Inside The Room: The 2010 Coalition Talks | Political Currency podcast

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Inside The Room: The 2010 Coalition Talks | Political Currency podcast

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7 ай бұрын

To the shock of the whole country, the 2010 general election delivered a hung parliament. The result kick-started five days of arguments and negotiations as the real race to Number 10 began between Gordon Brown and David Cameron, with Nick Clegg as kingmaker.
In this special episode, Ed Balls and George Osborne are joined by Danny Alexander, who was Nick Clegg's Chief of Staff and the Lib Dem lead negotiator during the coalition talks. George and Ed were also leading negotiations on behalf of David Cameron and Gordon Brown. The three take us 'inside the room' of the talks, giving insider first-hand accounts of the high-octane, stressful, and emotional negotiations.
Inside The Room is a new series from Political Currency, where Ed and George dive deep into the big moments of political history. They will draw back the curtain on the drama and emotions that have fuelled the decisions made at the highest level, and explore the lasting effects those choices have had today.
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@originolbunnyman 7 ай бұрын

Would be cool if you uploaded all episodes in full

@jackthemac132 7 ай бұрын

Brilliant insight into a defining period of modern British history, thank you very much

@platexproductions 3 ай бұрын

Only just discovered this, By god, I like Alastair Campbell but this is so much better than The Rest Is Politics, what the hell. Love the vibe of the two of you!! Please do more.

@platexproductions 3 ай бұрын

- just a note on that, I think The Rest is have paid quite a lot into Google Adsense to push their programme up the recommended lists. If you guys are wondering why folks aren’t finding you, that could be why.

@SplashTasty 2 ай бұрын

It would be a strong market contender if they didnt basically paywall all their episodes bar this episode and a few clips. By all means paywall it, but i think they are being squeezed by TRIP and their business model.

@platexproductions 2 ай бұрын

@@SplashTasty 100% facts.

@remyfarnert 7 ай бұрын

As a French follower, I really like your content and will certainely enjoy this podcast. Thank you gentlemen.

@reprep4821 7 ай бұрын

Appreciate full video like this!

@ken-ip4ih 6 ай бұрын

As much as I enjoy Campbell & Stewart, this is real stuff. There’s nothing better than hearing from key figures in the years have just gone by!

@DD-xw6uw 2 ай бұрын

This is the best stuff. Feels as if I was in the room with these guys

@chrispalmer7893 9 күн бұрын

@@DD-xw6uw I wish these two had even half of the communication skills of Campbell and Stewart. Very irritating voices (or possible just poor audio?)

@matthewboyd4622 6 ай бұрын

A very momentous time in my late teens. Even at that time and age, I recall the uncertainly at that time. It is great to know how things happened behind the scenes. Thank you Danny, Ed and George.

@edmoore9275 7 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed this episode! Would love to see a deep dive podcast on the 2015 election

@--Fish 6 ай бұрын

Awesome! Please do more full episodes.

@billmarjot4416 7 ай бұрын

Very good chaps - more episodes in full please

@sharkymarkie 7 ай бұрын

Deep dive into the Cameron decision to step down after Brexit Ref. Did he consider staying on to see it all through, for eg.??

@andymrkipling 7 ай бұрын

Very good uploading the video .Glad you listened to the feedback

@OVB_NL 7 ай бұрын

This is your best video yet...really great to have representation from all three parties from that period. Keep up the great work!

@stephenpettett3472 6 ай бұрын

Excellent. Thanks a lot. Please do more deep dives.

@jonahsekakoni 6 ай бұрын

Bit of tension still between Ed and that LIB DEM gentleman 😂

@DD-xw6uw 2 ай бұрын

Do you get the feeling that the Lib Dems really disliked Labour and vice versa? Atleast at the time

@VesiustheBoneCruncher 2 ай бұрын

I get the impression that Clegg and Brown didn’t get on professionally - no idea about personally. Think there were many other more significant reasons, but that was significant.

@chrispalmer7893 9 күн бұрын

@@DD-xw6uw It's pretty clear that Balls think the Lib Dems were behaving dishonorably by using them to get leverage over the Tories (and yet at the same time Balls thinks they didn't use their power enough...), and it's an odd position for him to take. I'd love to know why he thinks the Lib Dems shouldn't have done that (I get why he doesn't like it, but I don't get why he doesn't seem to understand why they did it). It's certainly what he'd have done in their place. I understand that Gordon Brown is also still nursing that grievance, and I find it odd with him, too. It takes almost Tory levels of self-entitlement to think the Lib Dems owed Labour anything.

@N.B.2022 7 ай бұрын

Finally, full sessions!🎉🎉🎉

@overlooting2195 6 ай бұрын

Great video! I'd love something similar on Brexit referendum decision, preparation for 2015 election and so on.

@user-bz7zd8zo2u 7 ай бұрын

Loved this episode :)

@razabadass Ай бұрын

Sincere thank you for this three way talk between veteran coalition negotiators from back in the day, Raza :)

@alanedwards8834 Ай бұрын

Really enjoyed this one!

@HPRam 6 ай бұрын

Awesome episode!

@DavidLee-uh3xz 7 ай бұрын

Fascinating insights thank you.

@Codeflix2024 6 ай бұрын

This is awesome! Easy to forget now how bad the global financial crisis was. Thanks for this podcast!

@alex.e.morgan128 3 ай бұрын

Yes more Inside tye room episodes !

@TheCaperer Ай бұрын

No allegiances to any of the 3 participants , but what a great show, thanks chaps.

@suptalks2136 Ай бұрын

Really enjoyed this. I think the brexit referendum would be really good to hear about

@danieli6295 7 ай бұрын

Much better than the Campbell/Stewart depressive tripe.

@blasedog3 4 ай бұрын

Great watch. I wonder in twelve years time if you’ll have a podcast with Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn discussing 2020 election 😂

@reprep4821 7 ай бұрын

26:57

@ivanjelic9318 28 күн бұрын

excellent episode. Perhaps you should have dived in more into that ''cultural aspect'' Ed was talking about regarding people in Britain experience coalition gvts. And plx make this a real podcast, 1 hour plus, like this one. And not these 8 min bits on youre channel.

@josyms7849 5 ай бұрын

How much pressure was there from the likes of the civil service for an agreement to be reached by say the Tuesday to avoid a fall in the stock market? Presumably the talks could not have dragged on ad infinitum.

@HPRam 6 ай бұрын

26:56 😂😅

@matthewburns7989 6 ай бұрын

George Osborne needs to own up to his own mistake in initiating austerity which hit the poorest hardest and has led to long term problems only now beginning to really feel real. Sunak today talks about how ‘there cannot surely be three times as many sick people than there were 10 years ago’. Many more people are feeling negative about a lot of things now and for many like me, life feels a lot more depressing than it did a decade and more ago overall. And I don’t think it’s just because I’m older. I’m 33 this year. The country has not and is not working for people like me and worse. When I watch things like this and see two supposed opponents reminiscing about be the past and being friendly.. makes me wonder that todays two main parties are essentially the same. And therefore there is not a real choice, and therefore people like me at the bottom look at this and just do not bother to vote as it seems hopeless and pointless. Austerity was BAD and the least some politicians could do is admit it and apologise and more importantly learn lessons and do the best to not let it happen again.

@ken-ip4ih 6 ай бұрын

Yes, austerity was a policy that failed. But let's be clear: a tight squeeze on public spending was always going to happen, be it under Labour or Conservative.

@cosm1c_gh0st 6 ай бұрын

Omg this brings back so many emotions. I was part of the „lolitics“ fandom when the coalition was in full swing, it was a funny time.

@niterider1969 6 ай бұрын

Thoroughly enjoyed that. Thank you. I was a fan of the coalition gov't and view it as a shame for the country that the Tories and LibDems didn't run as a coalition. A lot of the rubbish we've had to put up with wouldn't have happened. Politics getting in the way of common sense.

@kw2142 3 ай бұрын

So u saying u don't care about thousands who suffered after getting their benefits cut, resulting in some committing suicide? Coz that's what saying when u say u supported the coalition

@niterider1969 3 ай бұрын

@@kw2142 I'm saying overall I thought they did a very good job considering the economic state the country was in at the time. The cuts they carried out were pretty much what was put forward by Alistair Darling. All parties knew what needed to be done. Something everyone seems to have forgotten. I didn't agree with the cuts in housing benefits and the cuts but overall I thought they were a very good government. You are, of course, completely entitled to disagree.

@kw2142 3 ай бұрын

@@niterider1969 Labour wouldn't have cut disability benefits to the extent the Tories did. I disagree with u overall because I know of someone who died bcoz his benefits were cut. This is what voting Tory does. I don't say Labour are perfect but they look after the disadvantaged more in general. Labour promised to cut but doubt they would have cut in same manner and as quickly as Osbourne did. Of course we'll never have counterfactual but seriously doubt it. In terms of coalition, whats happened since wouldn't have occurred without the coalition's consequences so find it strange ppl find it a success but each to their own. Gov debt has gone up, Brexit happened arguably due to austerity, list goes on. Only success was that it lasted 5 years I guess.

@VesiustheBoneCruncher 2 ай бұрын

The other big success of the coalition was nothing to do with policy - if you remember up until this point, it was widely pushed that coalition would make for weak, unstable government. People can say whatever they like about the direction this coalition took, but it did prove, beyond doubt, that coalition can mechanically work and be stable in the UK. Whatever people think of what it did, it demonstrated it could get things done. That was not clear before hand due to heavy bs from the Tory/Labour duopoly. Ultimately, I think that has had a long term affect on the political landscape, people are now far more in favour and much less scared of serious electoral reform, across the political spectrum.

@fm23549 7 ай бұрын

Great video. Disagreements without calling each other villains. Actually trying to persuade the other of their viewpoint. I also prefer this to Campbell/Stewart.

@gaelsarmiento4496 7 ай бұрын

Campbell and Stewart end of agreeing on most things, and whenever there is disagreement Stewart passively acquiesces to Campbell.

@SpitfireMLG 6 ай бұрын

@@gaelsarmiento4496 Exactly this. The problem is that Rory isn't actually a Tory. He's just a patriotic liberal

@eamonnevans8005 Ай бұрын

Did Danny Alexander ever forgive Harriet Harman for calling him a "Ginger Rodent"?

@PlayMoreGolf-RipOff 26 күн бұрын

STEPHEN LEE was crucial to the coalition

@rory4605 2 ай бұрын

I did not recognise Danny Alexander at all. He looks completely different.

@jakewalker3318 Ай бұрын

Danny keeps talking over people. It’s a long podcast. Listen and comment in the gaps!

@eamonnevans8005 Ай бұрын

A coalition between Labour and the Liberal Democrats would have worked anyway. Labour won 258 seats and the Lib Dems won 57. Putting both numbers together would still only give them 315. Short by 11 for a working majority.

@thomaspearson5898 4 күн бұрын

George Osborne - the butcher of public services

@chrispalmer7893 9 күн бұрын

Ed Balls is being hugely disingenuous here. There is nothing more unedifying than watching a politician getting all upset when someone else is "playing politics". I can only assume that tribalism is blinding him here, because there's no way him and Gordon wouldn't have done everything the Lib Dems did if the roles were reversed.