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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Episodes (570)
Has Kemi Badenoch saved herself?
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EMQs: The return of the TBGBs?
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Will Starmer's attack on Farage pay off?
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What REALLY goes on at party conference?
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Is Andy Burnham coming for Keir Starmer’s job?
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EMQs: Is there room for optimism in politics?
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A looming coup for Starmer?
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EMQs: Lasagna plots and Shakespearean AI bots
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Peter Mandelson OUT. George Osborne… IN?
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EMQs: Car doors, pole dancers and Diary columns
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Could sacking Rayner make her a ‘backbench martyr’?
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EMQs: Could David Miliband have defeated the Tories in 2015?
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Emily Thornberry on the Corbyn era, being left out of government and Starmer’s f...
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EMQs Political Craft Special: Speeches, diaries and the art of politics
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Wes Streeting on battling the Treasury, his plan for the NHS, and the reality of...
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EMQs Young People Special: Why won’t politicians listen to the next generation?
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Sarah Vine on Michael Gove, the Camerons, and why she's done with "toxic" politi...
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EMQs Books Special: Do politicians make good writers?
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Kwasi Kwarteng on the Liz Truss meltdown, getting sacked and Kemi Badenoch’s fut...
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EMQs: Is a two-state solution still possible?
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Could the UK spiral into a ‘debt doom loop’?
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EMQs: Was HS2 a complete waste of money?
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Is Labour reaching a breaking point on Palestine?
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EMQs: Can we really fund everything in the NHS?
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Could the Epstein files cost Trump his MAGA base?
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EMQs: Is Labour the new party of the monarchy?
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Can the UK-France deal solve the migrant crisis?
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EMQs: Our Keir Year, modern Machiavellis and fairness in politics
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Week from Hell for Reeves and Starmer
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EMQs: Can the G20 still keep the peace?
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Will the welfare rebellion be the end of Starmer?
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EMQs: Is politics worth the family sacrifice?
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How far will Trump go on Iran and what could it mean for Britain?
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EMQs: Could PMQs save America?
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Reeves's Spending Review ‘gamble’: continuity or change for Labour?
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EMQs: The art of political sacking
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Welfare vs Warfare: Can Labour Afford NATO’s Demands?
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EMQs: Can Britain capitalise on Trump’s student crackdown?
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Labour’s looming spending review chaos
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EMQs: Can Kemi Badenoch cheer up the Conservatives?
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Is winter fuel U-turn a leadership 'fiasco' for Labour?
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EMQs: Is Trump accidentally going green?
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Is Labour’s immigration blitz worth the price?
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EMQs: Can Reform UK fix broken councils?
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Starmer's Trump Bump? The UK-US trade deal
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EMQs: A Brit for Governor of California?
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Trump’s tumultuous first 100 days, UK local elections and the end of two party p...
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Inside The Room: The Election That Never Was (Part 3)
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Inside The Room: The Election That Never Was (Part 2)
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Inside The Room: The Election That Never Was (Part 1)
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