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Time to nationalise Ticketmaster? “Cigarettes & Alcohol”, the Grenfell Inquiry concludes
05 Sep 2024
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Today on Pod Save the UK, we're back and so is Parliament. The Grenfell Inquiry reaches its conclusion and the Tory leadership hopefuls struggle for recognition. Plus, we're joined by Zoe Grunewald. Was that good? A little bit of European embellishment.
She's filling in for Nish this week. Hi, Zoe. Hi, Coco. Thank you so much for having me. And, you know, I've got big shoes to fill. Big shoes. Looking forward to filling them.
But first, a tweet that really captures the nation's mood this week. Are you ready for it, Zoe? It's just two words. Nationalised Ticketmaster.
Wow, that is two powerful words right there. Oh yes, the chills. That is the tongue-in-cheek tweet, obviously, from Zahra Sultana, MP for Coventry South.
currently suspended from the Labour Party for voting against the government over the two-child benefit cap, standing up for the thousands of people who took to their computers across the country and missed out on tickets to Oasis over the weekend. Yes. Did you get tickets? No. I'm not really an Oasis person. Is that because you're a Blair person? No. I'm not really a blur person.
I'm not really a Britpop person. I'm not really a person. I am a sort of Taylor Swift fan, to be quite honest.
Okay, that's fine, that's fine. I also didn't get tickets, not because I wouldn't enjoy it. Who doesn't love singing their heart out? And, you know, I'm of the age where I do appreciate the Britpop. But I just had this moment where I was like, I'm going to leave this for the real fans. And there are plenty of them.
I didn't realise there were quite so many fans, actually. I know a lot of people who applied for Oasis tickets, tried to get Oasis tickets, and I sort of thought, you've never mentioned them before. Like, where's this come from?
Where's this come from?
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