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(0:34) Introduction

(01:15) Origins of SHERU

(04:42) Historical context of health inequalities research

(8:40) Impact and Implementation

(16:50) Interactions between Policy and Research

(20:42) Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches

(27:36) Goals and Aims of SHERU

Intro/Outro by Ian Macartney

PARTICIPANTS

Mairi Spowage, Director, Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde

Jack Williamson. Associate Economist, Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde

TIMESTAMPS

(00:3o) BOE: interest rates and the outlook for growth

(07:00) Budget process and developments

(10:20) Two child limit mitigation

(16:45) Q4 2024 Scottish Business Monitor

(20:10) Upcoming fiscal events and releases

Timestamps

(00:36) Inflation data and MPC expectations

(07:45) GDP growth

(11:00) Scottish Budget Report developments

(20:08) Other fiscal news in 2025

(22:01) Allison and Mairi discuss air quality research

(26:20) Hannah and Mairi discuss the Scottish Child Payment and foodbank usage

(31:45) Ben and Mairi discuss Economic Futures

(35:40) Live! Scottish GDP data comes out during the podcast

PARTICIPANTS

Dr Hannah Randolph, Economics Fellow, 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

(0:21) Summary of main announcements
(1:37) Mitigation of the two-child limit
(3:42) What has happened with the budget for housing?
(5:15) Hospitality relief - similar to relief in England & Wales?
(8:30) Implications of omitting employer NICs from forecasts on public sector pay
(13:43) Income tax and what the SFC forecasts tell us about future years
(19:22) Further analysis - what to look out for

FAI economist Hannah Randolph is joined by Luke Michaelides and Phil Gooding from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Consumer Prices team to talk about inflation statistics. We cover what measures of inflation are produced by ONS, how they differ, and recent developments in methodology and the data underlying the statistics. We end by discussing how inflation rates impact households and businesses.

Participants

Dr Hannah Randolph, Economics Fellow, Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde

Luke Michaelides, Branch Head, Consumer Prices Development and Subgroup Production, ONS

Phil Gooding, Statistician, Consumer Prices Inflation, ONS

Time stamps

(1:00) What are the different measures of inflation produced by ONS? How do they differ?

(2:25) What are the Household Costs Indices and what do they say about how inflation affects different groups?

(5:25) What types of data are used to produce these inflation measures?

(7:20) How have the methods of collecting data for and calculating inflation changed?

(10:20) What do changes in the inflation rate mean for households and businesses? What should people keep in mind when they hear about inflation on the news?

(0:00) - Introducing the GEMINOA project - background and context

(1:16) - Key findings:

• Glasgow's 46% emissions reduction
• National grid decarbonisation impact
• Sector-by-sector breakdown

(3:32) - Local policy measurement challenges:

(7:30) - Economic implications:

(11:00) - Future outlook:

• GEMINOA project developments
• Policy implications
• Upcoming research

In our 100th podcast episode, FAI Director Mairi Spowage and Deputy Director João Sousa join economist Hannah Randolph to discuss what was announced in the UK budget statement and how it will affect Scotland. We also talk about whether OBR publications alongside the budget shed more light on the budgetary "black hole" left by the previous government, and whether or not this budget signals a significant change in UK fiscal policy.

Participants

Dr Hannah Randolph, Economics Fellow, Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde

Professor Mairi Spowage, Director, Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde

Dr João Sousa, Deputy Director, Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde

Time stamps

(0:20) How will the tax decisions taken in yesterday's budget affect people in Scotland?

(9:10) How might the announcements yesterday influence the Scottish budget in December?

(17:30) What has changed about the fiscal rules and what impact has it had?

(29:50) Does this budget signal a change in the direction of UK fiscal policy?

Deputy Director João Sousa joins FAI economist Hannah Randolph to discuss our expectations for the budget statement on Wednesday as well as what we can learn from past chancellors' first budgets and the role of the OBR in the budget process.

To read more about past chancellors' first budgets, check out the details here: https://fraserofallander.org/publications/uk-budget-preview-3-first-budgets-of-post-war-chancellors/

Participants

Dr Hannah Randolph, Economics Fellow, Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde

Dr João Sousa, Deputy Director, Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde

Time stamps

(0:20) What do other chancellors' first budgets tell us about what to expect in Rachel Reeves' first budget statement?

(6:00) What historical budgets happened in similar conditions to the present and what can we learn from them?

(10:24) How has the role of the OBR in the budget process changed over time?

(17:20) What do we expect in the budget statement on Wednesday?