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Political Currency

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Podcast from Ed Balls and George Osborne. The former rivals take us behind closed doors into the rooms where decisions are made. New episodes every Thursday.

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"You're actually saying Boris was better than we thought?!" Ed Balls grills Grant Shapps on the crisis management of the four Prime Ministers he served under - and his conclusion might surprise you... 🎧 LISTEN tr.ee/pc

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🎙️ On EMQs this week… ↪️ Are U-turns ever the best decision? ❓ Can Prime Ministers choose which questions they want to answer? 🏝 Which former politician is best suited to Love Island? 🎧 LISTEN NOW: tr.ee/EMQs

🎙️ On EMQs this week…

↪️ Are U-turns ever the best decision?
❓ Can Prime Ministers choose which questions they want to answer?
🏝 Which former politician is best suited to Love Island?

🎧 LISTEN NOW: tr.ee/EMQs
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🎙️ NEW episode of Political Currency 🎓 Should university fees go up? 💼 Is Gillian Keegan right that we need more business people as MPs? 🌟 How can the new intake of MPs become star politicians? 🎧 LISTEN NOW: tr.ee/pc

🎙️ NEW episode of Political Currency

🎓 Should university fees go up?
💼 Is Gillian Keegan right that we need more business people as MPs?
🌟 How can the new intake of MPs become star politicians?

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Do we need fewer PPE graduates and more 'real-life' experience in parliament? Gillian Keegan tells Ed Balls why she's making the case for a business-minded House of Commons. 🎧 LISTEN tr.ee/pc

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Can the Labour government keep struggling Universities afloat? Gillian Keegan shares her advice for her successor as Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Phillipson. 🎧 LISTEN tr.ee/pc

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🎙️ On EMQs this week… 💷 It’s our fiscal special! 💷 ⚠️ Was Austerity a mistake? 📉 Can a country ever ‘run out of money’? 🤝 Do new governments have to stick to old spending commitments? 🎧 LISTEN NOW: tr.ee/EMQs

🎙️ On EMQs this week…

💷 It’s our fiscal special! 💷

⚠️ Was Austerity a mistake?
📉 Can a country ever ‘run out of money’?
🤝 Do new governments have to stick to old spending commitments?

🎧 LISTEN NOW: tr.ee/EMQs
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🎙️ NEW episode of Political Currency 🇺🇸 Are the Democratic party celebrating too soon? 🌹 What can Labour teach their US counterparts? 📚 Ed and George’s ultimate political reading list 🎧 LISTEN NOW: tr.ee/pc

🎙️ NEW episode of Political Currency

🇺🇸 Are the Democratic party celebrating too soon?
🌹 What can Labour teach their US counterparts?
📚 Ed and George’s ultimate political reading list

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Is Kamala Harris confounding Donald Trump? Jonathan Ashworth is our man on the ground at the Democratic National Convention, and weighs up Harris's chances in the presidential race. 🎧 LISTEN tr.ee/pc

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Abortion is a huge issue in the 2024 US Presidential race. Jonathan Ashworth and George Osborne ask whether this could be the case in Britain. 🎧 LISTEN tr.ee/pc

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🎙️ On EMQs this week… 👑 Who really runs the country? 🕒 What do MPs do all day? 🏰 How do you bag an ‘official residence’? 🎧 LISTEN NOW: tr.ee/EMQs

🎙️ On EMQs this week…

👑 Who really runs the country?
🕒 What do MPs do all day?
🏰 How do you bag an ‘official residence’?

🎧 LISTEN NOW: tr.ee/EMQs
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🎙️ NEW episode of Political Currency ✂️ Are more Labour cuts on the way? 🇪🇺 Will Starmer really reset the UK-EU relationship? 🔵 How can the Tories rebuild themselves as an opposition? 🎧 LISTEN NOW: tr.ee/pc

🎙️ NEW episode of Political Currency

✂️ Are more Labour cuts on the way?
🇪🇺 Will Starmer really reset the UK-EU relationship?
🔵 How can the Tories rebuild themselves as an opposition?

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🇬🇧I'm not aware of a better political podcast. Osborne's background and political analysis is unmatched. Clegg said it himself that Osborne understands how the opposition thinks and was the best at finding win-wins. Probably honed from hours in the Quad group discussions when

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Is Rachel Reeves planning harsher welfare cuts? Jonathan Ashworth explains that the road ahead will be difficult for an 'iron chancellor'. 🎧 LISTEN tr.ee/pc

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Was Keir Starmer’s speech on Tuesday just “doom and pain”? Jonathan Ashworth and George Osborne wonder if the Prime Minister should be following Kamala Harris’ "joy" approach instead. 🎧 LISTEN tr.ee/pc

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🎙️ On our Parliamentary themed EMQs this week… 🗣️ Who will be the next legendary parliamentary orator? 🚫 Is it ever worth defying a three line whip? ✅ Is live fact checking the secret to more honest politics? 🎧 LISTEN NOW: tr.ee/EMQs

🎙️ On our Parliamentary themed EMQs this week…

🗣️ Who will be the next legendary parliamentary orator?
🚫 Is it ever worth defying a three line whip?
✅ Is live fact checking the secret to more honest politics?

🎧 LISTEN NOW: tr.ee/EMQs
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🎙️ NEW episode of Political Currency... ⏪ Will Reeves u-turn on the winter fuel payments? 🧑‍⚖️ Did Starmer suspend Israeli arms licences for political or legal reasons? 🏦 Are central bankers to thank for falling inflation? 🎧 LISTEN NOW: tr.ee/pc

🎙️ NEW episode of Political Currency...

⏪ Will Reeves u-turn on the winter fuel payments?
🧑‍⚖️ Did Starmer suspend Israeli arms licences for political or legal reasons?
🏦 Are central bankers to thank for falling inflation?

🎧 LISTEN NOW: tr.ee/pc
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Will Rachel Reeves U-turn on her plans to axe the winter fuel payment for millions of pensioners? Ed Balls thinks Labour need an “escape route” to avoid any further damage caused by the decision. 🎧 LISTEN tr.ee/pc

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Political Currency becoming the must listen podcast. Osborne and Balls say scrapping winter fuel allowance has always been top of Treasury wish list and always previously rejected. Balls says escape route must be found before Budget