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Episode 149
Timestamps:
(0:05) Introductions
(1:55) Tuition fees and the higher education funding landscape in Scotland
(11:59) The future sustainability of Scot…
5 months ago
2026 Scotland and Wales Election Analysis Ep 9: Health and Social Care in Scotland
Episode 148
Timestamps
(0:05) Introductions
(0:42) Health spending over the last Scottish Parliament term
(7:59) The increase in procurement spending
(11:12) Par…
5 months, 1 week ago
Podcast – State of the State – with Deloitte
Episode 147
(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 take…
5 months, 1 week ago
2026 Scotland and Wales Election Analysis Ep 8: Round-up of the week,
Episode 146
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 man…
5 months, 1 week ago
2026 Scotland and Wales Election Analysis Ep 7: Devolved Social Security in Scotland
Episode 145
Timestamps:
(0:05) Introductions
(1:25) Scotland's child poverty targets
(5:15) Devolved and reserved social security systems
(8:32) Child poverty de…
5 months, 1 week ago
2026 Scotland and Wales Election Analysis Ep 6: Higher Education in Wales
Episode 144
Timestamps:
(0:05) Introduction and the overall funding challenge
(3:30) The wider role of universities in local economies
(6:33) International stude…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
2026 Scotland and Wales Election Analysis Ep 5: Round-up of the week
Episode 143
Timestamps
(0:06) Introductions
(1:00) Welsh developments: Plaid Cymru and Welsh Green Party manifestos
(2:26) Childcare proposals in Wales
(8:49) Sc…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
2026 Scotland and Wales Election Analysis Ep 4: Childcare policy in Wales
Episode 142
Timestamps
(00:05) Introduction and the current state of childcare policy in Wales
(4:14) Why the government intervenes in this area
(7:53) Differenc…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Progress on child poverty: New statistics and a final delivery plan
Episode 139
Participants
Prof Stephen Sinclair, GCU & SPIRU
Hannah Randolph, FAI
Spencer Thompson, FAI
Time stamps
(1:10) Latest child poverty statistics
(…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
2026 Scotland and Wales Election Analysis Ep 3: The financing of the Scottish Government
Episode 141
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) Pu…
5 months, 3 weeks ago