Ed Balls
@edballs
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Dad, cook, pianist, drummer, Harvard, King's Ldn, Holocaust Fdn co-Chair, NCFC, podcaster, retired dancer, former Cabinet minister, sometimes on TV & Radio
London-Castleford-Cambridge MA
Joined October 2008
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
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🎙️ NEW episode of Political Currency: ⚖️ Will scrapping juries create another Labour scandal? 🧰 The “shambolic” budget one week on.. 🗝️Can Starmer stop Farage getting into No 10? 🎧 LISTEN NOW: https://t.co/9qA6ffqmXP
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As @George_Osborne and I both said on our latest @polcurrency episode
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My advice to the Chancellor and the Treasury is that they refuse to accept this resignation. It is clearly honourable for Richard Hughes to offer it. But it is not in the public interest for him to stand aside.
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My advice to the Chancellor and the Treasury is that they refuse to accept this resignation. It is clearly honourable for Richard Hughes to offer it. But it is not in the public interest for him to stand aside.
Richard Hughes has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Chair of the Treasury Select Committee to submit his resignation as Chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility https://t.co/o8OAWPcEhV
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🎙️ New episode of EMQs... ⚔️ Should George have challenged David Cameron more? 💼 What are Ed and George’s DREAM jobs? 🤔 Why doesn’t the shadow chancellor respond to the budget? 🎧 LISTEN: https://t.co/CO7FNh7lZN
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How can Labour convince voters that scrapping the two-child cap is a good idea? Health secretary @wesstreeting asks Ed and George on Political Currency. Hear their answer and catch up on all our special Budget coverage: https://t.co/4GVrbgo1FE
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🎙️ NEW episode of Political Currency... 👨👩👦👦 @wesstreeting: how do Labour win the argument on ditching the two-child cap? 📜 Is the OBR leak the worst in Budget history? 🇺🇦Will Putin be strong-armed into a peace deal with Ukraine? 🎧 LISTEN NOW: https://t.co/9qA6ffqmXP
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🔥 BUDGET HOT TAKE... 📝Has Reeves broken her manifesto promises? ↩️ Why the two-child cap U-turn? 🥀 Will it turn Labour's fortunes? 🎧 LISTEN: https://t.co/8ehdUNCC3p 📺 WATCH: https://t.co/W2UJzRu7B8
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Make sure you tune in at 3pm today on YouTube to hear what George Osborne and Ed Balls make of Rachel Reeves' Budget. Is it make or break for the Chancellor? 📺
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There’s only 24 hours until Rachel Reeves delivers the fateful budget that could save or destroy Keir Starmer’s government. Here’s a reminder of what @George_Osborne and @edballs had to say with a week to go. Join us on YouTube at 3pm tomorrow for their LIVE reaction to what
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On @polcurrency @edballs & @George_Osborne launched auction of Pol Roger jeroboam signed by 9 PMs https://t.co/gRZOb7O6ND in memory of civil servant Chris Martin who died 10 years ago
🎙️ NEW episode of Political Currency: 📉 Have Labour torpedoed the budget? 🎰 Can Mahmood’s asylum gamble pay off? ☔ Iran, China, and…Steve Hilton? 🎧 LISTEN NOW: https://t.co/9qA6ffqmXP
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🎙️ NEW episode of Political Currency: 📉 Have Labour torpedoed the budget? 🎰 Can Mahmood’s asylum gamble pay off? ☔ Iran, China, and…Steve Hilton? 🎧 LISTEN NOW: https://t.co/9qA6ffqmXP
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Exc: The Chancellor faces pressure to hike taxes on gambling firms in the Budget. The industry says it’s already heavily taxed. But Sky Bet has quietly shifted its HQ to Malta - potentially cutting its UK tax bill by 10s of millions of pounds a year. 👇 https://t.co/a1sxoTjLds
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The betting company have moved their main office to Malta, in a relocation expected to cost HMRC tens of millions of pounds. | ITV National News
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We were trilled to have @edballs attend our #GetTheNationLearning Awards yesterday to receive our Lifelong Learning Ambassador Award. This morning he discussed what the award means to him on Good Morning Britain.
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Fantastic to see @edballs recognised for his contribution to supporting people who stammer - we’re so grateful for all he has done as VP @ascstammering
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🎥 CEO Interview: NDT Pharmaceuticals $NDTP Targets $500M in Revenue by 2030 NDT Pharmaceuticals CEO Zach O’Shea discusses the company’s strategic acquisition of Good Salt Life, transforming NDT into a vertically integrated leader in biosafety, preventative health, and smart
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👏 Huge congratulations to City Lit Fellow @edballs on receiving the Lifelong Learning Ambassador Award at the #GetTheNationLearning Awards! ➡️ https://t.co/ua7Mq1RdGf
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🎙️ New episode of EMQs: 🇪🇺 Can Britain 'creep back' into the EU? 💸 Why won't the aid lobby ‘get louder’ on 40% cuts? 🕺 Could Ed Balls and George Osborne be the new hosts of Strictly? 🎧 LISTEN: https://t.co/CO7FNh7lZN
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🎙️ New episode of Political Currency: 🇬🇧 Is Starmer’s leadership in trouble? ↩️ Reeves's 'tax lock' bind: will she break the manifesto pledge? 🇨🇳 Was Trump’s meeting with Xi a 12/10 success? 🎧 LISTEN: https://t.co/9qA6ffqmXP
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🎙️ New episode of Political Currency: 🇪🇺 Will the 'Brexit blame game' save Rachel Reeves? 🫅 Prince Andrew: A crisis for the Palace or a problem for the PM? 🫧 Is the AI bubble about to burst? 🎧 LISTEN: https://t.co/9qA6ffpP8h
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🎙️ New episode of EMQs: ↔️ Could Ed Balls and George Osborne ever switch party? ⚖️ Are coalition governments good for Britain? 🚜 Is the 'family farm tax' fair? 🎧 LISTEN: https://t.co/CO7FNh6Oaf
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I *may* feature in this podcast. A great discussion between @edballs and George on Welsh politics and what may be coming down the tracks. A must listen.
🎙️ New episode of Political Currency: 🕵️ Has the China spy trial collapse permanently damaged Keir Starmer? 🏆 Should Trump get a Nobel Peace Prize if the Gaza ceasefire holds? 🏴 Is Wales about to spark a UK political earthquake? 🎧 LISTEN: https://t.co/9qA6ffpP8h
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