Neil Benny and Stephen Kerr

Forthright Scotland

Government EN ↓ 3 episodes

Conversations from the Centre Right on public policy and politics in Scotland. Always a common sense approach to holding the Scottish Public Sector to account..

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Neil Benny and Stephen Kerr

Episodes

Educating Scotland - Manifesto chats part 3 22.04.2026 46:25

In this episode, Neil and Stephen explore the ideas for education in the Scottish Conservative manifesto. Covering Schooling, Early years and childcare and apprenticeships, colleges and universities, they explore the ideas that make up the manifesto and discuss their experiences of education policy in Scotland.

Scottish Conservative Manifesto Part 2 - Health 15.04.2026 38:15

Hoping to spend some time talking about Healthcare and Education, Stephen and Neil found so much to be admired in the manifesto, that they spent all the time talking about Healthcare.

Scottish Conservative Manifesto Part 1 13.04.2026 34:59

In this episode, Stephen and Neil explore the ideas in the Scottish Manifesto, starting with the public sector efficiency issue and moving into the section of the manifesto about the Economy.