Summary
In this episode, FAI Deputy Directors Emma Congreve and João Sousa join economist Hannah Randolph to discuss the new cabinet, what we expect on employment, workers’ rights, and social security policy, and a question on what social care reform for England and Wales might mean for Scotland.
Episode notes
Participants
Dr Hannah Randolph, Associate Economist, Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde
Emma Congreve, Deputy Director, Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde
Dr João Sousa, Deputy Director, Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde
Time stamps
(0:20) New cabinet and expectations for a fiscal event
(6:00) What changes might Labour make to workers’ rights and employment law?
(10:55) A Universal credit review and the potential for change to the two-child limit and local housing allowance
(18:20) Will we see a push for social care reform, and what does it mean for Scotland?
Authors
Hannah is a Fellow at the Fraser of Allander Institute. She specialises in applied social policy analysis with a focus on social security, poverty and inequality, labour supply, and immigration.
Emma Congreve is a Principal Knowledge Exchange Fellow and Deputy Director at the Fraser of Allander Institute. Emma's work at the Institute is focussed on policy analysis, covering a wide range of areas of social and economic policy. Emma is an experienced economist and has previously held roles as a senior economist at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and as an economic adviser within the Scottish Government.
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.