EMQs: Time to take Trump seriously?

<p>George Osborne and Ed Balls are back for their first round of questions of the year, ready to mull the big conundrums of 2025! Craig Oliver, former director of Politics and Communications in David Cameron’s No 10, asks the pair to weigh in on the upcoming Trump Presidency. Do we need to take him seriously – and literally – this time around?&nbsp;</p><br /><p>In the wake of our Inside No 10: David Cameron - The First Six Months series, should Labour have taken a leaf from the Cameron/Osborne era and painted a fuller picture of their economic approach <em>while</em> in opposition? And, Ed and George consider Keir Starmer’s national security adviser – is there anything amiss with the appointment of Jonathan Powell? Or does it make sense?&nbsp;</p><br /><p>You could have been listening to this episode of EMQs early and ad-free! And not only that… join Political Currency’s KITCHEN CABINET to enjoy early and ad-free listening, access to live EMQs recordings, and exclusive Political Currency merch.</p><br /><p>Subscribe now: patreon.com/politicalcurrency</p><br /><p><br /></p><p>Production support: Caillin McDaid</p><p>Technical Producer: Will Gibson Smith</p><p>Producer: Rosie Stopher, James Shield and Miriam Hall&nbsp;</p><p>Executive Producers: Dino Sofos</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>