Political Currency Podcast
1) Will Starmer's attack on Farage pay off?
Keir Starmer went into the Labour Party Conference in a perilous position, fighting off a 'rolling assault' from within his own party. In a make-or-break speech, he shifted his fire from the Conservat...Show More
2) What REALLY goes on at party conference?
When does a party conference go well? And when does disaster strike? Ahead of the main party conferences, Ed Balls and George Osborne dive into their memories to reveal what really happens behind the ...Show More
3) Is Andy Burnham coming for Keir Starmer’s job?
Donald Trump's wild speech at the UN General Assembly has done more than just cause a diplomatic headache; it's exposed the deep tensions simmering just below the surface of Keir Starmer's government....Show More
4) EMQs: Is there room for optimism in politics?
Richard Curtis, rom-com extraordinaire who put Notting Hill on the map is asking a question this week: he wants to know what areas Ed Balls and George Osborne are seeing progress and hope. Doom, gloom...Show More
5) A looming coup for Starmer?
President Donald Trump is in town, so it’s back to Windsor Castle for our Ed Balls! A podcast recording the morning after a lavish state banquet? Not a problem, it’s all par for the course for Ed, who...Show More
6) EMQs: Lasagna plots and Shakespearean AI bots
What really happens in the frantic first 24 hours of a new government job? This week on Ex-Ministers’ Questions, Ed Balls and George Osborne lift the lid on the art of political survival. From the scr...Show More
7) Peter Mandelson OUT. George Osborne… IN?
Peter Mandelson, the so-called “Prince of Darkness” got sacked this morning, thanks to fresh revelations of his lengthy friendship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Now all eyes are turning to his re...Show More
8) EMQs: Car doors, pole dancers and Diary columns
How should a politician respond when a voter blames all their problems on immigration? In this week's Ex-Ministers' Questions, Ed Balls and George Osborne offer competing strategies for handling diffi...Show More
9) Could sacking Rayner make her a ‘backbench martyr’?
Politics is back with a bang, and so are Ed Balls and George Osborne. As Keir Starmer declares "phase two" of his government, he's immediately engulfed by a scandal that threatens his Deputy Prime Min...Show More
10) EMQs: Could David Miliband have defeated the Tories in 2015?
What if the great 'what if' moments of recent British history had turned out differently? Ed Balls and George Osborne dive into the political sliding doors that could have rewritten the last three dec...Show More