The Fraser of Allander Institute Podcast

Participants  Dr Hannah Randolph (Economist, FAI) Prof Mairi Spowage (Director, FAI) Jack Evans (Senior Policy Advisor, JRF) Time stamps (0:22) Who wants to work across Scotland  (3:24) Child poverty and supporting parents into work  (8:09) Why focus on "people who want to work"? (13:29) How we talk about labour market status (19:26) Surveys and other sources of labour market information  (26:55)...

00:00:08 – 00:00:35 Introduction to podcast, guests, and research topic (community supervision & re-offending). 00:00:35 – 00:01:24 Overview of pressures on the criminal justice system: court backlogs and causes. 00:01:24 – 00:02:20 Prison overcrowding explained and current capacity issues. 00:02:20 – 00:03:14 Early release schemes and their limited long-term impact on prison population. 00:03:14...

In the final episode of our election analysis series, Mairi Spowage and João Sousa of the Fraser of Allander Institute and Ed Poole and Guto Ifan of the Wales Governance Centre come together to discuss what the results of the elections in Wales and Scotland mean for governing arrangements, and what the next steps are in the Senedd and Scottish Parliament sessions. **This work is supported by the N...

**Please note that this recording is in Welsh - check out our other podcast episodes and our websites for analysis in English.** This is a recording of the event held by the Wales Governance Centre in Bangor on 21 April, discussing the main talking points in the Senedd election. **This work is supported by the Nuffield Foundation. The Nuffield Foundation is an independent charitable trust with a m...

Timestamps: (0:05) Introductions (1:14) Income tax proposals (6:21) Land transaction tax (9:12) Spending proposals on childcare (12:36) Costings of proposals (18:00) Crown Estate devolution (21:43) Social security devolution

Timestamps: (0:05) Introductions (1:18) Rows about costings publications in Wales (6:06) Costings publications in Scotland (9:56) The effect of List PR on the manifesto contents (14:30) Current vs capital block grants (16:52) What we can expect in the coming week

Timestamps: (0:06) Introductions (1:57) Health's place in the Welsh Government's budget (5:48) Performance of the Welsh NHS (10:51) Productivity challenges (15:31) The challenges of moving to a prevention model  

Timestamps: (0:05) Introductions (0:46) The level of detail of the manifestos (9:47) Costings in the manifestos (16:44) The SNP's food price cap (18:39) Reform's plan to bring in half a million people into the labour market

Timestamps: (0:05) Introductions (1:20) Reflections from the event in Bangor (2:49) Reflections from the event in Edinburgh (5:31) Mutual investment model and proposals in Wales (8:09) Fiscal framework (13:27) Appetite for further devolution of income tax in Wales (17:19) Council tax revaluation

Timestamps: (0:05) Introductions (1:55) Tuition fees and the higher education funding landscape in Scotland (11:59) The future sustainability of Scotland's universities (14:29) Further education funding in Scotland

Timestamps (0:05) Introductions (0:42) Health spending over the last Scottish Parliament term (7:59) The increase in procurement spending (11:12) Parties' proposals for health (19:31) The National Care Service bill (25:42) Parties' proposals for adult social care

(00:00) Welcome and episode overview (01:02) Meet Ed Roddis and Lesley Smillie (03:44) What is the State of the State report? (10:11) The big takeaway for Scotland in an election year (11:32) Public priorities: cost of living, healthcare and immigration (18:44) How Scotland compares with the rest of the UK (21:06) Public satisfaction with services and pressure on the NHS (29:14) The mood among pub...

Timestamps (0:06) Introductions (1:27) The SNP price cap plan for 'essential' foods (5:28) The campaign in Wales this week and the Welsh Lib Dems manifesto (7:07) Tax policy and unwillingness to confront fiscal trade-offs (11:20) The remaining Scottish manifestos from the week (15:13) What's been left unsaid

Timestamps: (0:05) Introductions (1:25) Scotland's child poverty targets (5:15) Devolved and reserved social security systems (8:32) Child poverty delivery plan (13:00) Scottish Child Payment

Timestamps: (0:05) Introduction and the overall funding challenge (3:30) The wider role of universities in local economies (6:33) International students (9:49) Difference in funding between Wales and the rest of the UK (19:44) Proposals from the different parties so far

Timestamps (0:06) Introductions (1:00) Welsh developments: Plaid Cymru and Welsh Green Party manifestos (2:26) Childcare proposals in Wales (8:49) Scottish developments: Scottish Conservatives manifesto (17:16) Efficiency proposals in Scotland

Timestamps (00:05) Introduction and the current state of childcare policy in Wales (4:14) Why the government intervenes in this area (7:53) Differences between Welsh provision with the rest of the UK (14:41) Trade-offs between universal and more targeted approaches (19:04) The effect of policy objectives on childcare policy design

Participants Prof Stephen Sinclair, GCU & SPIRU  Hannah Randolph, FAI  Spencer Thompson, FAI  Time stamps (1:10) Latest child poverty statistics (4:45) Changes to the Family Resources Survey (12:00) Final child poverty delivery plan (16:10) Child poverty targets (23:20) More on data revisions (25:30) Scale of actions in the delivery plan and distance to the 2030 targets (30:15) A time for optimism

Timestamps: (0:06) Evolution of funding during the last Parliamentary term (7:13) Income tax policy and divergence from the rest of the UK (13:39) Public sector pay and pressure on the Scottish Budget

Timestamps: (0:05) Introductions (1:00) The Welsh Government's funding landscape in the last few years and the Barnett formula. (5:31) Claims about the "largest ever settlement" and how meaningful those are (12:09) Differences in funding between Wales and England

Timestamps (00:07) Introductions (00:40) The project and why we are doing it (03:35) Highlights from the Welsh setting the scene report (05:55) Similarities and differences relative to Scotland (10:44) Issues in the campaign in Scotland: taxes, health service (12:05) Comparison with issues in Wales (14:33) Public sector pay and efficiency (16:58) Capital spending outlook

Participants Hannah Randolph - Fellow, FAI Allison Catalano - Fellow, FAI & SHERU Spencer Thompson - Senior Fellow, FAI & SHERU Time stamps (0:25) What is No One Left Behind and how is it structured?  (4:10) Localised services and decision-making (9:10) Outcomes and prevention under No One Left Behind (18:45) Prioritisation (22:15) Data and evaluation  

This episode is the latest in a series partnering Deloitte with the Fraser of Allander Institute. In this series expect lively debate, expert insights, and thought-provoking discussions that will reshape the conversation around Scottish economic growth. This Scottish-focused initiative builds upon Deloitte’s UK-wide Growth 35 programme, painting a bold vision for a thriving UK economy by 2035. (00...

This episode is the latest in a series partnering Deloitte with the Fraser of Allander Institute. In this series expect lively debate, expert insights, and thought-provoking discussions that will reshape the conversation around Scottish economic growth. This collaboration will unveil ground-breaking insights and provide a platform for action. This Scottish-focused initiative builds upon Deloitte’s...

(00:00) - Welcome + what we’re covering (survey + energy transition investment) (04:20) - SNIB explained: mission-led impact investing + how they operate (09:47) - Survey headlines: opportunity vs uncertainty (2030/2050 confidence gap) (12:27) - Risk, returns, and what’s investable (mature tech, “comparable returns”) (17:44) - What’s blocking progress: grid, planning/consenting, enabling infrastru...