Ed Balls

Why has UK economic growth been so much weaker and less dynamic than America since the pandemic ? Read our latest Harvard-Kings paper on ‘lessons from “Bidenomics”’ here ⁦@thestrandgroup⁩ ⁦@HarvardBizGov⁩ hks.harvard.edu/centers/mrcbg/…

Tense, nail-biting afternoon session at the World Snooker Championship final - Shaun Murphy and Wu Yize both such worthy finalists. And such great news that The Crucible has secured the tournament until 2045 @katejosephs @worldsnookertour @sheffieldtheatres

"It was one of those sliding doors moments." Could George Osborne have been a good US Ambassador in place of Peter Mandelson? We heard from Morgan McSweeney earlier this week just how close he really came to the job. 🎧 LISTEN: tr.ee/pc 🖥️ WATCH: tr.ee/PC_TV

🎙️ NEW episode of Political Currency… 🇺🇸 King Charles ‘pitch perfect’ US visit 🗳️ Are Labour heading for an historic local election wipeout? 📜 Is the assisted dying bill defeated for a generation? 🎧 LISTEN NOW: tr.ee/pc

A Senate committee is set to vote on the confirmation Ed and George's friend Kevin Warsh as Fed chair later today. Here's a taster of what to expect of him in the role, from our latest episode. 🎧 LISTEN NOW: tr.ee/pc 🖥️ WATCH: tr.ee/PC_TV

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"They ought to have established all the facts before they made a decision." How has the PM ended up in a dispute with a civil servant? Ed explains why sacking Olly Robbins has caused Keir Starmer more problems than its solved. 🎧 LISTEN: tr.ee/pc 🖥️ WATCH: tr.ee/PC_TV

🎙️ NEW episode of EMQs… 📝 How do PMs prep for PMQs? 🛡️ @Ms_Alex_Baker asks how we can adopt a Carney style multilateral defence bank 🤔 Which ex-PM is most popular? 🎧 LISTEN NOW: tr.ee/EMQs

Wow. The prime minister at PMQs confirmed Olly Robbins' bombshell claim from yesterday that No10 sought a top diplomatic job for Lord Matthew Doyle, the PM's now disgraced comms aide. Starmer told MPs: "When people leave roles in any organisation, they're often conversations about other roles ... but nothing came of this."

“You always know, when they put on their uniforms, it's trouble” How the military step up when they want the Treasury to take notice 🎧 LISTEN to our latest episode: tr.ee/pc 🖥️ WATCH on YouTube: tr.ee/PC_TV

"It was never on my crib sheet to attack the US foreign policy while in Washington" Is Labour going on the offence against the US administration working? Rachel Reeves appears to be using these attacks to set up her fiscal policy for this year. 🎧 LISTEN to our latest episode: tr.ee/pc 🖥️ WATCH on YouTube: tr.ee/PC_TV

🎙️ NEW episode of Political Currency… 🚫 Can Labour’s anti-Trump rhetoric work? 🪖 Rachel Reeves’ defence spending dilemma 🤖 The AI cybersecurity threat worrying Washington 🎧 LISTEN NOW: tr.ee/pc

🎙️ NEW special What If episode of EMQs… 😷 George as PM during Covid? ✌ Trump becoming a figure of peace after he was shot? 🗳️ A referendum on the Maastricht and Lisbon treaties? 🎧 LISTEN NOW: tr.ee/EMQs

🟢🟡 Comfortably numb... following the Backouse and Del Boy show. 🗣️ @Gary_Gowers LINK: norwichcity.myfootballwriter.com/2026/04/12/com…

🎙️ NEW… part three of Inside the Room: The Libya Conflict 📺 How the government found out Gaddafi had been killed ❌ Who was responsible for post-war failures? 🇮🇷 Is Trump making the same mistakes in Iran? 🎧 LISTEN NOW: tr.ee/ITR

🎙️ NEW… part two of Inside the Room: The Libya Crisis 🇱🇾 Inside the top secret MI6 dinner with Libya’s foreign minister 🏆 How David Cameron celebrated the pivotal fall of Tripoli ❌ Does MI6 actually have a “license to kill”? 🎧 LISTEN NOW: tr.ee/ITR

🎙️ NEW… part one of Inside the Room: The Libya Conflict ⚠️ Why MI6 boss Sir John Sawers urged for caution 🇺🇸 Why was US support critical? 😮 How leaders reacted to Sarkozy’s surprise bomb drops 🎧 LISTEN NOW: tr.ee/ITR

Assassinations, air strikes and no-fly zones. What actually goes on inside a war room? Ed Balls and George Osborne take you inside the rooms of the 2011 Libyan Intervention, with help from ex-MI6 chief Sir John Sawers, eputy security advisor Hugh Powell and the EU's Cathy Ashton. 🎧 All episodes out now for Kitchen Cabinet subscribers. Sign up now: tr.ee/ITR

Thanks to the brilliant @polcurrency team of @George_Osborne and @edballs for this. More health and politics each week on @PreventionPodc with @BrineHealth and @JimBethell

🎙️ NEW episode of EMQs… 🩺 @BrineHealth asks what makes a good health secretary 🗼 Could Bruton be the Paris of Britain? 📚 How can churn in education be stopped? 🎧 LISTEN NOW: tr.ee/EMQs

The moon landing, Kennedy assassination, and McSweeney’s stolen phone. Ed and George debate the conspiracies around what really happened to the mobile of the PM’s ex-Chief of Staff. Does losing his WhatsApps with Peter Mandelson hurt or help Keir Starmer? 🎧 LISTEN NOW: tr.ee/pc