Summer EMQs: Who really runs the country?

<p>Are the civil service the real brains behind the government? What role does a Chief of Staff play? And what on earth do government ministers do all day? </p><br /><p>Ed Balls and George Osborne are tackling your questions on the ins-and-outs of the daily grind of running the country - from official residences to avoiding gimmicks.&nbsp;</p><br /><p>You could have been listening to this episode of EMQs early and ad-free!</p><p>Become a member of POLITICAL CURRENCY GOLD 🏅 to support the podcast, enjoy ad-free listening to all our episodes and receive early access to EMQs.</p><br /><p>Subscribe now: patreon.com/politicalcurrency or on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/politicalcurrency</p><br /><p>And please keep sending us your questions to questions@politicalcurrency.co.uk</p><br /><p>Production support: Caillin McDaid</p><p>Technical producer: Will Gibson Smith</p><p>Producer: Rosie Stopher</p><p>Executive Producers: Ellie Clifford</p><br /><p>Political Currency is a Persephonica Production and is part of the Acast Creator Network.&nbsp;</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> 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.</p>