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Trump Vs the Bond Market: Inside the President’s tariffs U-turn
Season 1 Episode 164
It’s been a rollercoaster few days for the world economy thanks to Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs announcement - and his dramatic U-turn a s…
1 year, 2 months ago
EMQs: Is toxic masculinity a government problem?
Season 1 Episode 163
This week, Ed Balls and George Osborne mull museums and memes via bank holidays and pennies. With listeners telling us their locations of choice, fun…
1 year, 2 months ago
Trump’s tariffs: Is Starmer right to ‘keep calm and carry on’?
Season 1 Episode 162
In the wake of Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’, Ed Balls and George Osborne break down the economic thinking – or lack thereof – behind President’s t…
1 year, 2 months ago
EMQs: Who’s to blame for the state of the economy?
Season 1 Episode 161
A whole host of Treasury buffs have sent in their questions this week in wake of the Spring Statement, for Ed Balls and George Osborne to answer. For…
1 year, 2 months ago
Could Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ gamble pay off?
Season 1 Episode 160
Has Chancellor Rachel Reeves got it right? Ed Balls and George Osborne provide their immediate reaction to her Spring Statement, questioning whether …
1 year, 3 months ago
EMQs: Should frozen Russian assets fund Ukraine?
Season 1 Episode 159
With talk of raiding pensions, George Osborne and Ed Balls consider how to increase the incentives for working people to save. As former Treasury ins…
1 year, 3 months ago
Is Rachel Reeves risking her reset moment?
Season 1 Episode 158
They may have both been leading Brexiteers but Dominic Cummings and Nigel Farage were once fierce rivals, vying to be the top campaign of the referen…
1 year, 3 months ago
EMQs: Political Golf Buddies
Season 1 Episode 157
This week, Ed Balls and George Osborne complete the chancellor triptych with current shadow Chancellor Mel Stride ringing in to ask: how much space s…
1 year, 3 months ago
Will welfare cuts be Labour’s undoing?
Season 1 Episode 156
A ceasefire in the Russian-Ukraine war is now on the table, with US and Ukrainian officials reaching a deal to stop the fighting. With US military ai…
1 year, 3 months ago
EMQs: A post politics survival guide
Season 1 Episode 155
This week George Osborne and Ed Balls are taking questions in person, with a select few Kitchen Cabinet members joining the first ever live audience …
1 year, 3 months ago