Political Currency
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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. Join us every Thursday.
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HS2 in doubt, China spies and the triple lock
Political Currency
09/14/23 • 44 min
As Jeremy Hunt scrambles for pre-election tax cuts, the northern leg of HS2 is under threat and pensioners are facing a smaller raise in payments than they were expecting. Is the Chancellor making mistakes that will cost his party an important support base? And pressure is mounting on Rishi Sunak over allegations of a Chinese spy in parliament, but that's far from his only problem - with oil prices soaring, how can the Prime Minister make sure he keeps his inflation pledge?
In this first episode of Political Currency, old rivals Ed Balls and George Osborne join forces to examine what's going on behind the scenes of the big stories, what their own experience can tell us, and what they think the key players should do next.
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Producers: Rosie Stopher
Production Manager: Flick Heath
Executive Producers: Dino Sofos and Ellie Clifford
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How to plug a £40bn black hole
Political Currency
10/17/24 • 55 min
How can Rachel Reeves solve her £40 billion budget gap without breaking Labour’s manifesto promise? Ed Balls and George Osborne take a deep dive into the tax hikes she has and hasn’t ruled out - and whether she can fairly class raising employer National Insurance contributions as manifesto-friendly.
Elsewhere, Labour continues to woo the business community - this time at its International Investment summit. But can an event like this overcome the very real barriers to growth that the UK faces?
And, with the passing of controversial SNP titan Alex Salmond, Ed and George look back on his legacy, and the state of his former party.
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Production support: Caillin McDaid
Technical Producer: Oliver Geraghty
Producers: Rosie Stopher, Miriam Hall and Danny Garlick
Executive Producers: Ellie Clifford
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Who is George Osborne backing for Tory leader?
Political Currency
10/24/24 • 61 min
Drumroll, please. After keeping his cards pretty close to his chest throughout the Tory leadership campaign, George Osborne is ready to name who he thinks should seize the Tory crown. With the race now whittled down to just two people – Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick – George explains why a possible exit from the European Convention on Human Rights has swayed his choice and what might put him off voting Conservative at all...
Meanwhile, members of the Labour party are in hot water after Donald Trump accused them of election interference. Ed Balls thinks the party’s decision to get involved in a foreign country’s election could be described in a few ways (mainly as naive, gauche and definitely a mistake.)
And, less than a week away from the first Labour budget in 14 years, has the party done enough to convince voters, the markets and business leaders there’s a plan for economic growth?
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Production support: Caillin McDaid
Technical Producer: Oliver Geraghty
Producers: Miriam Hall and Danny Garlick
Executive Producers: Ellie Clifford
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Introducing... Political Currency
Political Currency
09/10/23 • 15 min
Welcome to Political Currency! Before we bring you our first episode this Thursday, 14th September, we thought we'd tell you what our podcast is all about.
Ed Balls and George Osborne will take you behind closed doors into the rooms where decisions are made. Having battled it out across the despatch box, the former Chancellor and shadow chancellor are now meeting 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.
If you have questions for Ed and George, email: [email protected]
Find us on social media @polcurrency
Political Currency is a Persephonica production.
Subscribe now on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sunak cuts the ‘green crap’
Political Currency
09/21/23 • 48 min
Is Boris Johnson the real target of Rishi Sunak’s rollback of green policies? George reveals there is a split in the Conservative party over rumours that the government will abandon its HS2 expansion. The Bank of England leaves interest rates unchanged - should we be surprised? And why we should be paying attention to the escalating row over the killing of a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil.
Email: [email protected]
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Producers: Rosie Stopher
Production Manager: Flick Heath
Executive Producers: Dino Sofos and Ellie Clifford
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Trump 2.0: The economic fallout
Political Currency
11/07/24 • 59 min
It’s beginning to sink in: Donald Trump 2.0 is now upon us. George Osborne and Ed Balls think seismic shifts in the global economy could be ahead. Could his aggressive trade policies chip away at the UK’s growth plans?
Trump has also claimed he could end the Ukraine war in a day. Does that mean a peace deal – or appeasement? Meanwhile Nigel Farage is offering up his services as a British ambassador to Trumpworld. Would despatching Farage to Mar-a-Lago be a relief for Keir Starmer?
And the new Tory leader, Kemi Badenoch, faced her first PMQs this week. Ed and George review her debut performance at the despatch box.
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Production support: Caillin McDaid
Technical Producer: Mikey Nissenbaum
Producers: Miriam Hall and James Shield
Executive Producers: Ellie Clifford
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Inside No 10: David Cameron - The First Six Months (Part 1: Prime Minister at last)
Political Currency
12/30/24 • 40 min
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, 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 events at you, the surprising tasks - like letters of last resort - that suddenly become your responsibility, and whether a ruthless streak is the only way to succeed.
As Keir Starmer marks six months as Prime Minister, Political Currency is stepping back into 2010, when another former leader of the opposition took up the premiership. Across three episodes, Ed Balls and George Osborne are joined by David Cameron - from the moment he arrived at Downing Street, to dealing with a hostage crisis; taking on his first PMQs to the emotional loss of his father. This is Cameron as you’ve never heard him before - in conversation with both a former ally and adversary as they revisit the political moments that shaped a new government and a new leader.
If you’ve listened to the first episode of Inside Number 10: David Cameron - The First Six Months and can’t wait for part 2, don’t!
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Producers: Rosie Stopher, James Shield and John Rogers
Technical Producer: Oliver Geraghty and Mikey Nissenbaum
Production Support: Miriam Hall and Caillin McDaid
Executive Producers: Ellie Clifford and Dino Sofos
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EMQs: Can you have friends in politics?
Political Currency
10/21/24 • 40 min
Frenemies George Osborne and Ed Balls talk about great political friendships and rivalries. What was the unspoken understanding between former Prime Minister David Cameron and George that made their allegiance last? And which Conservative friendships were soured by Brexit?
They answer the question: Are economists just making it up as they go along? How can Rachel Reeves just change the definition of fiscal rules? And with questions from all over the world this week, Ed and George ponder: should we be rethinking about how we teach second languages?
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Summer EMQs: Was Austerity a Mistake?
Political Currency
08/19/24 • 35 min
Should Labour have defended themselves better against the Tory claim that they’d caused the 2010 UK financial position? Ed Balls and George Osborne go head-to-head on who was to blame, and whether austerity was the answer in this special fiscal policy-themed edition of EMQs.
It’s not all debate though - Ed and George explain the concept of ‘running out of money’, and how much of a previous government’s economic policy is required to make its way into a new term.
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Can Starmer work with Trump and Le Pen?
Political Currency
07/02/24 • 39 min
T-3 days until polls open and if England’s efforts in the Euros are anything to go by, there’s no predicting what could happen between now and then... at least, that seems to be what Rishi Sunak is hoping. Ed Balls and George Osborne aren’t so sure. As final Party Political Broadcasts go out and an ever-more-desperate message comes from Tory HQ, is it time to call Sunak’s early election a failure?
And as electoral activity kicks off in France, and debates begin in the US, what does the International political situation mean for an incoming government on the world stage?
There is some explicit language in this episode.
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How many episodes does Political Currency have?
Political Currency currently has 154 episodes available.
What topics does Political Currency cover?
The podcast is about News, Money, Podcasts, Business, Economy and Politics.
What is the most popular episode on Political Currency?
The episode title 'Trump 2.0: The economic fallout' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Political Currency?
The average episode length on Political Currency is 46 minutes.
How often are episodes of Political Currency released?
Episodes of Political Currency are typically released every 3 days, 11 hours.
When was the first episode of Political Currency?
The first episode of Political Currency was released on Sep 10, 2023.
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