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Political Currency

Former Chancellor George Osborne and former shadow chancellor Ed Balls on the economics and politics behind the headlines.Trend provides a summary of each episode and highlights the key points and data, with additional context.

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3 Sept 2026
Inside the British Museum’s Bayeux Tapestry Coup
This episode opens at the British Museum, where the hosts tour the newly unveiled Bayeux Tapestry exhibition with curator Michael Lewis, discussing the diplomatic effort behind…
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4.66%
3% of GDP by 2030
UK long-term interest rates
UK defence spending target as % of GDP
27 Aug 2026
Amol Rajan: Why I’m leaving the BBC
This episode is an interview conducted by George Osborne with Amol Rajan, who is leaving the BBC's Today programme to launch his own YouTube interview show, the Amol Rajan Conne…
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20 Aug 2026
Sue Gray: Why working under Keir Starmer became ‘unbearable’
This episode is a personal interview with Sue Gray, who served briefly as Sir Keir Starmer's Downing Street chief of staff before leaving in October 2024.
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17 years old
2012 to 2018
Age Sue Gray joined the civil service
Years Sue Gray was director general of propriety and ethics