Political Currency

EMQs: What do the public think of Ed and George?

Off the back of last week’s EMQs, Tamara Finkelstein sends in a correction to the idea that UK schools don’t prepare for attacks like those in the US. She highlights that Jewish schools have to prepar...

2026-04-27

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Is the clock ticking for Keir Starmer?

Another dramatic revelation in the Mandelson scandal has reignited the tensions around Keir Starmer’s leadership and the future of his government. Ed Balls and George Osborne reflect on the latest dev...

2026-04-24

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EMQs: Should PMs be youthful or experienced?

Fresh off the back of our latest episodes Ed Balls and George Osborne get an answer to their queries around the curate eggs and a follow up to the Libya crisis series on age in politics. In politics, ...

2026-04-20

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Is it risky for the Chancellor to attack Trump?

The Middle East conflict raged on during our Easter break and George Osborne comes back to us with news from Washington and word from friends in high places, like incoming Fed Chair Kevin Warsh. He an...

2026-04-17

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What If: George was PM during Covid?

In another special ‘What If’ edition of EMQs George Osborne and Ed Balls consider the would be worlds and outcomes, if just one historical event went another way. In a more theoretical ‘What If’ they ...

2026-04-13

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Inside The Room - The Libya Conflict: The Aftermath (Part Three)

How can it be ensured countries will face a better future after a large-scale military intervention? It’s a question which applies to both politicians dealing with the war in Iran today, and for polit...

2026-04-09

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Inside The Room - The Libya Conflict: The Campaign (Part Two)

Planes are in the air and the military intervention in Libya has now begun. But how does the operation progress from here? And what actually happens in a war room? In the second part of this mini ser...

2026-04-06

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Inside The Room - The Libya Conflict: The Build Up (Part One)

As renewed violence erupts across the Middle East, governments have been forced into crisis mode... but when is the right time to intervene, how involved should you get and when, if ever, is it time f...

2026-04-03

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EMQs: Is Wes Streeting a good health secretary?

Fellow ex-MP and former health minister Steve Brine sends in a question asking Ed Balls and George Osborne how we judge the performance of a health secretary, and in particular Wes Streeting. They lay...

2026-03-30

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What on earth happened to Morgan McSweeney’s phone?

Nearly a month into the war in Iran, and the White House’s objectives are no clearer. Donald Trump is sending conflicting signals - peace overtures in one moment, threats of further escalation in the ...

2026-03-27

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EMQs: Are robotaxis coming for London?

Fresh off regaling us with his tales in a Silicon Valley robotaxi, George Osborne is asked if they’re bound for  London and what risks they may pose, in this week’s EMQs. Ed Balls echoes some of ...

2026-03-23

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Has the race to succeed Starmer kicked off?

The war in the middle east has entered its third week. Tensions rose overnight when Israel hit a natural gas field in Iran, and Iran retaliated by bombing gas facilities in Qatar. The result was oil p...

2026-03-20

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EMQs: From Beatlemania to... K-pop?

The saga of Gordon the chicken continues this week with Beatrice Gove, Michael’s daughter, sending in a question to tell us more about the incident. Ed Balls and George Osborne then answer her questio...

2026-03-16

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Is there an inflation crisis coming?

After weeks of speculation we finally saw the first release of the files concerning Peter Mandelson’s appointment and sacking as US Ambassador. Ed Balls and George Osborne delve into the revelations w...

2026-03-13

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EMQs: Are betting markets more reliable than polling?

Fresh off the absolute victory for the Greens in Gorton and Denton, Ed Balls and George Osborne debate whether the betting markets - which accurately predicted the results - are reliable forecasters i...

2026-03-09

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Trump’s Iran Strike and Britain’s Dilemma

After weeks of warnings from George Osborne and Ed Balls, Donald Trump has rolled the dice and launched Operation Epic Fury and Operation Rising Lion against Iran. The strikes sent shockwaves around t...

2026-03-06

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EMQs: Will the AI bubble burst?

On the heels of the AI Impact Summit, former advisor to Nick Clegg and author Verity Harding asks how Ed Balls and George Osborne’s experiences of the dot com bubble and rise of social media can infor...

2026-03-02

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The existential threats facing Keir Starmer

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2026-02-27

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EMQs: Is it time for another referendum?

Should a government hold a referendum on tax? A civil servant messages in to pose this idea to Ed Balls and George Osborne on this week’s EMQs. The two debate the merits of holding any referendum, rem...

2026-02-23

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How bad could the by-election be for Labour?

We’re one week from the Gorton and Denton by-election, which could prove another brutal blow to Keir Starmer’s already unstable premiership. Could Reform gain another MP or will this be the Green Part...

2026-02-19

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