<p>This week, George Osborne and Ed Balls consider: should economic decisions be confined to the Treasury and the Prime Minister? Or is the room for wider cabinet discussion? </p><br><p>Meanwhile, Lyanne Nicholl, the CEO of 50:50 Parliament – an organisation dedicated to driving more female representation in government – asks Ed and George to share their most positive words of wisdom for someone weighing a career in politics. The pair reveal the women they’ve encouraged to go into the government game, and where they think barriers persist. </p><br><p>They also mull the costs Britain would face were it to join the customs union – and is a Welsh referendum ever going to be a reality? </p><br><p>Plus, they share when mishearing something has led to some political awkwardness all round … </p><br><p>You could have been listening to this episode of EMQs early and ad-free!</p><p>Become a member of POLITICAL CURRENCY GOLD 🏅 to support the podcast, enjoy ad-free listening to all our episodes and receive early access to EMQs.</p><br><p>Subscribe now: patreon.com/politicalcurrency or on Apple Podcasts: <a href="http://apple.co/politicalcurrency" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">apple.co/politicalcurrency</a></p><br><p><br></p><p>Production support: Caillin McDaid</p><p>Producer: Rosie Stopher and Miriam Hall </p><p>Executive Producers: Ellie Clifford</p><br><p>Political Currency is a Persephonica Production and is part of the Acast Creator Network. </p><br><p>Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.</p><br><p><br></p> <a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/12007598">Subscribe now on Patreon</a><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
