The Budget is over, and John Healey may want you to forget about it already. That’s what Ed Balls and George Osborne debate on this week’s episode, where they interrogate whether this Budget was biding time until an election or a sign that the Burnham government is even more hemm ...Show more
HOT TAKE: Was Healey’s Budget inconsequential?
Ed and George went live this afternoon to give their Hot Take on John Healey’s Budget. They concluded the new chancellor was comfortable in his style, but the substance was not there.George declares it an inconsequential Budget, and wonders if Healey’s plan is to do nothing. Ed s ...Show more
Donald Trump has been elected U.S. president defeating Democrat Kamala Harris. It caps a remarkable comeback four years after he was voted out of the White House. At a victory speech, he told supporters in Florida that "America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate". ...Show more
Did Trump win it or did the Democrats blow it? What are the implications of a second Trump presidency for America and the rest of the world? Has rightwing populism delivered a fatal blow to liberal democracy? Catchup on the last of our three special US election livestreams. Alas ...Show more
After Trump win, what lies ahead for women’s rights?
Donald Trump is back. The former US president secured a decisive victory in Tuesday night’s election, and will take back the White House in January. Many believed support from women for Kamala Harris over issues like reproductive rights could decide the election in her favor. So ...Show more