EMQs: The return of the TBGBs?
October 6, 2025
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Episode 216 · October 6, 2025
EMQs: The return of the TBGBs?
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<p>Why is New Labour suddenly going viral on TikTok? In this week’s Ex-Ministers’ Questions, Ed Balls and George Osborne respond to their Gen Z fans who are remixing their greatest political moments into social media edits.</p><br /><p>With Labour conference just finished, Ed and George ask whether Keir Starmer is really a Blairite, a Brownite, or breaking with New Labour altogether. They also debate what Starmer and Rachel Reeves need to do to put Scottish Labour back in contention at the Holyrood elections next May.</p><br /><p>And before the Conservative conference begins in Manchester, George warns that the second year in opposition is always worse than the first, and sets out how the Tories and Kemi Badenoch might plot a comeback.</p><br /><p><br /></p><p>To get episodes early and ad-free, join Political Currency Gold or the Kitchen Cabinet:</p><p>👉 patreon.com/politicalcurrency</p><p>👉 Apple Podcasts</p><br /><p>Please note: Kitchen Cabinet is only available via Patreon.</p><br /><p>Credits:</p><p>Assistant Producer: Caillin McDaid</p><p>Senior Producer: Silvia Maresca</p><p>Video Editor: Maha Al-Badrawi</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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