Political Currency

Is it the final blow for Starmer as Healey resigns?

The shock resignation of defence secretary John Healey has prompted an emergency input from Ed Balls and George Osborne for this week’s episode. They react to why he went, what it means for the g...

2026-06-12

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EMQs: The best place to be an MP if you're a lover of rhubarb

In this week’s EMQs George Osborne and Ed Balls take on a question from Jeremy Hunt who asks if chancellors are under pressure to push through new reform as soon as they are in office.  Ed and Ge...

2026-06-08

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Did Farage go too far or score political points this week?

British politics has been dominated this week by the horrifying murder of student Henry Novak and the political storm that followed the release of police bodycam footage. Ed Balls and George Osborne e...

2026-06-05

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EMQs: Is Makerfield the UK’s presidential election?

Was George Osborne about to abandon David Cameron in the 2005 Tory leadership race? That’s the first question on this week’s EMQs, where George recounts the mistakes made by the David Davis campaign t...

2026-06-01

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Is Tony Blair the Logan Roy of Britain?

The battle for Makerfield is on, so this week Ed Balls and George Osborne dig into this consequential by-election’s frontrunners. Andy Burnham is radical in tone, but are his policies more conservativ...

2026-05-29

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EMQs: Should retired politicians go on Question Time?

Following Green MP Hannah Spencer’s comments on drinking culture at Westminster, Ed Balls and George Osborne answer whether MPs should be better behaved in general during Parliamentary sessions. They ...

2026-05-25

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Burnham, Streeting, and Rayner’s race to No. 10

British politics has moved at a rapid pace the last week, with Andy Burnham securing his root to parliament, Wes Streeting reigniting Brexit debates, and a defiant No. 10 fighting on through all of it...

2026-05-22

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EMQs: Should we vote on weekends?

Last week’s local elections saw votes counted during the Friday to save costs, and inspired one listener to ask Ed Balls and George Osborne why that isn’t always the case. He also wondered why we don’...

2026-05-18

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Who should be the next prime minister?

Wes Streeting’s resignation is the latest domino to fall amid the threat to Keir Starmer’s premiership, in a chain reaction that could lead to months of chaos. Ed Balls and George Osborne evaluate whe...

2026-05-15

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HOT TAKE: Is it over for Starmer?

The fallout of the local elections was as many had predicted, but the chaotic aftermath demanded a reaction. Ed Balls and George Osborne went live on YouTube earlier today to give their thoughts on ju...

2026-05-11

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EMQs: Is politics like snooker?

Fresh off his trip to the Crucible to see the snooker, Ed Balls brings a question for him and George Osborne to answer on just how similar politics and snooker are. Is it all about the long game? Or d...

2026-05-11

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Why are Labour so aggressive on the Greens?

It’s polling day, and the tensions have never been higher for Keir Starmer. The threat to his left, with the Greens, or to his right, with Reform, makes this a defining moment of his premiership. Ed B...

2026-05-08

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EMQs: Should MPs drink in parliament?

Before getting into questions this week, Ed Balls and George Osborne take on the big talk around Westminster: should MPs be allowed to drink? They respond to the criticism by new Green MP Hannah Spenc...

2026-05-04

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Why no one can 'land a glove' on Farage

A dramatic week in UK politics has seen the successful state visit to the US by King Charles and another hit on Keir Starmer in the ongoing Mandelson scandal. Ed Balls and George Osborne break down al...

2026-05-01

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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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