Political Currency

EMQs: Secrets of the Budget speech and the EdStone mystery

It's Budget week. Do Ed and George wish they were back in Parliament? And what's the secret to making it through the speech? Plus they answer lots more of your questions, from whether Rachel Reeves is right to be thinking about reinstating the pensions lifetime allowance, to the mystery of what happened to the infamous EdStone... Be sure to follow us on our socials @polcurrency and join us at 3pm on Wednesday 6th March for Ed and George’s live budget reaction.   Producer: Rosie Stopher Production support: Miriam Hall Production Manager: Flick HeathExecutive Producers: Dino Sofos and Ellie Clifford Political Currency is a Persephonica Production and is part of the Acast Creator Network <a href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/12007598" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subscribe now on Patreon</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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. Send your messages or voice notes to questions@politicalcurrency.co.uk Find us on social media @polcurrency Political Currency is a Persephonica production. <a href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/12007598" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subscribe now on Patreon</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.