Political Currency
Ed Balls and George Osborne take us behind closed doors into the rooms where decisions are made. Having battled it out across the despatch box, the former Chancellor and shadow chancellor now meet in the studio to discuss the decisions that affect the nation’s pockets. Our frenemies have the knowledge and experience to explain how good politics follows the economics - and expose how the powerful become powerless when faced with market forces and political currents they can’t control. Join us eve...
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Inside The Room - The Libya Conflict: The Campaign (Part Two)
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Inside The Room - The Libya Conflict: The Build Up (Part One)
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EMQs: Is Wes Streeting a good health secretary?
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What on earth happened to Morgan McSweeney’s phone?
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EMQs: Are robotaxis coming for London?
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Has the race to succeed Starmer kicked off?
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EMQs: From Beatlemania to... K-pop?
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Is there an inflation crisis coming?
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EMQs: Are betting markets more reliable than polling?
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Trump’s Iran Strike and Britain’s Dilemma
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EMQs: Will the AI bubble burst?
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The existential threats facing Keir Starmer
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EMQs: Is it time for another referendum?
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How bad could the by-election be for Labour?
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EMQs: Are we influencers now?
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Starmer’s worst week yet (after last week)
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EMQs: What if a PM is incapacitated?
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Could the Mandelson Scandal bring Starmer down?
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EMQs: Do defections make the Tories electable?
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Has Keir Starmer missed an opportunity on his visit to China?
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EMQs: Nick Clegg as Chancellor?
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Inside Trump’s Davos Moment
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EMQs: Who can solve the business rates debacle?
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Is Robert Jenrick’s defection a threat to Nigel Farage’s leadership?
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EMQs: What’s your snakiest political move?
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Will pubs be the next big Labour U-turn?
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What if: Obama versus Trump 2028?
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Bridget Phillipson on the two-child cap, Reform, and the deputy leadership
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Christmas EMQs: Who is the ultimate political traitor?
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Sir Ed Davey on his plan to take the fight to the far right
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EMQs: What's your most embarrassing moment as a politician?
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Which party will dominate 2026?
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EMQs: What’s the hardest question you’ve had to answer?
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Is the US turning its back on Europe?
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EMQs: Is it time to abolish the state pension triple lock?
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When will Labour’s communication catastrophe end?
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EMQs: How much power do chancellors have?
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Has Chancellor Rachel Reeves abandoned growth?
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Budget Hot Take: Has Chancellor Rachel Reeves saved herself? | LIVE reaction
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EMQs: Is it time for a Tory/Labour truce?
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Is Shabana Mahmood the heir to Blair?
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EMQs: Is PMQs just 'political theatre'?
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Starmer v Streeting: Is it curtains for Keir?
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EMQs: What does 'fairness' actually mean in politics?
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Is this Rachel Reeves’ last throw of the dice?
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EMQs: TikTok, Strictly, and foreign aid
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Can Starmer hold on as PM?
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EMQs: Is the political centre dead?
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Why blaming Brexit won’t save Rachel Reeves
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EMQs: Would you serve in your political rival’s cabinet?
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