EMQs: Can Kemi Badenoch cheer up the Conservatives?
May 26, 2025
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Episode 178 · May 26, 2025
EMQs: Can Kemi Badenoch cheer up the Conservatives?
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<p>Can a quick political win keep the public on side while the hard work happens behind the scenes? This week on <em>Ex-Ministers’ Questions</em>, Ed Balls and George Osborne debate whether Labour's lack of early symbolic moves has cost them public goodwill - and whether a bit of political theatre can actually make or break a government.</p><br /><p>They also tackle questions from across the UK and the US: how can Kemi Badenoch rebuild morale in a bruised Conservative Party? What’s the right way to pitch bold economic ideas in a divided world? And who really decides where government contracts go - ministers or mandarins?</p><br /><p>Plus: a look back at Keynes’s legacy with HM Treasury's Mario Pisani, a tip of the hat to <em>Mr Bates vs the Post Office</em>, and Ed’s run-in with a very enthusiastic listener at Harvard.</p><br /><p>And a reminder, we’re doing our first Political Currency live show - we’ll be taking to the stage on Thursday 5th June 2025 at SXSW London. Want a chance to grab a FREE ticket and a pass to the WHOLE six day business conference, worth £600?! <a href="http://patreon.com/politicalcurrency" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sign up to be a Kitchen Cabinet member</a> to hear how you can get your hands on a ticket! </p><br /><p>To get episodes early and ad-free, join <strong>Political Currency Gold</strong> or the <strong>Kitchen Cabinet</strong>:</p><p> 👉<a href="https://www.patreon.com/politicalcurrency" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> patreon.com/politicalcurrency</a></p><p>👉<a href="https://apple.co/politicalcurrency" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Apple Podcasts</a></p><br /><p><em>Please note: Kitchen Cabinet is only available via Patreon.</em></p><br /><p>Producer: Miriam Hall</p><p>Senior Producer: Silvia Maresca</p><p>Video Editor: Oliver Geraghty </p><p>Executive Producer: Ellie Clifford</p><br /><p>Political Currency is a Persephonica Production and is part of the Acast Creator Network.</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>
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