EMQs: Should John Healey recruit ex-chancellors?

About this episode

A questioner from Instagram takes Ed Balls and George Osborne back 20 years in this week’s EMQs, reminiscing on fringe events at party conferences that drew no audience. They reflect on how to handle hosting a sparsely attended event, and the awkwardness George got into when asked a question about his childhood. Natalie Livingstone, author of the new book The Nuremberg Women, then asks how we can ensure young people continue to learn about the Holocaust and Nuremberg trials. The pair share the importance of incorporating the Holocaust into the curriculum. George also informs Ed of a viral TikTok on the price of coffee at Auschwitz. A fan from YouTube then proposes a star chamber of ex-chancellors & economists as a measure John Healey should take. George explains how he did something similar whilst in No. 11, but why it shouldn’t be a public group. Finally, the pair recall impromptu run-ins with famous people, which spurs Ed to explain how he played football with the captain of the England team, and how George introduced Boris Johnson to Monica Lewinsky… We love hearing from you, so please don’t forget to send all your EMQs to questions@politicalcurrency and make sure to i