{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64fb2b0f977e5a001226cb16/66be37b7d23c01579a187973?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The secret to launching a political career","description":"<p>It’s results day and while students across the country celebrate their A-levels, BTEC and T-levels, university funding has come back into the limelight. And what’s better than one former education minister? Two!&nbsp;Gillian Keegan is sitting in for George this week, and she and Ed Balls consider the best course of action to make the education sector pay for itself.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Plus, Gillian makes her case for more business people in Parliament. Would they really drive more growth than career politicians with PPE degrees? </p><p><br></p><p>And in the next instalment of our summer conversations, Ed and George give the 2024 intake of MPs their top tips for standing out from the crowd - but does Gillian agree?</p><p><br></p><p>Become a member of POLITICAL CURRENCY GOLD 🏅 to support the podcast, enjoy ad-free listening to all our episodes and receive early access to EMQs.</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe now: patreon.com/politicalcurrency or on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/politicalcurrency</p><p><br></p><p>Please keep sending us your questions to questions@politicalcurrency.co.uk</p><p><br></p><p>Assistant Producer: Miriam Hall</p><p>Tehcnical Producer: Will Gibson Smith</p><p>Producer: Rosie Stopher and James Shield</p><p>Executive Producer: Ellie Clifford</p><p><br></p><p>Political Currency is a Persephonica Production and is part of the Acast Creator Network. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Persephonica"}