Political Currency

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Political Currency

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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Episodes

Suella, conference mayhem and a mystery turd...

Suella Braverman has caused a row this week after her controversial comments on Britain’s immigration policy. Ed and George argue over whether she took the right approach.  The Conservative party prepares to head off to its conference. Why is this a critical moment for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak? Is Manchester mayor Andy Burnham’s support for HS3 a gift to Sunak, and a disaster for HS2? And why did George and David Cameron have to scoop a turd out of Rupert Murdoch’s pool? Email: questions@...

Sep 28, 2023•49 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast

Sunak cuts the ‘green crap’

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: questions@politicalcurrency.co.uk Follow us on social media: @polcurrency Producers: Rosie Stopher...

Sep 21, 2023•48 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast

HS2 in doubt, China spies and the triple lock

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 pled...

Sep 14, 2023•45 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast

Introducing... Political Currency

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 ho...

Sep 10, 2023•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast