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Is Labour reaching a breaking point on Palestine?
Season 1 Episode 195
Parliament has broken up for summer, but politics shows no sign of cooling down. Ed Balls and George Osborne run through the latest from every party …
11 months ago
EMQs: Can we really fund everything in the NHS?
Season 1 Episode 194
What should the NHS pay for, and what should it not? In this week’s episode, Ed Balls and George Osborne tackle one of the toughest political questio…
11 months, 1 week ago
Could the Epstein files cost Trump his MAGA base?
Season 1 Episode 193
Donald Trump wants to know why everyone won’t just forget about the Epstein files already. As he keeps pointing out, the disgraced financier has been…
11 months, 1 week ago
EMQs: Is Labour the new party of the monarchy?
Season 1 Episode 192
Which side of politics loves the monarchy more? Conventional wisdom says Conservatives are the monarchy’s biggest fans. But are Ed Balls and George O…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Can the UK-France deal solve the migrant crisis?
Season 1 Episode 191
There was a lot of ceremony and back-patting this week as Emmanuel Macron visited the UK. But behind the smiles, thorny issues like migration and pos…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
EMQs: Our Keir Year, modern Machiavellis and fairness in politics
Season 1 Episode 190
What is a fair way to govern? In response to a long time listener who feels a victim of his own success – disproportionately hit by taxes and ineligi…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Week from Hell for Reeves and Starmer
Season 1 Episode 189
Some incredible scenes in PMQs this week - in which Chancellor Rachel Reeves was openly crying - has Ed Balls and George Osborne considering just how…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
EMQs: Can the G20 still keep the peace?
Season 1 Episode 188
Is the G20 still a force for peace and diplomacy, or just a stage for political performance? Ed Balls and George Osborne kick off this week’s EMQs wi…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Will the welfare rebellion be the end of Starmer?
Season 1 Episode 187
Daddy’s back in the (White) House! Ed Balls and George Osborne go over the major event of the week - starting with the NATO meeting in The Hague. All…
1 year ago
EMQs: Is politics worth the family sacrifice?
Season 1 Episode 186
What happens when politics clashes with family life? Ed Balls and George Osborne take on big questions this week, starting with Michael Gove’s ex-wif…
1 year ago