EMQs: Is Trump accidentally going green?

Political Currency

Persephonica

Business, Economy, George Osborne, Westminster, Politics, News, Money, Ed Balls

4 • 855 Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

California Governor hopeful Steve Hilton has a question for Ed Balls and George Osborne this week: which American state would they choose to live in, and would they rather be a senator or a governor? A trip down fantasy lane has the pair questioning the best path to political glory, based on previous presidents’ CVs. Ed Balls for 2032? Seems… far fetched.

Back in the real world, the pair debate whether cutting Employer National Insurance Contributions could help get people back into work - and whether Trump’s approach to tariffs has, unintentionally, made him a little bit green.

Plus, they reflect on their time facing PMQs in Parliament - and what was really driving their biggest moments at the despatch box.

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0:00.0	The world is complex, but understanding it doesn't have to be.
0:02.3	The economist connects the dots across politics, business, science and culture,
0:06.3	keeping you informed and prepared for what's to come.
0:09.2	Look, when decisions in Beijing shift markets in New York or a populist wave ripples to your doorstep,
0:14.2	the economist explains the what and the why before your morning coffees even brewed.
0:18.9	And with a global team of reporters, they make
0:21.2	complicated issues clear so you can navigate with confidence. Search the economist and make sense
0:26.8	of the world around you. The Chancellor of the Exchequer. Getting a lesson from the Shadow
0:31.8	Chancellor and how to balance the books, it's like getting a lesson from Dracula and how to look
0:35.3	after a blood back. Ed Balls.
0:38.2	As steady as she goes, budget.
0:41.2	What kind of ship does he think he's on, the Titanic?
0:44.1	They're married to Alas.
0:45.4	Welcome to EMQ's from Political Currency with Ed Balls and George Osborne.
0:59.9	So hello and welcome to EMQ's ex-minister's questions.
1:07.5	Now, I was walking this morning through Clissau Park near where we live in North London.
1:11.1	And as I was walking along with a cup of coffee and a loaf of bread,
1:17.8	this guy went running past me quite fast, a bit older than me, beard, cap. And he turned round and said to me, as he ran past, I'm listening to you right now as I run. And so there he was,
1:26.2	jogging through the park, listening to political currency. And I didn't
1:29.8	ask in which episode. I'm not presumed it was political currency. What else would he have been listening to?
1:33.8	Anyway, there we are. Shows, the listeners are out there, George. They are, you know, up in
1:38.7	Northern California, I've spent the beginning of this week. I've had a surprising number of people
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