The third episode discusses the Scottish economy, examining top issues and potential solutions
As always, I seek to have nuanced, adult conversations with fascinating people. In that vein, this episode attempts to dig into the various issues facing our economy, without the partisan political heat. The topics include issues of inflation, cost of living crisis, productivity, educational inequalities and skills shortages. It also touches on local government funding, regulation reform and constitutional solutions to devolutionary structures relating to finance, spending and borrowing.
All guests participate assuming honest intent on each other’s part. And seeks to have sincere discussion concerning challenging topics. As G.K Chesterton once wrote, “Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly”, and this is the benchmark we strive for.
The guests in this episode are:
John Ferry
John Ferry is a Spectator writer, with a professional background in public relations. A Scottish Liberal Democrat finance spokesperson, he stood in the past as a candidate for the Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale constituency in the 2017 & 2019 General Elections. He succeeded in expanding his party vote share from 4% to 7.2%.
He can be found on twitter @JohnFerry18
Margaret Curran
A Scottish Labour politician, Margaret Curran served in the House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for Glasgow East from 2010 to 2015 and was Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland from 2011 until 2015. She was previously the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Glasgow Baillieston from 1999 to 2011, and held a number of posts within the Scottish Executive, including Minister for Parliamentary Business, Minister for Social Justice and Minister for Communities.
She can be found on twitter @Margaret_Curran
Previous episodes can be found here:
Episode 1: Post-truth politics. Featuring Ian Davidson, Susan Dalgety, Brian Monteith. Click here for either the Video or Audio editions
Episode 2: Scottish Local Elections 2022. Featuring Cllr Euan Blockley, Cllr Christopher McEleny. Click here for either the Video or Audio editions.
DEAN'S DISCUSSION | EPISODE 3: SCOTLAND'S ECONOMY (AUDIO PODCAST)