The Fraser of Allander Institute Podcast

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