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The Common Weal Policy Podcast.A weekly podcast explaining our policies as well as discussing Scottish policy news and events.

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The Common Weal Policy Podcast.A weekly podcast explaining our policies as well as discussing Scottish policy news and events.

    Episode #202 - Platform Work

    Episode #202 - Platform Work

    Episode 202 of the Common Weal Policy Podcast

    You can download the episode directly here.

    This week, Craig talks to Ben Wray from the Gig Economy Project who report on issues affecting gig workers and platform work around Europe and internationally. They discuss the new Platform Work Directive which will regulate and improve workers' rights within the gig economy in Europe. They also talk about the implications of Brexit both in terms of how it affected the politics of the legislation within the EU and how gig workers in Britain may be missing out on these new protections.

    You can read more about the Gig Economy Project here: https://braveneweurope.com/the-gig-economy-project

    Common Weal's work is only possible thanks to our generous supporters who regularly donate an average of £10 per month. If you would like to help us build our vision of an All of Us First Scotland, you can do so here: https://commonweal.scot/donate/

    The Policy Podcast would like to discuss all of Common Weal's policy papers in detail as well as other major policy stories in and around Scotland so if there are any topics that you would like to see covered or if you have an interesting policy story to tell and would like to be a guest on the show, please contact Craig at craig@common.scot

    You can also find us on iTunes, Spotify, Castbox, Stitcher, Tunein, iHeart Radio and other major podcast aggregators.

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    Episode #201 - Long Term Towns

    Episode #201 - Long Term Towns

    Episode 201 of the Common Weal Policy Podcast

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    This week, Craig talks to Simon Jones, a long time Common Weal supporter and activist, about a newly proposed £20 million regeneration scheme in his home town of Dumfries. They discuss the importance of Scotland's towns to our communities, the importance of long term planning in those proposals, Scotland's problem with "Central Belt" thinking vs "Remote", and why the UK Government - funders of this plan - have entirely the wrong idea about approaches to "tackle anti-social behaviour".

    You can read Common Weal's vision for our towns here: https://commonweal.scot/policies/town-centre-action-plan-review-common-weal-response/
    and here: https://commonweal.scot/policies/housekeeping-scotland-discussion-paper-outlining-a-new-agenda-for-housing/

    Common Weal's work is only possible thanks to our generous supporters who regularly donate an average of £10 per month. If you would like to help us build our vision of an All of Us First Scotland, you can do so here: https://commonweal.scot/donate/

    The Policy Podcast would like to discuss all of Common Weal's policy papers in detail as well as other major policy stories in and around Scotland so if there are any topics that you would like to see covered or if you have an interesting policy story to tell and would like to be a guest on the show, please contact Craig at craig@common.scot

    You can also find us on iTunes, Spotify, Castbox, Stitcher, Tunein, iHeart Radio and other major podcast aggregators.

    You can also add the podcast to your RSS feed using this link: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/264906.rss

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    Episode #200 - Redefining Economics

    Episode #200 - Redefining Economics

    Episode 200 of the Common Weal Policy Podcast

    You can download the episode directly here.

    This week, Craig talks to William Thomson from Scotonomics about their upcoming event The Festival of Economics which seeks to debunk and demystify economics and to explore innovations and new theories in economics as well as to explore the topics and policies affecting Scotland right now.

    You can buy tickets for the conference here: https://scotonomics.scot/festival-of-economics/

    William's recent article in The National can be read here: https://www.thenational.scot/politics/24148528.scotonomics-expose-major-myth-worlds-economies/

    Common Weal's work is only possible thanks to our generous supporters who regularly donate an average of £10 per month. If you would like to help us build our vision of an All of Us First Scotland, you can do so here: https://commonweal.scot/donate/

    The Policy Podcast would like to discuss all of Common Weal's policy papers in detail as well as other major policy stories in and around Scotland so if there are any topics that you would like to see covered or if you have an interesting policy story to tell and would like to be a guest on the show, please contact Craig at craig@common.scot

    You can also find us on iTunes, Spotify, Castbox, Stitcher, Tunein, iHeart Radio and other major podcast aggregators.

    You can also add the podcast to your RSS feed using this link: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/264906.rss

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    Episode #199 - Unpausing Care

    Episode #199 - Unpausing Care

    Episode 199 of the Common Weal Policy Podcast

    You can download the episode directly here.

    This week, Craig talks to Nick Kempe, Convenor of the Common Weal Care Reform Group, about the return of the National Care Service Bill to the Scottish Parliament within the next couple of weeks. They discuss why Common Weal campaigned for a pause to the Bill process, how we've engaged with the co-design process in the time since and what we expect from the Bill when it returns. They also discuss the Care Group's briefing on the Bill that was published this week.

    You can read the briefing here: https://commonweal.scot/policies/ncs-bill-stage-1/
    You can read more about our care campaign here: https://commonweal.scot/care-campaign/

    Common Weal's work is only possible thanks to our generous supporters who regularly donate an average of £10 per month. If you would like to help us build our vision of an All of Us First Scotland, you can do so here: https://commonweal.scot/donate/

    The Policy Podcast would like to discuss all of Common Weal's policy papers in detail as well as other major policy stories in and around Scotland so if there are any topics that you would like to see covered or if you have an interesting policy story to tell and would like to be a guest on the show, please contact Craig at craig@common.scot

    You can also find us on iTunes, Spotify, Castbox, Stitcher, Tunein, iHeart Radio and other major podcast aggregators.

    You can also add the podcast to your RSS feed using this link: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/264906.rss

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    Episode #198 - March For Scran

    Episode #198 - March For Scran

    Episode 198 of the Common Weal Policy Podcast

    You can download the episode directly here.

    This week Craig talks to Heather from the direct action group This Is Rigged about their upcoming March for Scran - a protest on February 18th 2024 starting at 11am from Garnethill Park in Glasgow. They discuss the reasons for food insecurity in Scotland, the rise of foodbank demand coinciding with a drop in donations and funding to meet that demand and what the Scottish Government could do to alleviate the problem including ideas such as community-owned food hubs.

    If you'd like to learn more about the upcoming action, see: https://www.instagram.com/thisis.rigged/p/C2UzKdtNQm3/

    Craig mentioned a previous episode about our support for tool libraries, which can be listened to here: https://commonweal.scot/podcast/the-common-weal-policy-podcast-episode-93/

    Common Weal's work is only possible thanks to our generous supporters who regularly donate an average of £10 per month. If you would like to help us build our vision of an All of Us First Scotland, you can do so here: https://commonweal.scot/donate/

    The Policy Podcast would like to discuss all of Common Weal's policy papers in detail as well as other major policy stories in and around Scotland so if there are any topics that you would like to see covered or if you have an interesting policy story to tell and would like to be a guest on the show, please contact Craig at craig@common.scot

    You can also find us on iTunes, Spotify, Castbox, Stitcher, Tunein, iHeart Radio and other major podcast aggregators.

    You can also add the podcast to your RSS feed using this link: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/264906.rss

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    Episode #197 - Confronting Consultations

    Episode #197 - Confronting Consultations

    Episode 197 of the Common Weal Policy Podcast

    You can download the episode directly here.

    This week, Craig talks to Common Weal's own Nicola Biggerstaff about the various public consultations that we're currently taking part in such as the proposal for an Ecocide Bill, the UK Parliament's consultation on the sustainability of the UK's debt, work on the Scottish Circular Economy Bill, proposals for better local democracy and more. Craig also shares some hints and tips for folk who wish to respond to consultations themselves.

    If you want to take a look at the Scottish Government's current consultations, you can do so here: https://consult.gov.scot

    Common Weal's work is only possible thanks to our generous supporters who regularly donate an average of £10 per month. If you would like to help us build our vision of an All of Us First Scotland, you can do so here: https://commonweal.scot/donate/

    The Policy Podcast would like to discuss all of Common Weal's policy papers in detail as well as other major policy stories in and around Scotland so if there are any topics that you would like to see covered or if you have an interesting policy story to tell and would like to be a guest on the show, please contact Craig at craig@common.scot

    You can also find us on iTunes, Spotify, Castbox, Stitcher, Tunein, iHeart Radio and other major podcast aggregators.

    You can also add the podcast to your RSS feed using this link: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/264906.rss

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    Support the show

    • 36 min

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