EMQs: Would you serve in your political rival’s cabinet?
Political Currency
Persephonica
4.1 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 20 October 2025
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
Could Ed Balls ever be tempted to become a Tory? And would George Osborne ever consider joining the Labour Party? The pair are forced to confront the ultimate political taboo after a listener asks if they could “pull a Winston Churchill” and cross the floor.
George also recounts his recent on-stage reunion with Sir Nick Clegg, discussing with Ed whether the UK is destined for a multi-party system and if coalition governments are a recipe for success or instability.
Plus, the President of the National Farmers' Union directly challenges the hosts on the 'family farm tax,' asking whether the Treasury has become an impenetrable silo; could a stamp duty holiday solve the housing crisis; and why one listener has dubbed the podcast 'The Redemption of George Osborne'.
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of Political Coherency is sponsored by Indeed. |
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