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Emily Thornberry on the Corbyn era, being left out of government and Starmer’s first year
Season 1 Episode 205
Political Currency’s summer specials continue! This week, while Ed Balls is away, George Osborne is joined by one of Labour's longest-serving and mos…
10 months ago
EMQs Political Craft Special: Speeches, diaries and the art of politics
Season 1 Episode 204
What are the essential skills for a life in politics? In an age of TikTok soundbites, can a single speech in Parliament still change minds and topple…
10 months ago
Wes Streeting on battling the Treasury, his plan for the NHS, and the reality of power
Season 1 Episode 203
What is it really like to go from nine years in the political wilderness to running one of the most challenging departments in government? For Wes St…
10 months, 1 week ago
EMQs Young People Special: Why won’t politicians listen to the next generation?
Season 1 Episode 202
Why do the concerns of young people barely register in political debate? Ed Balls and George Osborne take questions on the widening gap between the c…
10 months, 1 week ago
Sarah Vine on Michael Gove, the Camerons, and why she's done with "toxic" politics
Season 1 Episode 201
While George Osborne is away “stirring the pot” (this time with JD Vance),Ed Balls is joined by author and columnist Sarah Vine for a powerfully cand…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
EMQs Books Special: Do politicians make good writers?
Season 1 Episode 200
Why haven’t Ed Balls or George Osborne written political memoirs? Broadcaster Iain Dale puts the question to them, asking what’s stopping them, what …
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Kwasi Kwarteng on the Liz Truss meltdown, getting sacked and Kemi Badenoch’s future
Season 1 Episode 199
Kwasi Kwarteng reflects on what went wrong.
The former Chancellor joins Ed Balls to talk through the decisions behind the Truss mini-budget - from byp…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
EMQs: Is a two-state solution still possible?
Season 1 Episode 198
The future of a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine comes into question this week, as Ed Balls and George Osborne respond to a listener a…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Could the UK spiral into a ‘debt doom loop’?
Season 1 Episode 197
The IMF has upgraded its global growth forecast - so things aren’t quite as bleak as we feared. Still bleak, though.
Ed Balls and George Osborne dig i…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
EMQs: Was HS2 a complete waste of money?
Season 1 Episode 196
The UK’s high speed railway has been plagued with cost blowouts, delays and scale-backs - so Ed Balls and George Osborne consider: has it all just be…
11 months ago