Join us as João Sousa from the Fraser of Allander Institute at the University of Strathclyde and Ed Poole and Guto Ifan from the Wales Governance Centre at Cardiff University discuss the launch of our podcast series for the Senedd and Scottish Parliament elections. We discuss the main outputs from the project, the topics that will dominate the campaign and the fiscal context for the coming governments. We will be releasing several podcasts a week, so look out for them in our feed as we delve deeper into the issues that will shape the debate and the proposals from the different parties.
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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
You can find the transcript here.
Authors
João is Deputy Director and Senior Knowledge Exchange Fellow at the Fraser of Allander Institute. Previously, he was a Senior Fiscal Analyst at the Office for Budget Responsibility, where he led on analysis of long-term sustainability of the UK's public finances and on the effect of economic developments and fiscal policy on the UK's medium-term outlook.
Ed Gareth Poole
Ed is Reader in Reader in Politics at Cardiff University and part of the Wales Governance Centre
Guto Ifan
Guto is Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Cardiff University and part of the Wales Governance Centre