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Edward Michael Balls (born 25 February 1967) is a British broadcaster, economist and former politician. He served as Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families from 2007 to 2010, and as Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2011 to 2015.
Ed Balls was a Labour Party member and a shadow chancellor who influenced Gordon Brown's economic policies. He lost his seat in Parliament in 2015 and became a professor and a TV star.
Ed Balls is a former UK politician, now a presenter on ITV's Good Morning Britain and a professor at King's College London. He has also written books, hosted TV series and climbed Kilimanjaro for charity.
Listen to the former Chancellor and shadow chancellor discuss the decisions that affect the nation’s pockets and the power of markets and politics. Political Currency is a Persephonica production hosted on Acast and Patreon.
Jan 20, 2011 · Political reporter, BBC News. The biggest hurdle Ed Balls had to overcome in Labour's 2010 leadership election was establishing his own political identity, separate from that of Gordon Brown....
Ed Balls is a former UK Shadow Chancellor and Cabinet Minister, and a broadcaster, writer and economist. He is also Co-Chair of the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation, which aims to build a permanent memorial to honour the victims and survivors of the Holocaust.
Ed Balls and George Osborne, former Chancellor and shadow chancellor, discuss politics and economics in a weekly podcast. Listen to their debates, interviews and summer EMQs on topics ranging from austerity to education to the US election.
