The Fraser of Allander Institute Podcast

00:59:35

Fraser Focus on low-income households: Cost of living

The Fraser of Allander Institute Podcast ·

2026/10/05

Participants:Ben Cooper - Fellow, Fraser of Allander InstituteChirsty McFadyen - Fellow, Fraser of Allander InstituteHannah Randolph - Fellow, Fraser of Allander InstituteAbigail Davis - Co-Director, Centre for Research in Social Policy, Loughborough UniversityJuliet Stone - Associate Director & Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Research in Social Policy, Loughborough UniversityRussell Gunson - Head of Programmes and Practice, Robertson TrustTime stamps:(00:15) Introductions(01:26) How

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00:05:19

Fraser Focus on low-income households: Introduction

The Fraser of Allander Institute Podcast ·

2026/09/28

Participants:Ben Cooper - Fellow, Fraser of Allander InstituteChirsty McFadyen - Fellow, Fraser of Allander InstituteHannah Randolph - Fellow, Fraser of Allander InstituteTime stamps:(0:10) Host intros(0:30) Drivers of low income(2:30) Topics in the series(3:40) What we're most looking forward to

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00:28:47

Understanding local labour markets across Scotland

The Fraser of Allander Institute Podcast ·

2026/06/02

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) What's next?

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00:28:32

Study shows post-release supervision reduces...

The Fraser of Allander Institute Podcast ·

2026/05/27

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 – 00:04:00 Future outlook and policy pressure (Institute for Government concerns). 00:03:36 –

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00:28:36

2026 Scotland and Wales Election Analysis Ep 17: The...

The Fraser of Allander Institute Podcast ·

2026/05/15

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 Nuffield Foundation. The Nuffield Foundation is an independent charitable trust with a mission to

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00:49:22

2026 Scotland and Wales Election Analysis Ep 16: The...

The Fraser of Allander Institute Podcast ·

2026/05/05

**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 mission to advance social well-being. It funds and undertakes rigorous research, encourages innovation

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00:26:52

2026 Scotland and Wales Election Analysis Ep 15: The...

The Fraser of Allander Institute Podcast ·

2026/05/05

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

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00:21:32

2026 Scotland and Wales Election Analysis Ep 14:...

The Fraser of Allander Institute Podcast ·

2026/05/01

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

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00:22:05

2026 Scotland and Wales Election Analysis Ep 13:...

The Fraser of Allander Institute Podcast ·

2026/04/30

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

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00:21:32

2026 Scotland and Wales Election Analysis Ep 12: The...

The Fraser of Allander Institute Podcast ·

2026/04/27

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

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00:21:00

2026 Scotland and Wales Election Analysis Ep 11:...

The Fraser of Allander Institute Podcast ·

2026/04/24

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

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00:20:55

2026 Scotland and Wales Election Analysis Ep 10:...

The Fraser of Allander Institute Podcast ·

2026/04/23

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

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00:29:29

2026 Scotland and Wales Election Analysis Ep 9:...

The Fraser of Allander Institute Podcast ·

2026/04/21

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

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00:50:09

Podcast – State of the State – with Deloitte

The Fraser of Allander Institute Podcast ·

2026/04/20

(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 public sector leaders (36:19) Is there a real opportunity for public service reform? (38:04) AI,

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00:19:38

2026 Scotland and Wales Election Analysis Ep 8:...

The Fraser of Allander Institute Podcast ·

2026/04/18

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

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00:16:28

2026 Scotland and Wales Election Analysis Ep 7:...

The Fraser of Allander Institute Podcast ·

2026/04/17

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

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00:26:32

2026 Scotland and Wales Election Analysis Ep 6:...

The Fraser of Allander Institute Podcast ·

2026/04/13

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

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00:21:08

2026 Scotland and Wales Election Analysis Ep 5:...

The Fraser of Allander Institute Podcast ·

2026/04/11

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

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00:23:43

2026 Scotland and Wales Election Analysis Ep 4:...

The Fraser of Allander Institute Podcast ·

2026/04/10

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

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00:31:51

Progress on child poverty: New statistics and a final...

The Fraser of Allander Institute Podcast ·

2026/04/07

ParticipantsProf 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

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