George Osborne and Ed Balls podcast censured for Viagogo promotion

Regulator rejects claim by presenters that most events on the resale site had tickets selling at below face valueGeorge Osborne and Ed Balls read out a “misleading” advert for the controversial ticket resale website Viagogo during an episode of their podcast, the advertising regulator has ruled.The two men, who put aside their past rivalry at the dispatch box to launch a podcast in 2023, espoused the benefits of the “secondary” ticketing site in a promotion during an episode broadcast in April last year. Continue reading...

Apr 9, 2025 - 01:02
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George Osborne and Ed Balls podcast censured for Viagogo promotion

Regulator rejects claim by presenters that most events on the resale site had tickets selling at below face value

George Osborne and Ed Balls read out a “misleading” advert for the controversial ticket resale website Viagogo during an episode of their podcast, the advertising regulator has ruled.

The two men, who put aside their past rivalry at the dispatch box to launch a podcast in 2023, espoused the benefits of the “secondary” ticketing site in a promotion during an episode broadcast in April last year. Continue reading...