, the Government is busy making itself even more unpopular – if that’s possible – by trailing a series of public sector cuts ahead of the Spring Budget.
Keir Starmer - the unlikely leader of the free world?

1 month ago | crooked.com | Annie Thorpe

A shouting match in the Oval Office probably should have been on everyone’s Trump 25 bingo card – but the extraordinary breakdown in relations between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy shocked the world. Keir Starmer rolled up his sleeves and spent the weekend in full-blown diplomacy mode – leading to Politico calling him the “unlikely leader of the free world”.
Dear Donald: Can Starmer Tame Trump? w/ Liberal Democrat Leader Sir Ed Davey

1 month ago | crooked.com | Annie Thorpe

War – what is it good for? Absolutely nothing. But this week we found out that defending the UK from it is going to cost us a lot of money. And the losers will be the world’s poorest people – the money for Britain’s boosted defence budget will come from foreign aid. Sir Ed Davey – leader of the Lib Dems – tells Coco he has an alternative: bigger taxes on big tech (and some other ideas). And Coco goes a bit Yoko Ono, wondering how we give peace a chance.
Trump’s plan for “Peace” in Ukraine only pleases Putin + The Politics of Modern Love

2 months ago | crooked.com | Annie Thorpe

As Europe looks on in disbelief, Donald Trump has been throwing his geopolitical weight around. A monumental meeting with Russia to discuss ending the war in Ukraine was held without Ukraine or Europe.Trump then branded Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “dictator” and accused Ukraine of starting the conflict. Keir Starmer has said he is “ready and willing” to put UK troops on the ground in Ukraine. But is this the answer? And as shares in major arms manufacturers soar, who’s profiting?
Trump’s Gaza madness ft Lewis Goodall

2 months ago | crooked.com | Annie Thorpe

Donald Trump has left the world reeling with a plan to turn Gaza into *checks notes* “the Riviera of the Middle East”. He vowed that the US will “take over” and “own” the Gaza strip, effectively endorsing the ethnic cleansing of 1.8 million Palestinians who would have “no alternative” but to leave. With rumours circling that his inner-circle are calling him an “HR manager” rather than a leader, in classic style, Keir Starmer has pushed back but avoided directly criticising Trump.
Billionaire BS: How can Britain Stop Musk’s Disinformation?

Jan 9, 2025 | crooked.com | Annie Thorpe

Happy New Year – is 2025 going to be the year of disinformation? Elon Musk started in attack mode with a flood of vitriolic and false tweets about UK grooming gangs. In Musk’s crosshairs: Keir Starmer and safeguarding minister Jess Phillips. He accused them both of cover ups. Can Nish and Coco survive a year of Musk madness – the man who already makes Nish want to “eat his own anus”?
Just Stop Politics - 2024 Wrapped!

Dec 19, 2024 | crooked.com | Annie Thorpe

skip to main content In This Episode What a year! While Rishi Sunak held true to his January commitment to hold the election in the second half of the year – the spectacle that followed couldn’t have been predicted as 2024 dawned. Nish and Coco are joined by Sky News’ political correspondent Liz Bates and comedian Desiree Burch to chew over the gristle of the year that was.