EMQs: Political Mishearings

<p>This week, George Osborne and Ed Balls consider: should economic decisions be confined to the Treasury and the Prime Minister? Or is the room for wider cabinet discussion?&nbsp;</p><br /><p>Meanwhile, Lyanne Nicholl, the CEO of 50:50 Parliament – an organisation dedicated to driving more female representation in government – asks Ed and George to share their most positive words of wisdom for someone weighing a career in politics. The pair reveal the women they’ve encouraged to go into the government game, and where they think barriers persist.&nbsp;</p><br /><p>They also mull the costs Britain would face were it to join the customs union – and is a Welsh referendum ever going to be a reality?&nbsp;</p><br /><p>Plus, they share when mishearing something has led to some political awkwardness all round …&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: <a href="http://apple.co/politicalcurrency" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">apple.co/politicalcurrency</a></p><br /><p><br /></p><p>Production support: Caillin McDaid</p><p>Producer: Rosie Stopher and Miriam Hall&nbsp;</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><br /><p>Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.</p><br /><p><br /></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>