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  • The Fraser of Allander Institute Podcast

    Progress on child poverty: New statistics and a final delivery plan

    07/04/2026 | 31 mins.
    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
  • The Fraser of Allander Institute Podcast

    2026 Scotland and Wales Election Analysis Ep 3: The financing of the Scottish Government

    06/04/2026 | 21 mins.
    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
  • The Fraser of Allander Institute Podcast

    2026 Scotland and Wales Election Analysis Ep 2: The financing of the Welsh Government

    02/04/2026 | 27 mins.
    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
  • The Fraser of Allander Institute Podcast

    2026 Scotland and Wales Election Analysis Ep 1: Introduction

    31/03/2026 | 20 mins.
    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
  • The Fraser of Allander Institute Podcast

    No One Left Behind: Scotland's employability framework

    27/03/2026 | 30 mins.
    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

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