Political Currency

A pod clearly established in response to the success of Rest is Politics. But it’s not as lonely or as fun. Ed Balls rarely challenges George Osborne who somehow seeks to justify the appalling record of the Conservatives over the last 14 years.

This is the premier division for British political podcast particularly compared to the The Rest is Politics. George and Ed have superior insight and humour.

As former opponents facing each other across the despatch boxes in Parliament, George and Ed, ex-Chancellor and ex-Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, are uniquely qualified to bring us the inside scoop of British Politics. And they do so, focusing on not only Ripped-Out-of-the-Headlines current affairs and their political-economic significance, but also on the daily workings (and non-workings) of Parliament. Similarly, they regale listeners to their Podcast with fascinating anecdotes about ministers and governments present-and-past as well as the parts they themselves played respectively (including the hot water both occasionally landed in). Always informative, George and Ed work together with an easy-going, good-humoured rapport that they share with members of the public who call in on EMQs, Ex-Minister's Questions, a separate half-hour weekly podcast. I cannot recommend Political Currency strongly enough!