Our sixth election podcast looks at some of the key policy issues that have arisen in the campaign this week – with a brief discussion on key points within the manifestos, including learning disabilities, child poverty, and some insights into what to look out for in the coming week.
We were also joined by Divergent Influencers, who work with the Association for Real Change (ARC Scotland) to promote the improvement of transitions to adulthood for young people with additional support needs (ASN). The support given to those with ASN as they reach adulthood is crucial to their life chances, as they transition from the education system to adult health and social care services and, more broadly, life as an adult. We spoke in-depth about this with Divergent Influencers in a previous podcast.
Contributors
Adam McGeoch, FAI
Mairi Spowage, FAI
Emma Congreve, FAI
Divergent Influencers
Timestamps
(00:38) Economic data and analysis we’ve published this week
(07:12) Learning Disabilities in the parties’ manifestos
(11:32) A discussion with Divergent Influencers
(22:01) Child poverty in the manifestos
(25:56) Upcoming analysis
Authors
Adam is an Economist Fellow at the FAI who works closely with FAI partners and specialises in business analysis. Adam's research typically involves an assessment of business strategies and policies on economic, societal and environmental impacts. Adam also leads the FAI's quarterly Scottish Business Monitor.
Find out more about Adam.
Mairi is the Director of the Fraser of Allander Institute. Previously, she was the Deputy Chief Executive of the Scottish Fiscal Commission and the Head of National Accounts at the Scottish Government and has over a decade of experience working in different areas of statistics and analysis.
Emma is Deputy Director and Senior Knowledge Exchange Fellow at the Fraser of Allander Institute