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Political Currency
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 9 ก.ย. 2023
Award-winning podcast from Ed Balls and George Osborne. The former political rivals take us behind closed doors into the rooms where decisions are made.
You can also watch full episodes from our 'Inside The Room' series, where major political figures peel back the curtain on the most significant events in modern politics. Recent guests include David Cameron, Michael Gove and Nicola Sturgeon.
You can also watch full episodes from our 'Inside The Room' series, where major political figures peel back the curtain on the most significant events in modern politics. Recent guests include David Cameron, Michael Gove and Nicola Sturgeon.
Can Keir Starmer reset UK-EU relations? | George Osborne & Ed Balls | Political Currency Podcast
Keir Starmer was in Brussels last week, meeting with European Union leaders with the view to resetting the relationship with the bloc. George Osborne and Ed Balls ask, is it making good on a campaign promise? Is it to shore up UK-EU relations as President Donald Trump runs wild with tariffs? Or, is it a perfect opportunity to lay the perfect trap for the Conservatives…
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On the Political Currency podcast, 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. New episodes available every Thursday. Our bonus EMQs - questions episode - drops on Mondays. Find Political Currency wherever you get your podcasts.
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On the Political Currency podcast, 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. New episodes available every Thursday. Our bonus EMQs - questions episode - drops on Mondays. Find Political Currency wherever you get your podcasts.
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Should misogyny be classed as extremism? | Ed Balls and George Osborne | Political Currency Podcast
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In the wake of the horrific Southport attack, George Osborne and Ed Balls consider the parameters of the upcoming inquiry and the intensifying concern about young men engaging in acts of violence. Should the definition of extremism be changed with the so-called manosphere in mind? And do we need new rules for reporting on major crime for our social media age? 🎧 LISTEN to Political Currency: tr....
“A breach of a very clear promise” | David Cameron FULL INTERVIEW Part 3 | Political Currency
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How do you position yourself on the world stage? David Cameron might have been Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, but in this third episode he shares with Ed Balls and George Osborne the true reality of leading a small country in a big world. British soldiers in Afghanistan; Relations with China; The beginnings of a rupture in the UK-EU relationship. And he shares the more personal moments -...
“People think austerity was a mistake” | David Cameron Full Interview Part 2 | Political Currency
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How do you prepare the country for austerity? David Cameron joins Ed Balls and George Osborne to step back to the 2010 budget. From the true relationship between a Prime Minister and his Chancellor, to the careful decisions on departmental spending, to the very difficult task of selling cuts to a country that doesn’t want them, this is the reality of a Prime Minister before a government-definin...
“I musn’t screw being Prime Minister up” | David Cameron FULL INTERVIEW Part 1 | Political Currency
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What’s it really like to step through the black door of No 10 for the first time as Prime Minister? Ed Balls and George Osborne ask David Cameron about his “out-of-body” experience on the way to the palace to meet the Queen, plus what it’s like organising a staff team who have just had to say goodbye to a government. They discuss how to handle the top job when life starts relentlessly throwing ...
President Trump's new tech era | George Osborne & Ed Balls | Political Currency podcast
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President Trump had a big first week, what with an inauguration and then signing a myriad of actions in his first days in office - never mind the move to US tech supremacy. After a big start, Ed Balls and George Osborne ask whether he can sustain the political honeymoon, or if this will be a very different Trump presidency, marred by the reality of being a populist President in office. 🎧 LISTEN...
Should Keir Starmer sack Rachel Reeves?
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After a tough week, Keir Starmer’s been forced to publicly proclaim Rachel Reeves has his full support - and to hose down suggestions she won’t make the full parliament. Has it ever paid off historically for a Prime Minister to scapegoat a Chancellor? Ed Balls and George Osborne weigh in on just how politically fatal it would be to ditch a Chancellor six months into the Labour leadership. 🎧 LIS...
INSIDE THE ROOM: The Scottish Independence Referendum with Nicola Sturgeon.
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A decade ago, the Scottish people went to the polls for a referendum vote to make a choice: should the country break free of the United Kingdom? Ultimately, they voted to stay by a resounding margin - crushing the hopes of the Scottish National Party and soothing the fears of the British government of the day. But the issue of Independence continues to divide, and in this special miniseries, Ge...
Syria: How did we get here?
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Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria collapsed last week - a sudden, stunning end to the Assad family’s five-decade reign. Ed and George reflect on the Syrian civil war and its impact on their time in politics. What is going on in Downing Street right now, and how should the UK proceed? And would a different course of events in 2013 the UK have changed where we are today? David Cameron’s deputy se...
What’s really happening with the Elgin marbles?
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Rumours of a deal between Keir Starmer and Kyriakos Mitsotakis over the Elgin marbles have been swirling after the two Prime Ministers met this week. So, it was only right that Ed Balls would ask George Osborne, Chair of the British Museum, what's really happening. Is the UK set to return the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece? George gives us the inside scoop. 🎧 LISTEN to Political Currency: tr.ee...
Trump: The peacemaker president?
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Joe Biden's White House days are numbered, and he appears to be scrambling to secure his legacy. With a ceasefire just brokered between Israel and Lebanon, George Osborne and Ed Balls ask: What kind of influence is the returning President Trump already having on foreign policy? How is the transition really working? And what does this mean for the conflict in Ukraine? 🎧 LISTEN to Political Curre...
Inside The Room: The Brexit Plots (Part 3)
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The result is in, and in the words of David Dimbleby, ‘we’re out’. But whilst the Brexit referendum draws a line under the campaign period, it sets the stage for chaos in the lives of our insiders. In this final episode of 'Inside the Room: The Brexit Plots', Ed Balls and George Osborne grill Michael Gove on the Conservative leadership contest that followed David Cameron’s resignation, and what...
Inside The Room: The Brexit Plots (Part 2)
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As the Leave and Remain campaigns get underway, it seems that the Remain camp has a clear lead. That is, until it doesn’t. In this second instalment of Inside the Room: The Brexit Plot, Michael Gove, Ed Balls and George Osborne take us behind the scenes of the ever-more-panicked campaign HQs as polling day draws in. Inside The Room is a series from Political Currency, where Ed and George dive d...
Inside The Room: The Brexit Plots (Part 1)
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Inside The Room: The Brexit Plots (Part 1)
Was John Prescott the original moderniser of the Blair government?
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Was John Prescott the original moderniser of the Blair government?
EMQs: What did Queen Elizabeth II really think about Boris Johnson?
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EMQs: What did Queen Elizabeth II really think about Boris Johnson?
Will Donald Trump give Ukraine to Putin?
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Will Donald Trump give Ukraine to Putin?
How does the Chancellor prepare the budget?
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How does the Chancellor prepare the budget?
EMQs: Can politicians ever really be friends?
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EMQs: Can politicians ever really be friends?
Badenoch vs Jenrick: Who can unite the Tories?
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Badenoch vs Jenrick: Who can unite the Tories?
Michael Gove and George Osborne rate the Tory leadership candidates
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Michael Gove and George Osborne rate the Tory leadership candidates
Is the economy the big US election issue for 2024?
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Is the economy the big US election issue for 2024?
How to give a GREAT conference speech
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How to give a GREAT conference speech
Will Winter Fuel Payments decision damage Rachel Reeves?
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Will Winter Fuel Payments decision damage Rachel Reeves?
Are the Democrats celebrating too soon?
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Are the Democrats celebrating too soon?
Should MPs call out Farage on Southport?
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Should MPs call out Farage on Southport?
Can Kamala Harris win the election? | Political Currency
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Can Kamala Harris win the election? | Political Currency
What's really going on inside the Tory leadership contest?
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What's really going on inside the Tory leadership contest?