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Is the G20 still a force for peace and diplomacy, or just a stage for political performance? Ed Balls and George Osborne kick off this week’s EMQs with a question about nuclear non-proliferation and whether South Africa should push it up the agenda this year.
The pair then turns to a question from regular listener Douglas Alexander, Minister of State for Trade Policy and Economic Security. Fresh off publishing the new trade strategy, he asks for George and Ed’s take on what it gets right and whether the Conservatives ever had anything similar.
And is there a way to make people see the value in their taxes? Maybe just a little? Ed and George weigh in on one of life’s certainties, thanks to a question from a gold subscriber who received world class care at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
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