The Fraser of Allander Institute Podcast

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• Fraser Focus on low-income households: Cost of living

  October 5, 2026 · 60 min

  Participants:  Ben Cooper - Fellow, Fraser of Allander Institute Chirsty McFadyen - Fellow, Fraser of Allander Institute Hannah Randolph - Fellow, Fraser of Allander Institute Abigail Davis - Co-Director, Centre for Research in Social…

• Fraser Focus on low-income households: Introduction

  September 28, 2026 · 5 min

  Participants:  Ben Cooper - Fellow, Fraser of Allander Institute Chirsty McFadyen - Fellow, Fraser of Allander Institute Hannah Randolph - Fellow, Fraser of Allander Institute Time stamps:  (0:10) Host intros  (0:30) Drivers of low…

• Understanding local labour markets across Scotland

  June 2, 2026 · 29 min

  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…

• Study shows post-release supervision reduces reoffending in short and long run

  May 27, 2026 · 29 min

  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…

• 2026 Scotland and Wales Election Analysis Ep 17: The aftermath of the elections

  May 15, 2026 · 29 min

  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…

• 2026 Scotland and Wales Election Analysis Ep 16: The fiscal outlook for Wales (Welsh episode)

  May 5, 2026 · 49 min

  **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…

• 2026 Scotland and Wales Election Analysis Ep 15: The Welsh manifestos

  May 5, 2026 · 27 min

  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

• 2026 Scotland and Wales Election Analysis Ep 14: Round-up of the week

  May 1, 2026 · 22 min

  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…