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Political Currency — EMQs: Regrets, leaks and data centres
Scout ratingSCOUT· 40%43m·2026-11-09·News Politics

EMQs: Regrets, leaks and data centres

Political Currency · 338

Ed Balls and George Osborne hear from former BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg, who asks them to reflect on their biggest regrets in politics. It turns out that both have the same issue that nags at them after all of these years. An expat in Germany wonders why debates around Freedom of Movement in the UK focuses…

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“Is it time for Balls to apologise for his failings while in government and Osborne for his lies and failures?”

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“It's very sad that politicians so clearly fail to understand the decline of democratic participation and accountability under a system like the EU.”

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